Early Childhood Research Centre Staff
Members
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Peter Elfer - Interim Director Please note: if you are interested in making an initial inquiry about doing a Doctorate in the early childhood field, please contact Peter Elfer, Interim Director of the Early Childhood Research Centre, to discuss this informally before contacting other members of the research centre. |
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Deborah Albon is a Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, in the School of Education. Her research interests are as follows:
She is currently researching and writing about the work of Alice Gomme, who was pivotal in the formation of the English Folk Cookery Association as well as writing about children's games in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. She is also co-editing a special edition of the journal Ethnography and Education with Professor Christina Huf, which has an early childhood focus.
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Sigrid Brogaard Clausen is a senior lecturer and researcher in Early Childhood at the School of Education, University of Roehampton. She was previously a lecturer at the College of Social Education/ Kobenhavns Paedagog Seminarium, Copenhagen, Denmark. Her research interests arise from her experience of the Danish and English early years and range from the policy conditions for children's well-being, learning and democratic participation to the development of professional identity in 'early years'. She has been a programme convenor for the BA Early Childhood Studies for 11 years and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, England. She is a member of the steering group of the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network, England.
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Evelyn Corrado Evelyn is a lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Froebel College. Evelyn uses Multidisciplinary approach in her teaching and research. Her study background is in Psychology (MSc and BSc) and Sociology of Education. Evelyn's Ph.D. research explored dialogic pedagogies in Kenya to enhance learning. Additionally, equip students with skills for emancipation and active participation in local and global spheres. Evelyn grew up in Kenya and has a tremendous social-cultural understanding of the African context, which informs her work. Previously, Evelyn worked in UK Mental Health Sector for almost ten years and later as an academic tutor at Middlesex University for four years (in the BA Education program). Her research interests include: dialogic pedagogies, Social Justice in Education, Ethnographic research, African Childhoods and Education, Children Health and Wellbeing. |
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Michelle Cottle |
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Dalvir Gill |
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Sofia Guimarães |
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Sally Howe
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Penny Lawrence |
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Kyara Rojas-Bustos |
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Clara Rubiano Dr Clara Rubiano is a Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies. Her main research interests include social justice in early childhood education, teacher education and international educational policies and practices that influence early childhood. With experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in Colombia, Clara teaches on modules introducing current issues, debates, research in early childhood and awareness of the importance of equity and inclusion in the early years: Contemporary Issues, Researching Social and Cultural Issues, Research Proposal and Being a Professional in Early Childhood: Inclusive Practice. She has been a co-researcher in the explorative study about implications of privatisation in early childhood education funded by Education International and she is currently working on the Erasmus Plus Project E+ Inclusion with the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit at the University of Roehampton. She is a member of the Research Network: Cultures of Early Childhood Education and Care (CECEC). |
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Valeria Scacchi is the Research Assistant for the Early Childhood Research Centre. Valeria is currently undertaking doctoral research for a PhD thesis titled 'Reconceptualising professional development in early childhood education and care'. Her research is concerned with the reconceptualisation of professional development for educators in Early Childhood Education and Care in Tuscany and London, aiming at developing and promoting an alternative approach to professional development and learning that is situated in the Froebelian tradition. Due to both her teaching and research experience Valeria is particularly interested in the fields of professionalism in early childhood, teacher education, and research methods development. |
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Fengling Tang |
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Dr Antonia Zachariou is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, in the School of Education. Antonia's research interests lie in the area of studying young children's learning and emotional, social and cognitive development, Antonia researches on the link between play and the development of children’s self-regulation and metacognition. She is also interested in studying the role of the arts, particularly music, in fostering children's development. Antonia’s current research projects focus on Developing, Implementing and Investigating the effects of a musical play intervention on young children's self-regulation (funded by the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research), and on studying The role of autonomy support from teachers and young children's self-regulation in music education (funded by the Southlands Methodist Trust). Her most recent research has looked at musical play and self-regulation in young children. Antonia has also been co-investigator on the Froebel Trust funded project on Developing close, thoughtful attention to children and families in early years pedagogy: Evaluating the impact of Work Discussion Groups as a model of Professional Support and Reflection, which was led by Dr Peter Elfer. She has previously held a Research Associate post at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, working on the Play, Learning and Narrative Skills (PLaNS) project, with Dr. David Whitebread being the Principal Investigator. She has also been employed as a researcher in a multitude of projects including the Learning in small-group contexts project (funded by the British Academy), led by Prof. Christine Howe, and the Family Thinking Skills international project (funded by ESRC), led by Dr. Michelle Ellefson and Prof. Claire Hughes.
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Associate Members
Honorary Professor: Professor Mathias Urban
Honorary Research Fellow: Dr Sue Robson
Emeritus Fellow: Dr Jane Read
Emeritus Fellow: Sue Greenfield
Honorary Research Fellow: Dr Kristen D. Nawrotski
Honorary Research Fellow: Dr Hiroko Fumoto
Honorary Research Fellow: Dr Yukio Nishida
Visiting Professor: Professor Tina Bruce
Senior Lecturer, University of Reading: Maria Kambouri
Visiting Scholars:
Prof Helen May, University of Otago, Aotearoa/New Zealand
Rodrigo Gabbi Polli, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
Yumiko Taoka, Ryukoku University, Japan
Dr Yukiyo Nishida University of New England, Australia
Founding Director:
Professor Kevin J. Brehony