Staff members of the group are listed below. Where possible, names are linked to personal profiles which contain contact details and further information about research and teaching activities. In the listing, a blue star
() indicates those available to supervise research students. (See also Research Themes by supervisor)
Chair
Michelle Ellefson
Professor of Cognitive ScienceAcademic Staff
Ayesha Ahmed
Senior Teaching AssociateSara Baker
Professor of Developmental Psychology and EducationKristine Black-Hawkins
Professor of Inclusive Education, Deputy Head of the School of the Humanities and Social SciencesJenny Gibson
University Senior LecturerGeoff Hayward
Professor of EducationSara Hennessy
Professor of Teacher Development and Pedagogical InnovationRiikka Hofmann
University Associate ProfessorRuth Kershner
University Associate ProfessorRos McLellan
University Associate ProfessorPaul Ramchandani
Professor in Psychology and Education, Director of ResearchKeith Taber
Professor of Science EducationRupert Wegerif
Professor of EducationPanayiotis Antoniou
University Senior LecturerLfL


Research and Teaching Associates
Ayesha Ahmed, Research and Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education
Marisol Basilio, Research Associate, Faculty of Education
Elian Fink, Research Associate, Faculty of Education
Sonia Ilie, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Education
Audrey Kittredge, Research Associate, Faculty of Education
Louis Major, Research Associate, Faculty of Education
Silvana Mareva, Research Assistant, Faculty of Education
Harriet Rhodes, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education
Maria Tsapali, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education
Jane Warwick, PGCE Primary Programme Manager, Faculty of Education
PELS Ph.D Students 2018/2019
- Gulmira Kanayeva
- Tanya Maria Paes
- Junlin Yu
- Assel Sharimova
- Debbie Aitken
- Claudia Pik Ki Chu
- Meekyoung Mia Kim
- Po Tsai
- Stephen Bayley
- Janina Eberhart
- Maoxiao Xia
- C.J Rauch
- Anne Waterson
- Kristi Nourie
- Tamer Said
- Helen Barsham
- Jing LI