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Dr Jessica Dewey

Dr Jessica Dewey
DECPsy Programme Co-Director & Area Senior Educational Psychologist, Surrey
BSc, PGCE, MSc, C Psychol, DEd Psy, HCPC Reg. (Reg. No. PYL00440)
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Research and professional interests: Metacognition/ Teaching of Thinking Skills / Video Interaction Guidance (VIG)/ Development of Children's friendships and relationships at school/ Camouflaging in children and young people

Dr Susan Birch

Dr Susan Birch
DECPsy Programme Co-Director and DEdPsy Programme Co-Director
(MA, PGCE, MSc, DEdPsy, C. Psychol, SFHEA, HCPC Registered Psychologist (Reg. No. PYL23162)
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Research and professional interests: Emotional health and well-being/school climate/bullying/Ethics in EP research and practice/inclusion

Dr Phil Stringer

Dr Phil Stringer
DEdPsy Programme Co-Director
(BA, PGCE, MSc, PhD, C.Psychol)
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Research and professional interests: dynamic assessment and mediated learning / the psychology of community / impact evaluation / ethical dilemmas / person centred approaches

Core Academic, Professional, Research and Practice Team

Dr Shama Ali Dr Shama Ali
DECPsy Academic & Professional Tutor, UCL, & Senior Educational Psychologist, Merton
(BSc, PGCE, MSc, DEd Psy, AFBPsS, C Psychol, HCPC Reg.)
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Research and professional interests:  Delivering National Autistic Society programmes to the schools and families of young people on the autistic spectrum / Social Stories / Parenting styles and practices of different ethnic groups / Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) / Transition to secondary schools for children and young people with special educational needs

Stephanie Barclay Stephanie Barclay
Practice Tutor, DECPsy & Educational Psychologist, Enfield
(BA, MA, PG Dip, HCPC Reg.)
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Research and professional interests: 

Dr Jessamine Chiappella

Dr Jessamine Chiappella
DECPsy Academic and Professional Tutor, UCL & Senior Educational Psychologist, Oxfordshire
MA (Oxon), P.G.C.E., MSc., DEdPsy, C.Psychol, HCPC registered (Reg. No. PYL03523)
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Research and professional interests: Nurture Groups, ELSA, Bilingualism, Working Memory, Autism and demand avoidant profiles, ADHD and Emotional Based School Avoidance.

Prof Ravi Das

Prof Ravi Das
Professor of Psychopharmacology,Educational Psychology Research Methods Tutor
(BSc, MSc, PhD)
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Research and Professional interests: Memory reconsolidation / phenomenology and effects of illicit drug use / cognitive and mindfulness-based strategies in substance use disorders

Dr Kate Farmer

Dr Kate Farmer
Academic and Professional Tutor, DEdPsy & Senior Educational Psychologist, Newham
BSc, PGCE, MSc, DEdPsy, C.Psychol, HCPC Reg
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Research and professional interests: early years / person-centred approaches / multi-agency working / dynamic assessment and mediated learning / sensory processing differences / autism / profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Dr Mat Fuller
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy & Educational Psychologist, Havering Educational Psychology Service
BSc (Hons), DEdPsy, HCPC Reg
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Research and professional interests: Refugee education, unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors, school based mental health support, resiliency building interventions, mindfulness, mentoring, school connectedness, executive functioning, attention, practice supervision and critical incident support.

Dr Emma Goldstone

Dr Emma Goldstone
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy & Educational Psychologist, Camden
BSc (Hons), DEd Psy, HCPC Registered Psychologist (Reg. No: PYL23906)
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Research and professional interests: Parenting and early child development, critical incident support, inter-professional supervision and working with CYP with complex needs.

Beverley Graham

Beverley Graham
Academic & Professional Tutor, UCL & Senior Educational Psychologist, Hackney
(Cert Ed, BSc, MSc, C Psychol, HCPC Reg)
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Research and professional interests: emotional intelligence / reducing the rate of exclusion in educational settings / cognition and learning in traumatised children

Dr Ben Hayes

Dr Ben Hayes
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy & Senior Educational Psychologist, Kent
(BSc, DAppEdPsy, CPsychol, HCPC. Reg)
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Research and professional interests: Phoneme level literacy interventions / Video Interaction Guidance / School staff wellbeing and stress / Trauma and critical incidents in schools

Dr Gavin Morgan

Dr Gavin Morgan
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy, Academic & Professional Tutor, DEdPsy & Area Senior Educational Psychologist, Northamptonshire
(BSc, PGCE, MEd, C Psychol, Ed.D, AFBPsS, HCPC Reg)
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Research and professional interests: the application of solution-focused techniques in change-management / social and emotional development and supporting pupils and schools with social, emotional and mental health needs / social inclusion and pupil participation

Prof Petrides

Prof K. V. Petrides
Professor of Psychology and Psychometrics & Assistant Director (Research) DECPsy
(BBA, MSc, Dip Psychol, PhD)
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Psychometric Lab page

Research and professional interests: Trait emotional intelligence / Psychometrics / Personality and individual differences

Dr Patrick Sullivan

Dr Patrick Sullivan
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy & Educational Psychologist, Tower Hamlets
BSc (Hons), DEdPsy, HCPC Registered Psychologist (Reg No: PYL35908)
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Research and professional interests include: the use of consultation and narrative approaches within EP practice / social and emotional development and supporting children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs / personal construct psychology / alternative provisions and pupil referral units within the English education system.

Dr Gurdip Theara

Dr Gurdip Theara
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy & Educational Psychologist, Bi-borough (Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster)
(BSc, DEd Psy, C Psychol, HCPC Reg)
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Research and professional interests: Community psychology / culturally inclusive practise / consultation / Autism / Mindfulness

Dr Simon Ungar

Dr Simon Ungar
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy & Educational Psychologist, Wandsworth
(BA Hons, PhD, CCET, DEd Psy, HCPC Reg)
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Research and professional interests: visual impairment and blindness / working memory / parenting and early child development / evidence-based practice and critical evaluations of educational psychology practice / community psychology

Dr Rebecca Williamson

Dr Rebecca Williamson
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy & Acting Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist, Kingston and Richmond
(BSc, PGCE, DEC Psy, MBPsS, HCPC Reg)
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Dr Jen Wills
Academic & Professional Tutor, DECPsy
(BSc, DEC Psy, HCPC Reg)
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Research and professional interests: parenting; early childhood development; sleep; therapeutic play; relational approaches; coaching.

Emeritus and Honorary Staff

Prof. Norah Frederickson, Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology n.frederickson@ucl.ac.uk
Prof. Sandra Dunsmuir, Emeritus Professor of Educational and Child Psychology s.dunsmuir@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Tony Cline, Honorary Research Fellow t.cline@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Roger Booker, Honorary Lecturer r.booker@ucl.ac.uk