Research staff

Shaun Allen-Dooley

Graduate Research Teaching Assistant

Shaun teaches on primary initial teacher education courses including BA and PGCE. He has taught on modules such as Professional Studies and Research in Education where he has helped to supervise student dissertations. He also has experience teaching on the MA module Critical Pedagogies and shares his experiences and insights...

Dr Anthony Armstrong

Director of PGR Degrees in Education and Social Work

Tony's teaching and supervision commitments are undertaken at doctoral level which involves our EdD and PhD provision. He also teaches at Level 7 on the PG Certificate in Research Practice which is offered to doctoral candidates in the early stages of their research work. Tony worked for many years in the area of Initial...

Dr Ian Axtell BA (Hons); PGCE; DPSE; PG Cert; PG Dip; MEd

Academic Lead for Professional Master’s Courses

Ian taught in a variety of schools for 20 years before joining the School of Education at Birmingham City University. His passions are for Arts (particularly music) and Physical Education which he led in a couple of high schools. Ian has always worked in primary schools as part of his teaching role. He finished the first part...

Dr Christopher Bolton

Senior Lecturer in Drama Education

Chris is a Senior Lecturer in Drama Education here at BCU. Before this role, he worked in secondary schools as a Drama Advanced Skills Teacher. He has a keen interest in how drama pedagogy can create spaces for dialogic learning within Initial Teacher Education. Additionally, this interest has resulted in exploring...

Dr Simon Cook

Senior Lecturer

Simon is a passionate teacher and researcher with specialisms in human geography, mobilities, physical cultures, and research and academic skills support. At BCU, I am a Senior Lecturer in the HELS Academic Development Department, providing academic, research and publishing skills support to students and staff in the Faculty...

Dr Vanessa Cui

Senior Research Fellow

Dr Vanessa Cui is currently a Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham City University Centre for the Study of Practices and Culture in Education (CSPACE). Her research work has mainly focused on the interface between education policy and practice from educators’ and learners’ perspectives across fields of education (e.g. teacher...

Dr Julia Everitt

Research Fellow

Dr. Julia Everitt is a Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE). She is the Health, Education and Life Sciences (HELS) Lead for the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Practice and the co-lead for the Communities of Practice for Doctoral Supervision which is a professional...

Dr Amanda French

Reader

Amanda has worked in higher, further, adult education and the voluntary sector for 30 years as a lecturer, writing developer and researcher and is currently employed as Reader in Teaching and learning in the School of Education and Social Work. Her PhD in Education: '"Through a glass darkly”: Lecturers perceptions of...

Georgina Garbett

Doctoral researcher

Georgina is a full-time doctoral candidate under the supervision of Victoria Kinsella and Alex Kendall. Before starting her PhD, Georgina worked in Adult and Community Learning for over 14 years, specialising in teaching literacy and English. For 5 years during this period she worked as an Assistant Manager leading a team...

Dr Louise Lambert

Associate Professor, and Director of Post Qualifying / Postgraduate Teaching, Professional Development and Enterprise

Louise is currently the Director of Post Qualifying / Postgraduate Teaching, Professional Development and Enterprise. Prior to this, Louise led the Masters in Education course at Birmingham City University and she has worked on a range of Initial Teacher Education programmes across three universities. Before working in...