My research area is Science Education. As well as completing my PhD study on primary children's attitudes to science and their concept development, I have also published and researched in the areas of teacher continuing professional development for science, asessment in science and, in particular, outdoor learning. I am the grant holder for the Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) project at Queen's. Together with the Field Studies Council NI we are rolling out this work in Northern Ireland. It is a citizen science project which aims to engage members of the public in outdoor learning and environmental monitoring. We aim to reach over 8500 children and young people in the next three years. I am also conducting an outdoor learning project entitled Science Teaching for Transition in the Outdoor Classroom (STTOC) funded by the Primary Science Teaching Trust as part of the Northern Ireland hub. I have also managed several Randomised Controlled Trials with accompanying process evaluations for interventions at primary and early post-primary levels.

International Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCEi)

Co-ordinator of the post-primary PGCEi

Education Studies and International Perspectives module

Main Subject Methods module (generic and science)

School Experience tutor (Biology)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

Education Studies module (tutorial group leader, Theories of Learning lectures)

Main Subject Methods (Science)

School Experience tutor (Biology)

Supervision

Master's dissertation supervision

EdD theses supervision

PhD theses supervision