Professor Norah Frederickson

Director, Educational Psychology Group & Senior Educational Psychologist, Buckinghamshire

BSc, PGCE, MSc, PhD, FBPsS, C.Psychol, HPC Registered Psychologist (Reg. No. PYL06836)

Norah's research

Following her first degree in Psychology at Sussex University and her PGCE at Redland College, Bristol, Norah taught in middle schools in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire before completing her professional training in educational psychology at UCL in 1981. Norah then worked as an educational psychologist in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. She joined the team at UCL in 1986, initially as a professional tutor. Since 1994 she has been Director of the Educational Psychology Group. In 2000, Norah received the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences award for Teaching, and in 2004 was awarded a personal chair in educational psychology.

Her current research interests include: social competence in children, factors influencing inclusion and belonging in school and problem based learning in professional education. Publications and conference presentations include the following areas: the practice of educational psychology, continuing professional development for educational psychologists, effective in-service training, stress in schools, evaluating inclusive practice and educational innovations, developing children's social skills, psychological assessment, web-supported teaching for Educational Psychologists in Training, applications of systems theory in education.