Conference Speakers from 2005
The psychologists who staff the Psychology in Education programme at Lancaster University will present and discuss their research.
Professor Colin Rogers
Colin
Rogers is the Professor in Social Psychology in Education and Director
of the undergraduate Psychology in Education programme, recently accredited
by the British Psychological Society. Research interests include motivational
processes in educational contexts.
Dr Julie-Ann Sime
Julie-Ann
Sime is a Lecturer who researches the use of simulations in advanced training
systems. Her focus is on instructional design and providing support for
learners during self-directed study.
Dr Jo Warin
Jo
Warin is a Lecturer with interests in the role of gender within the formation
of identities. Before becoming a psychologist, she was a secondary school
teacher of Drama and English, and an actor/teacher in Theatre in Education
Companies.
Dr Carolyn Jackson
Carolyn Jackson is a Lecturer whose
research interests include motivation, self-esteem and the ways in which
learner identities shape, and are shaped by, gender identities.
Dr Yvette Solomon
Yvette
Solomon is a Senior Lecturer who specializes in classroom construction
of knowledge (especially mathematics knowledge), adolescents and their
families, and adolescent disaffection.
Dr Catherine Fritz
Catherine
Fritz is a Lecturer who studies memory and learning. Her research interests
include how to effectively use testing and feedback to promote both learning
and learning to learn.
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