Transitions researchers at TCELT

Our current transition researchers are:

Asia

• Dr Saida Affouneh (Dean of the Faculty of Educational Sciences, An-Najah University, Palestine)
• Dr Saif Al Sheibani (Assistant Director of Planning Department, Ministry of Education, Sultanate of Oman)
• Dr Kazuhiro Kudo (Associate Professor, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Dokkyo University, Japan)
• Dr. H. S. Mistry (ICSSR Postdoctoral Fellow, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India)
• Dr Rachel Takriti (United Arab Emirates University (UAEU))
• Dr Jun Yaeda (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, Japan)
• Toshiyuki Yamazaki (Tokyo University of Science, Japan)
• Professor Santoshi Halder (Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Calcutta, India)

Australasia

• Dr Kelly-Ann Allen (Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Australia)
• Dr Therese M Cumming (Associate Professor in Special Education, Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Australia)
• Dr Emma Cunningham, Lecturer, School of Education, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
• Dr Leigh-Anne Hepburn (Senior Lecturer in Design Innovation, University of Sydney, Australia)
• Marie Huska (Research Assistant, University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Dr Sue O'Neill (Senior Lecturer in Special Education, Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Australia)
• Professor Sally Peters (Head of School, Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education, Waikato University, New Zealand)
• Professor Charlotte Rees (Dean of Research, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Australia)
• Professor Iva Strnadová (Professor in Special Education and Disability Studies, Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Australia)

Europe

• Dr Emily Abbinett (Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK)
• Karen Abi-Karam (Milestone mentor, Founder of HARTS, Holistic Support and Accredited facilitator Rites for Girls, UK)
• Dr Neha Agrawal (Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK)
• Hanan Ali (PhD student, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Taghreed Alotaibi (PhD student, University of Dundee, UK)
• Rasha Alshakhshir (PhD student, University of Dundee, UK)
• Nasreen Alshamy (PhD student, School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)
• Anas Alsuhaibani (PhD student, Information School, University of Sheffield, UK)
• Dr Husam Al Waer (Reader, Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)
• Wolfgang Amann (PhD student, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK; also Affiliate Professor, Strategy and Business Policy, HEC Paris, France)
• Dr Susan Atkinson (Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University, UK)
• Charlotte Bagnall (Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK)
• Kate Bancroft (Lecturer, Leeds Beckett University, UK)
• Dr William Barlow (Lecturer, Education, University of Aberdeen, UK)
• Imene Berrouaine (PhD student, University of Nottingham - see also Research Gate profile)
• David Bill (Education Advisor, SixIntoSeven)
• Nikolaos Bizas (Save The Children, UK)
• Dr Evelyn Bowes (Social Research, Scottish Government, UK)
• Dr Chris Boyle (Associate Professor in Inclusive Education and Psychology, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, UK)
• Dr Jenna Breckenridge (Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)
• Ben Broadhurst (Primary Education with QTS programme, Edge Hill University, UK)
• Audrey Buchanan (QIO BGE Curriculum, Education, Communities and Organisational Development, Moray Council)
• Susan Buckman (Lecturer, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Lynsey Burke (University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Marion Burns (HM Inspector, Education Scotland, UK)
• Joanna Callaghan (PhD student, Leeds University, UK)
• Carole Campbell (Principal Educational Psychologist, South Ayrshire Council Psychological Services, UK)
• Iona Campbell (Clinical Research and Innovation Assistant, Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland, UK)
• Dianne Cantali (Lecturer, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Chen Cao (PhD student, Information School, University of Sheffield, UK)
• Dr Kerr Castle (Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist, Quality Assurance Agency, UK)
• Jess Chapman (Transition Teacher - Leith Learning Community, City of Edinburgh Council , Edinburgh)
• Zhe Chen Chen (PhD student, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Emma Clarke (Senior Lecturer, York St John University, UK)
• Dr Joanne Corlett (Reader, School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)
• Niall Costello (PhD student, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
• Dr James Cox (Children and Families Lead, Social Work Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; also acts as an independent social worker)
• Dr Nigel Cox (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care (Nursing), Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
• Marianne Cranwell (PhD student, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Elizabeth Croft (Masters student, University of York, UK)
• Dr Ailsa Crum (Head of Quality and Enhancement, QAA Scotland, UK)
• Camila Biazus Dalcin (PhD student, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Claire Dexter (Charles Read Academy, UK)
• Danielle Duncanson (Head of Y7, Astrea Woodfields Academy, UK)
• Prof Aline-Wendy Dunlop (Emeritus Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK)
• Michelle Dunne (PhD student, Edge Hill University, UK)
• Esranur Efeoglu-Ozcan (Lecturer, Gazi University, Turkey)
• Dr Dely Elliot (Senior Lecturer (People, Place & Social Change), School of Education, University of Glasgow, UK)
• Kate Evans (PhD student, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Khristin Fabian (Research Fellow, School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University, UK)
• Jo Fitzgerald (primary2secondary, UK)
• Dr Tara French (Programme Director, Health and Wellbeing Innovation, Innovation School, Glasgow School of Art, UK)
• Dr Vibeke Glaser (Associate Professor, Section for Education, Queen Maud University College, Norway)
• Dr Lisi Gordon (Lecturer in Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, UK)
• Professor Michael Gratzke (Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK)
• Dr Liz Gregory (Senior Tutor, University of Manchester, UK)
• Eleanor Grout (English teacher, Grouty’s Guide, UK)
• Dr Beth Hannah (Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Professor Eleanore Hargreaves (Professor of Learning and Pedagogy, UCL Institute of Education, UK)
• Dr Judith Hebron (Lecturer in Psychology with Education, School of Education, University of Leeds, UK)
• Dyddgu Hywel (PhD Student, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK)
• Dr Kieran Hodgkin (Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK)
• Yvonne Hodgins (Masters student, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick)
• Alison Hopper (Mathematics, Education, Innovation Primary Mathematics Specialist, UK)
• Dr Sarah Hulme (Lecturer, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Neil Hume (School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh)
• Dr Gunilla Eide Isaksen (Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
• Pete Jackson (Assistant Head, St Francis Xavier School, UK)
• Paula Jacobs (PhD student, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK)
• Professor Divya Jindal-Snape (Professor, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Argyro Kanaki (Lecturer in Education, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Professor Tim Kelly (Dean, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Francesca Knight (Lecturer in Education, University of Sussex, UK)
• Dr Joanne Kerins (Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors, UK)
• Simon Knight (Joint Headteacher, Frank Wise School, UK)
• Professor Thilo Kroll (Professor of Health Systems Management, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
• Dr Ben Kumwenda (Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Sandra Leaton-Grey (Associate Professor, UCL Institute of Education, UK)
• Moira Leslie (Education Manager, Royal Caledonian Education Trust, Edinburgh, UK)
• Michael Lucas (Year 7 teacher, All Saints Academy, Plymouth, UK)
• Professor Anne C Lund (Docent, Department of Teacher Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
• Kirsty Macari (Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Dundee, UK)
• Aileen Mackey (Early Learning and Childcare Officer, Williamsburgh Primary School, Renfrewshire Council, UK)
• Calum MacGillivray (PhD student, University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Meiko Makita (Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)
• Iulia Mancila (University of Malaga, Faculty of Education Sciences, Spain)
• Dr Usha Mani (Tutor, Student Services, University of Dundee, UK)
• Ezequiel Delgado Martin (Researcher at Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), Spain)
• Dr Blair Matthews (Lecturer, International Education Institute, University of St Andrews, UK)
• Nabilah Yunus Mayat (Medical student at St. Bartholomew's Hospital and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK)
• Dr Matthew Maycock (Lecturer, University of Dundee)
• Professor Daniel Mays (Professor of Educational Science, Siegen University, Germany)
• Dr Selina McCoy (Associate Research Professor in Social Research, Economic & Social Research Institute, Dublin; Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
• Hamido Megahead (PhD student, University of Edinburgh, UK)
• Dr Duncan Mercieca (Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Jenna Mettelmeier (Lecturer in International Education, University of Manchester, UK)
• Dr Mary Mitchell (Lecturer, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK)
• Colette Moran (Assistant Psychologist, School Completion Programme Dublin, Ireland)
• Emily Morris (Senior Additional Learning Support Coordinator, Cardiff and Vale College, UK)
• Dr Jacqui Morris (Reader, School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK. Also Honorary Allied Health Professions Consultant, NHS Tayside.)
• Dr Joan Mowat (Senior Lecturer, Education, University of Strathclyde, UK)
• Geir Ludvig Næstby, (Rector, Bodin videregående skole, Norway)
• Dr Sucharita Nanjappa (Lecturer, School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, UK)
• Phil Nichollson (PhD student, Bishop Grosseteste University, UK)
• Linda Nicholson (PhD student, School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)
• Professor Laurie O'Donnell (Professor, Abertay University, UK)
• Maja Reinåmo Olsson (PhD student, Institute of Teacher Education, NTNU, Norway)
• Dr Rhiannon Packer (Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK)
• Dr Graeme Pedlingham (University of Sussex, UK)
• Dr Aimee Quickfall (Head of Programmes for Primary and Early Years Initial Teacher Education, Bishop Grosseteste University, UK)
• Professor Shulamit Ramon (Professor, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK)
• Dr Thomas Richardson (Teacher, Aberdeen, UK)
• Dr Mechthild Richter (Research Assistant, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
• Professor Bart Rienties (Professor in Learning Analytics, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK)
• Molly Ringwood (Primary MFL education, Edge Hill University, UK)
• Dr Tina Rock (Lecturer, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Sara Rogers (Policy and Research Officer, Royal Caledonian Education Trust, UK)
• Dr Jennifer Ryan (StAR Research Lecturer, Epidemiology & Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Republic of Ireland)
• Miren Ochoa Sagues (Head of Service and Research at People Know How)
• Rachel Sanderson (Transition Coordinator, Sharples School, UK)
• Dr Katya Saville (UCL Institute of Education, UK)
• Gillian Scanlan (School of Medicine, University of Dundee, UK)
• Professor Ger Scanlon (Assistant Professor in Psychology and Education, School of Human Development, Dublin College University, Republic of Ireland)
• Bill Scott (Senior Policy Advisor, Inclusion Scotland, UK)
• Dr Rosalind Scott (Honorary Research Fellow, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK)
• Michael Shanks (Paisley Grammar School, Renfrewshire Council, UK)
• Professor Judith Sixsmith (Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)
• Rohan Slaughter (Senior Lecturer in Assistive Technology, Computing, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Kristine Warhuus Smeby (Associate Professor, Section for Social Studies, Queen Maud University College, Norway)
• Joanne Smith (PhD student, University of Worcester, UK)
• Dr Phil Smith (Research Associate, Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University)
• Liz Stevenson (School Improvement, Education Directorate, Metropolitan Borough Council, UK)
• Dr Karen Stack (Educational Psychologist, Brothers of Charity, Cork, Republic of Ireland)
• Samuel Stones (Lecturer, Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University, UK)
• Gro Marte Strand (Fellow, Department of Teacher Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
• Hannah Stynes, Fieldwork Manager (Children's School Lives Study) & PhD student, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland
• Dr Jennifer Symonds (Associate Professor, School of Education, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
• Dr Adam Tate, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Professor Pim Teunissen (Professor of Workplace Learning, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands)
• Dr Amanda Thomas (University of South Wales, UK) 
• Shaun Thompson (SL in Primary & Childhood Education, Edgehill University, UK)
• Mariia Tishenina (PhD student, Edge Hill University, UK)
• Dr Angel Urbina-Garcia (University of Hull, UK)
• Dr Marlau van Rens (The Netherlands)
• Dr Arun Verma (Head of the Race Equality Charter, Advance HE, UK)
• Dr Natalie Watters (Attainment Advisor, Education Scotland, UK)
• Victoria Woods (Colne Valley Hugh School, UK)
• Liam Wrigley (PhD student, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK)
• Mohammad Yaaqbeh (PhD student / Tutor, International College of Dundee (ICD), University of Dundee, UK)
• Dr Honor Young (Cardiff University, UK)
• Michelle Young (PhD student, School of Humanities, Social Science and Law, University of Dundee, UK; also Additional Support Needs Travel Team Leader, Dundee City Council)
• Sara Ponce (PhD student, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

The Americas

• Professor Patrick Akos (Professor, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
• Zoe Kessler (Salem State University, Massachusetts; National Association of Social Workers, USA)
• Dr Josephine McMurray (Associate Professor, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario, Canada)
• Mariana Pacheco (Clinical psychologist, Brazil)
• Dr Christina Romero-Ivanova (Associate Professor, School of Education, Indiana University Kokomo, USA)
• Professor Lisa Serbin (Professor, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Canada)