BPS Division of Academics, Researchers, and Teachers in Psychology Annual Conference 2025

1. Opening Remarks from DART-P Chair Dr Patrick Rosenkranz,  

   Presentation of Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award to Dr Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed

2. Presentation from Dr Laura Dean, BPS President-Elect. Audience Q & A

1. Dr Patrick Rosenkranz
2. Dr Laura Dean

1. Shaping Student Perspectives: The Impact of Educational Explanations on Mental Health Stigma
2. Teaching Sensitive Subject: specifics of teaching Forensic Psychology in the academy
3. Thin Blue Line? Mental Resilience, Trauma-exposure and Wellbeing of Degree Apprenticeship Police Students, in England

1. Dr Kate Haining
2. Dr Sophia Tkazky
3. Dr Michael Harris

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1. In search of a multiverse of learning: integrating comics and animations across three disciplinary areas
2. Evaluating AI-Enhanced Learning Tools for Chinese International Students: A Two-Study Investigation of Translation and Subtitling Strategies
3. Applying psychology for learning in secondary school classrooms: A case study of  'How to Train your Brain' course for Year 9 students.
4. Exploring the Efficacy of the 'AI Mind Palace' in Enhancing Assessment Preparedness and Reducing Test Anxiety

1. Professor Denis Fischbacher-Smith
2. Dr Jamie Murray
3. Mrs Purvi Gandhi
4. Mr Glyn Pickering

                       Lunch and Poster session in Moore Atrium

1. Decolonising our minds: a self- decolonising toolkit for social psychology teachers
2. Predicting undergraduate students' Self-Perceived Employability: The role of internal psychological factors in Psychology education
3. Using problem-based learning to foster critical thinking of Human Development in Psychology
4. Finding time for active learning: supporting students in the "why" and the "how" of formative learning activities.
5. Student use of retrieval practice: Assessment of, not for, learning
6. Bridging Academic and Career Skills: Student Reflections on Psychology Skills Modules

1. Dr Leyla De Amicis
2. Mr Denis Persichini
3. Dr Alexia Revueltas Roux
4. Dr Maxine Swingler
5. Dr Katy Burgess
6. Dr Eleanor Swan

1. Demographic factors in social integration at university
2. "MCQ exams are the most confusing things in the world." Neurodivergent perspectives on the inclusivity of MCQ exams. 

1. Dr Tamara Gheorghes
2. Dr Shiri Einav

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1. Project INC: Participatory action research for neuro-inclusion on campus
2. Ensuring department student support for working class students aligns with university widening participation goals
3. Student Sense of Belonging and Ethnicity: A 'Home' Department Study
4. How does the curriculum contribute to the experiences of belongingness in higher education?
5. Enhancing Clarity and Inclusivity: Student-Staff Co-creation of Assessment Rubrics
6. The Pressure's on but we love it!": Evaluating an assignment support session programme on students AI literacy & Self-Efficacy within deadline pressure contexts.
7. Fostering Community and Wellbeing during the dissertation phase through Dissertation Buddies Postgraduate Taught Peer Support Programme

1. Professor Lorna Hamilton
2. Dr Tom Davies
3. Dr Simon Cassidy
4. Dr Elizabeth Bates
5. Dr Tessa Webb
6. Mr Bernard Aidoo, 
   Miss Noemi Hrvatin, 
   Mr Kalen Spacther
7. Dr Julie Smith, 
   MS Lianya Qiu, 
   Ms Emily Birtles

                       Lunch and DART-P Forum

Online T-FUN Network Talk hosted by DART-P, playing in Moore Auditorium 1.10pm - 1.50pm 

1. Transitioning from a position of feedback avoidance to feedback use; An exploration of students' active decision making to support their academic buoyancy.
2. Alleviating Statistics Anxiety in Psychology: Learner and Educator Viewpoints Understood Using Brookfield's Reflective Model
3. Creating an inclusive approach to teaching and learning during Ramadan.
4. The Inclusion Café: An inclusive higher education initiative
5. The 'safe place': Supporting staff and student well-being
6. Paws on Campus: An Animal-Assisted Intervention to support students and staff at university

1. Dr Hazel Bending
2. Dr Raymon Hunte
3. Ms Kay Kempers
4. Dr Jamie Tully, 
   Dr Helen Foster-Collins
5. Dr Hazel Mycroft
6. Dr Amie-Louise Prior

1. It's not only what you say, but how you say it. Exploring the effectiveness of various forms of feedback for written assignments in psychology undergraduates.
2. Student acceptability of assessment feedback from GenAI: a cross-cultural study

1. Dr Laura Jenkins
2. Prof Louise Taylor

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