Personal Statement
My research interests revolve around educational processes, with a particular focus on adapting teaching and learning to best support students from diverse backgrounds. Currently, my primary research centers on student well-being and positive psychology, exploring the impact of non-academic factors like resilience on student success. I demonstrate my commitment to student well-being through the development of an award-winning series of workshops designed to help students overcome presentation and exam anxiety.

As a disabled neurodiverse mature student who has faced challenges within the traditional educational system, I am dedicated to ensuring that all students reach their full potential. I have published extensively on various educational topics, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to investigate factors such as students' use of virtual learning environments, self-regulation, and their adaptation to the challenges posed by Covid. Additionally, I have created a short-form measure called DSML (Diversity of Strategies for Motivation in Learning), which exhibits good predictive validity for both student success and the risk of dropout among undergraduate students.

My current research interests include factors supporting well-being, experiences of students in higher education and the effects of migration on an individual's sense of self. I am currently accepting PhD students and would be happy to hear from individuals with project proposals in these (or related) areas.

Research Overview
My research interests cover three broad areas:

Factors contributing to positive Well-being: My research in this area incorporates a vast range of topics such as mindfulness, making and creating art and spending time in nature. I am interested in how such activities can help individuals develop resilience and support their well-being during times of difficulty and stress.

Student experience of higher education: This research area covers a wide range of research areas Encompassing academic (e.g. how students learn and progress) and the wider factors affecting this such as their well-being and finances. I am interested in how education can contribute to increasing an individual's employability following their studies, I am particularly interested in the experiences of neuro diverse, disabled and international students.

Migration, and its effects on the sense of self: As we live in an increasingly global and connected world it is not uncommon for an individual to find themselves living, working or studying in a different environment than they grew up in. I am interested in how those currently living in the UK (and those who choose to return home after a period of living here) understand their sense of self in terms of culture, resilience and identity and how this contributes to thier sense of belonging.