Research Interests and Projects
Virtual Reality (VR) and Neurodiversity
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PhD research: Using VR to Understand the Inner Perceptual World of Autism
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Industrial partnership with Edify.ac
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Accessibility Lead on the SEER Project (Meta-funded)
Creativity, Immersive Learning, and Perception
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Organizer of AVRA: Application of Virtual Reality for Autism Research conference
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Collaborator with IRCN at the University of Tokyo through a Cognitive Developmental Robotics Lab (lead by Prof Yukie Nagai)
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Postdoctoral researcher on XR accessibility and pedagogy in higher education
Cross-Cultural and Inclusive Approaches in Psychology
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Research visits to Japan (funded by the Great British Sasakawa Foundation)
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Work on decolonising and diversifying the developmental psychology curriculum
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Interest in intersectionality, neurodivergence, and creative cognition
"I want to be Frida Kahlo. I want to be Picasso. I want to sing like Gainsborough and frame the world like Jean-Luc Godard. I want to sit with Kafka and grasp the weight of existentialism. I know I never will. But I can reach toward it. I can carry these dreams within me and try - try to understand this world as deeply as I can, shaped by everything I long for"
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Teaching and Pedagogy
Current Roles
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Associate Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Exeter
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Visiting Lecturer, Centre for Counselling and Therapy Services
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External Examiner, University of Wolverhampton
Previous Teaching Roles
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Teaching Assistant and GTA at the University of Glasgow (MVLS and Psychology & Neuroscience)
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Associate Tutor, School of Education, University of Glasgow
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Student Learning and Development Tutor, University of Glasgow
Curriculum Development Focus
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Active blended learning
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Immersive technology in the classroom
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Supporting neurodivergent learners
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Research methods in counselling and psychology
Awards
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Innovation in Pedagogy Award – iLRN (2022, 2023)
"If we truly value interdisciplinary thinking, we need to reawaken our inner Renaissance selves. Not just in theory or conference buzzwords, but in practice - in how we educate, hire, promote, and collaborate"
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Editorial and
Peer Review
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Special Issue Editor – Journal of Enabling Technologies
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Guest Editor – Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
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Reviewer – BJET, Frontiers in Education, Cogent Education, Journal of Enabling Technologies