Prior to being a Reader, I was a Senior Research Fellow funded by a Royal Society Shuttleworth Education Research Fellowship.
I lecture mathematics and research mathematics education and assessment. I obtained my PhD in Mathematics Education at the University of Warwick and worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham before moving to Loughborough University as a Senior Research Fellow funded by the Royal Society. Prior to this I worked as a Research Assistant on many projects at several universities, and was a school teacher for ten years.
Other roles
I lead on several mathematics and education modules. My teaching duties also include developing STACK assessments for use in modules across the university. I am the Departmental Enterprise Coordinator for the MEC and the Mental Health First Aider for the Schofield Building. I am also a member of Loughborough University's UCU committee with the portfolio of Personal Case Work Coordinator.
Recent grants
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2022. Spencer Foundation. Improving conceptual understanding of university mathematics through comparing and contrasting students’ mathematical writing.
- 2021. Royal Society. Feedback and cognition: what is the role of prior knowledge? With Igor' Kontorovich (University of Auckland).
- 2019. Psychology of Mathematics Education. University teachers grow new teaching insights from common responses of their students. With Igor' Kontorovich (University of Auckland).
- 2017-2020. Higher Education Academy. Enabling better online assessment in mathematics. With Tim Lowe Hunt and Tim Hunt (Open University) and Chris Sangwn (University of Edinburgh).
- 2017-2019. British Academy. The role of teacher knowledge and classroom resources in understanding equivalence relations in mathematics. With Şimşek, Iro Xenidou-Dervou and Jodie Hunter (Massey University, New Zealand).
- 2013-2016. Nuffield Foundation. Measuring conceptual understanding: The case of teaching with abstract and concrete representations. With Matthew Inglis and Camilla Gilmore. [project page]
- 2014-2015. No More Marking Ltd. Developing secondary education progress measures in Mathematics and English.
- 2009-2014. Royal Society Shuttleworth Education Research Fellowship. Removing the mismatch between intentions and outcomes in GCSE mathematics.
- 2013. AQA. Investigating standards across A-level mathematics syllabuses. With Matthew Inglis.
Research areas
- Students' understanding of equivalence relations.
- Algebraic thinking.
- Improving the quality and validity of mathematics summative assessment using Comparative Judgement and STACK.
- Automated feedback and mathematics assessments.
- Standards and validity in examinations.
Visit my personal website and see my publications.
- Member of the Higher Education Pedagogy group.
- I sat on the Royal Vision Committee for Science and Mathematics Education 5-19.
- I was secretary of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics.
- I currently sit on the Editorial Board of Research in Mathematics Education and the International Journal of Research and Method in Education.
- I am the scientific advisor to No More Marking Ltd.
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
- Member of the STACK International Advisory Board.
Links
- Departmental Enterprise Coordinator for the MEC.
- Lead developer on the STACK project to create online mathematics assessments for use across the university.
- UCU departmental representative for the MEC.
- Personal Casework Coordinator on Loughborough University UCU committee.
- Mental Health First Aider for Schofield Building.
- PhD supervision: Hannah Morley, Tom Francome, Melanie Casha-Sammut, Depy Makri.