Meet our academics

Find out about our academics' work, their professional interests and what working at IOE means to them.

More world-leading scholars in the field of education, work at IOE than any other UK university (Source: Research Excellence Framework 2014). At the forefront of research, most of our 400 academics have also been practitioners and draw on direct experience of the workplace.

We've interviewed some of our academics

Read about their views and experiences in the Questions and Answers (Q&As) below.

Culture, Communication and Media

• Caroline Daly, Professor of Teacher Education
• David Baker, Associate Professor in Music Education
• Jeff Bezemer, Vice-Dean Health and Head of the Department of Culture, Communication and Media
• John Potter, Professor of Media in Education
• Michelle Cannon, Programme Leader of MA in Digital Media: Education
• Zsófia Demjén, Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics
• Lucy Green, Emerita Professor of Music Education
• Andrea Gauthier, Associate Lecturer in Education and Technology and Research Fellow
• Celia Hoyles, Professor of Mathematical Education
• Carey Jewitt, Professor of Learning and Technology
• Rose Luckin, Professor of Learner Centred Design
• Allison Littlejohn, Professor of Learning Technology
• Manolis Mavrikis, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Analytics in Education
• Richard Noss, Professor of Mathematical Education
• Norbert Pachler, Pro-Vice Provost: Digital Education
• Kaska Porayska-Pomsta, Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Li Wei, Director and Dean of IOE

View all academics in the department of Culture, Communication and Media.

Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment

• Clare Bentall, Assistant Professor in Education.
• Douglas Bourn, Professor of Development Education.
• Cosette Crisan, Associate Professor (Teaching) in Mathematics Education.
• Helen Gourlay, Lecturer in Science Education.
• Kim Insley, Associate Professor (Teaching).
• Emma Jones, Lecturer in Education and Gender.
• Alison Kitson, Associate Professor in History Education.
• Stuart Foster, Professor of History in Education.
• Michael Reiss, Professor of Science Education.
• Mary Richardson, Professor of Educational Assessment.
• Hugh Starkey, Professor of Citizenship and Human Rights Education.
• Nicola Walshe, Professor of Education.

View all academics in the department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment.

Education, Practice and Society

• Louise Archer, Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education.
• Alice Bradbury, Senior Lecturer in Education.
• Sam Duncan, Professor of Adult Literacies.
• Georgina Brewis, Professor of Social History.
• Olga Cara, Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Education.
• Jay Derrick, Senior Lecturer in Adult and Further Education.
• Alison Fuller, Pro-Director for Research and Development.
• Paul Grainger, Co-Director of the Centre for Post-14 Education and Work.
• Andy Green, Professor in Comparative Social Science.
• Francis Green, Professor of Work and Education Economics.
• David Guile, Professor of Education and Work.
• Moses Oketch, Professor of International Education Policy and Development.
• Jenny Parkes, Professor of Education, Gender and International Development.
• Tejendra Pherali, Professor of Education, Conflict and Peace.
• Jessica Ringrose, Professor of Sociology of Gender and Education.
• Rachel Wilde, Lecturer in Education.

View all academics in the department of Education, Practice and Society.

Learning and Leadership

• Jake Anders, Associate Professor in Educational and Social Statistics.
• Lynn Ang, Pro-Director and Vice-Dean Research
• Domini Bingham, Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership.
• Richard Branch, Visiting Staff in the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities.
• Aly Colman, Senior Teaching Fellow in Educational Leadership.
• David Godfrey, Associate Professor in Educational Leadership.
• Diana Dos Santos Sousa, Lecturer
• Sinead Harmey, Associate Professor in Literacy Education
• Rupert Higham, Lecturer in Educational Leadership.
• Amanda Ince, Principle Teaching Fellow.
• Rachael Levy, Associate Professor in Education.
• Lindsey Macmillan, Professor of Economics.
• Trevor Male, Associate Professor in Educational Leadership.
• Ruth McGinity, Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy.
• Joseph Mintz, Associate Professor in Education.
• Laura Outhwaite, Senior Research Fellow.
• Kathryn Riley, Professor of Urban Education.
• Sam Sims, Research Fellow.
• Louise Stoll, Professor in Professional Learning.
• Gill Wyness, Professor of Economics.
• Dominic Wyse, Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education.

View all academics in the department of Learning and Leadership.

Psychology and Human Development

• Liz Halstead, Lecturer in Psychology
• Nina Polytimou, Lecturer in Psychology
• Rebecca Gordon, Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology
• Susana Castro-Kemp, Associate Professor in Psychology and Special Needs
• Peter Blatchford, Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Education.
• Anna Remington, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science.
• Anna Melissa Romualdez, Senior Research and Engagement Fellow.
• Andy Tolmie, Chair of Psychology and Human Development.
• Jo Van Herwegen, Professor of Developmental Psychology and Education.
• Zachary Walker, Associate Professor.
• Keri Wong, Assistant Professor in Psychology.
• Bonamy Oliver, Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology.
• Emma Sumner, Associate Professor of Psychology and Special Educational Needs.
• Marta Francesconi, Lecturer in Psychology.
• Brian Irvine, Research Fellow.

View all academics in the department of Psychology and Human Development.

Social Research Institute

• Ozan Aksoy, Lecturer in Social Science.
• Asma Benhenda, Research Fellow in Education.
• David Bann, Associate Professor in Population Health.
• Lorraine Dearden, Professor of Economics and Social Statistics.
• Katie Gaddini, Associate Professor in Sociology.
• John Jerrim, Professor of Education and Social Statistics.
• Heidi Mirza, Emeritus Professor of Equalities Studies in Education.
• Sandy Oliver, Professor of Public Policy.
• Carol Rivas, Professor of Health and Social Care.
• Rachel Rosen, Professor of Sociology.
• Ingrid Schoon, Chair of Human Development and Social Policy.
• Katy Sutcliffe, Associate Professor.
• Katherine Twamley, Professor of Sociology.
• Jenny Woodman, Associate Professor in Child and Family Policy.
• Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Associate Professor in Sociology.

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Teacher training

• Ruth Amos, Lecturer in Science Education.
• Verna Brandford, Secondary PGCE Lecturer in Languages.
• John Connolly, Lecturer In Secondary Initial Teacher Education (Science).
• Josh Franks, Lecturer in Early Years and Primary Education.
• Georgina Merchant, Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education.
• Gideon Sappor, Senior Teaching Fellow in Early Years and Primary Education.
• Hans Svennevig, Lecturer in Citizenship Education.
• Robin Whitburn, Lecturer in History Education.

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