Meet the team

Professor Of Critical Pedagogy

Stella is director of the SCoLPP pedagogic research centre. Prior to this, she was Director of Learning and Teaching at Staffordshire. Stella has significant experience and expertise in leading, designing and implementing evaluation research.

Pedagogic Projects Dev Manager

Sally’s passion is in developing an evidence-base of what works (and doesn’t work) in Higher Education. Her main interest is developing university systems and pedagogies to support students from diverse, non-traditional, and minoritised backgrounds.

Pedagogic Proj Dev Man Ass Prof

I am a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with significant experience in curriculum design and innovative pedagogies. I am passionate about sharing knowledge in learning and teaching and contributing to the National Teaching Repository.

Senior Research Fellow

Leading a team of learning technologists for 10 years, Sue has considerable experience running pedagogic workshops, in addition to formal accredited courses, short courses.

Education Research & Evaluation Manager

Kierra is an Education Research and Evaluation Manager and Associate Fellow of the HEA. She is the research lead for Staffordshire University’s Access and Participation Plan’s intervention and evaluation plan.

Head Of Education Research & Evaluation

Vanessa is the Head of Education Research and Evaluation. She responsible for the evaluation strategy for the University's access and participation plan and supports the University through research and policy expertise.

Evaluation Officer

Juan is a professional researcher and evaluator at Staffordshire University who holds an International Relations MA and a background in the education and international development sectors.

Head Of Digital Pedagogies

John is a specialist in digital and online learning. His current research areas are around systems, digital transformation, distance learning and digital pedagogies.