Reflecting on higher education through a psychological lens
It was an absolute joy to record this Psychology in the Classroom podcast with Lucinda Powell of Changing States of Mind (September 2021). At what point do people accept the label 'Disabled'? What are the barriers to acceptance? Why do students fail to tell educational establishments about disabilities when it may be in their interests… Continue reading Social identity and disability in the classroom
A recording of a talk given at the GlobalMindED conference on 28th May 2021, in partnership with OneHE. Olivia Fleming; Founder & Director of Partnerships, OneHE moderates the conversation with Dr. Erik Blair; Senior Lecturer, Higher Education Research and Practice, University of West London; Dr. Julie Hulme; reader in Psychology, Keele University; Cleo Keeling Ball;… Continue reading Inclusive learning: Engaging student voices
This project, led by Emma Crabb (MSc student research apprentice) and Dr Julie Hulme, is part of a wider programme of research exploring the experiences of university students with chronic illnesses and disabilities. It aims to find out more about the support students receive and any barriers they face, to inform improvements for autistic students… Continue reading An Exploration of the Social Identities of Autistic Higher Education Students – CLOSED
We are looking to recruit socially motivated current students to participate in a Microsoft Teams based interview. The study is being conducted by Mark Bogdan, a BSc Psychology student at Keele University, for his final year project, supervised by Dr Julie Hulme. Our study aims to explore students’ social and academic motivations and social experiences… Continue reading Exploring the social and academic motivations and social identities of students at university: Call for student participants – CLOSED
Myself and MSc student Shwetha Davis are eager to gain an in-depth understanding of the experiences of higher education students with Endometriosis. In particular, we would like to understand how students with Endometriosis identify themselves and what role their university experiences have in shaping this. Our research aims to enhance existing literature regarding inclusive education… Continue reading Participants needed: Exploring the social identities and experiences of higher education students with Endometriosis – CLOSED
As part of my research programme investigating the experiences of university students with disabilities or chronic conditions, I am currently collaborating with MSc Research Apprenticeship student Chloe Fahey, on a study to find out more about the experiences of students with ADHD at university. The work seeks to understand more about the ways in which… Continue reading An Exploration of the Identities and Experiences of Students with ADHD in Higher Education – Call for participants
As part of my programme of research looking into the experiences of university students with disabilities and invisible conditions, I am working with Keele MSc Research Apprenticeship student Brooke Holland, to investigate the experiences of students with diabetes at university. My aim across this research programme is to find out more about how universities support… Continue reading An exploration of the social identities and experiences of students with diabetes in higher education – CLOSED
Yesterday, I presented a talk on transitions into and through higher education from a psychological perspective at the Australian Centre for Applied Psychology (ACAP), in Sydney. Preparing and presenting the talk provoked some reflections on transitions, which I share here. Early in my teaching career, I recognised two key issues that seemed to affect how… Continue reading Transitions into and through university: stories of ducks and fish
This blog was first posted at https://onehe.org/2019/02/07/a-maverick-in-your-midst/ on 7 February 2019 I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about career development. Firstly, I was privileged to speak at a couple of conferences for students about careers in psychology, which made me reflect on how ‘long and winding’ my career path had been (why take the… Continue reading A maverick in your midst
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