Research output per year
Research output per year
Room 01.509 - David Keir Building
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
I am interested in PhD applications in Pedagogic research in Higher Education. I am particularly interested in student belonging and wellbeing; International student experience; Transitioning experiences to Higher education
Research activity per year
I am a Chartered Psychologist and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy. I completed my undergraduate studies, BA (Hons.) in Psychology and MA in Gender and Psychology both in Malaysia. I moved to the UK in 2014 where I completed my PhD (2014-2017) at Edge Hill University. In December 2018, I took up the position of Lecturer (Education) at Queen’s University Belfast.
I am a qualitative researcher with interdisciplinary research interests crossing the fields of pedagogy and migration studies. I currently conduct research on the sense of belonging for international students and the promising teaching practices that increase student satisfaction. I also conduct research on student experience and student wellbeing.
I am broadly interested in studying migrants and their children, their adjustment processes, belonging and practices of inclusion and exclusion, identity and wellbeing. In my PhD thesis, I have examined the experiences of return migrants and their children following the economic crisis and the ways they reconstruct a sense of belonging upon return. In my research, I use interviews, focus groups and creative methods.
I teach and coordinate two modules at Masters level:
PSY7063 Qualitative research methods, theory and application I
PSY7064 Qualitative research methods, theory and application II
I teach Qualitative research methods at Masters Conversion Level and Undergraduate Level
PSY7093 Methods, Design and Analysis in Psychology
PSY2067 Psychological methods
PSY2066 Core Psychology II [Developmental Psychology]
Supervision
Personal tutor for Level 1 students
Thesis supervisor for Year 3 students and MSc students in Psychological Science (Conversion)
I co-supervise several Doctorate students from the Doctorate in Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology [DECAP] programme.
Tertiary PhD researcher - Saide Nur Duyar
Chartered member (CPsychol) British Psychological Society
Adviser of Studies for Undergraduate Students
Committee Member of the British Psychology Society, Northern Ireland Branch
Irish Representative to BPS-Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology
BPS Member of the Qualitative Methods Section
Member of the European Society for Psychological Learning and Teaching (ESPLAT)
Member of Internationalisation Committee
Member of Inclusivity Group
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Research output: Working paper
Cena, Elida (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Cena, Elida (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Baysu, Gülseli (Recipient), Cena, Elida (Recipient) & Fosker, Tim (Recipient), 03 Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Elida Cena (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Elida Cena (Contributor)
Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
Elida Cena (Contributor)
Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
Ioana Latu (Advisor), Danielle Blaylock (Advisor), Elida Cena (Advisor), Stephanie Burns (Advisor) & Jenny Groarke (Advisor)
Activity: Consultancy types › KTP & Consultancy in kind
Elida Cena (Peer reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review