Helen is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the BPS.

She is Chair of the Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology and Chair of the Standing Committee for Pre-Tertiary Education.

She is Head of Psychology at a school in Eastbourne as well as Mental Health Lead and also organises the Annual Conference of the Association for the Teaching of Psychology.

This position is currently vacant.

Dr. Julie Hulme is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the BPS.

She served on the DARTP committee for a number of years prior to becoming Chair, is a member of the editorial board for Psychology Teaching Review, and also represents the Division at Education and Public Engagement Board and at Membership Standards Board.

Julie is a Reader in Psychology at Keele University, where she specialises in the psychology of education; her specific interests relate to psychological literacy, teaching innovations, and transitions to university.

As a National Teaching Fellow, Julie is passionate about higher education, academic development, and transforming student learning.

Biographical information TBA

Dr. Paul Wilson is a Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the BPS, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

He serves on the BPS committees of the Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers of Psychology (DARTP), the Northern Ireland branch, and is a member of the Professional Practice Board.

Paul is a lecturer (Education) in the School of Psychology at Queen’s University, Belfast where he is the Course Director of the BSc Psychology programmes and specialises in teaching Individual Differences, Psychometrics and Statistics.

His research interests are in cognitive ability, personality and factors influencing educational attainment, as well as pedagogy - particularly in the use of student response systems in the classroom.

Biographical information coming soon.

Dr. Emma McDonald a Chartered Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at Birmingham City University.

Prior to Birmingham City University, Emma held a teaching post in psychology at Oxford Brookes University, where the majority of her time was spent teaching, and supporting research methods and statistics on a number of modules.

Before her post at Oxford Brookes University, Emma worked as a Scientific Officer at the University of Plymouth's School of Psychology. She conducted her PhD on Memory and Dyslexia at the School of Psychology, Cardiff University.

Before starting her PhD, Dr. McDonald lectured on the psychology modules of the Welfare Studies Diploma alongside GCSE Psychology at Coleg Morgannwg.

Andrew J. Holliman, BSc (Hons), MA, MSc, Ph.D., is is Managing Director and Principal at Milton Keynes New City College, recognized as Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

He is an established academic with demonstrable experience in academic leadership and effective pedagogical practice.

His research interests include the psychology of education, teaching and learning in higher education, and the development of children’s literacy.

He recently edited Education and New Technologies: Perils and Promises for Learners (2018, Taylor & Francis/Routledge) and is editor of the Current Debates in Educational Psychology series (Taylor & Francis/Routledge).

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Claire Barker is a Chartered Psychologist and an elected member of the DART-P Committee since November 2018.

Claire is currently Head of Department at Queen’s College Taunton, a co-education independent boarding school.

She has taught A-level Psychology for over 14 years with a keen interest on student mental health and well being.

She is also the Pastoral Tutor Coordinator for her school, responsible for developing tutoring materials which are underpinned by psychological theory for delivery by non-specialists.

Biographical information coming soon.

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Dr Emma Palmer-Cooper is an Associate Fellow of the BPS, and Associate Fellow of the HEA. She has been an elected member of the DART-P Committee since November 2018.

Emma currently works as a Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Southampton, with a teaching focus on mental health.

Her research interests focus on metacognition in health, psychosis and age-related cognitive decline.

Emma also acts as Head of Engagement and Outreach, running events for both the general public and potential undergraduate students.

Emma has published a variety of academic and comment articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a chapter in the Ada Lovelace Day e-book ‘More Passion for Science: Journeys Into the Unknown’.

Biographical information coming soon.

Dr. Patrick Rosenkranz is a Chartered Psychologist and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, as well as a co-opted member of the DART-P committee for 2019, and also serves on the BPS Undergraduate Education Committee.

He works as a teaching –focussed Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Newcastle University, where he also acts as programme director for the single honours psychology programme.

His current educational focus is on designing new ways of enhancing the psychological literacy and professional development of psychology students, for instance through engaging in entrepreneurial learning, and supporting students whose mental health interferes with their academic studies.

Steve Newstead is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Plymouth, where he worked for most of his career, latterly on the management side (including a spell as Vice-Chancellor).

His research interests include cognitive psychology (mainly thinking and reasoning) and the psychology of higher education (including academic dishonesty and biases in assessment).

He has served as President of the BPS, and has chaired various BPS committees and other national committees, including the group which drew up the initial benchmarking statement for psychology.

He retains a strong interest in education and since retiring has served as an academic consultant (mostly unpaid) to psychology programmes both in the UK and abroad.

He currently holds a number of trusteeships, including one at the Daphne Jackson Trust, a charity supporting scientific researchers returning to research careers following a career break.

See Chair section for biographical information.

Dr. Rebecca Jayne Stack is the Editor of Psychology Teaching Review. Rebecca is also a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and the undergraduate combined honours course leader at Nottingham Trent University.

Rebecca is keen to promote issues related to equality and diversity in higher education (HE), and has conducted research on strategies to increase attainment in students from non-traditional HE backgrounds and from disadvantaged communities.

She also conducts research in the field of health psychology, health education and health literacy.

Rebecca is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Chartered Psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society, and is a member of the Division of Health Psychologists and the Division of Teachers and Academics.

Dr Gillian Hendry (C. Psychol., FHEA) is a Teaching Fellow at the University of the West of Scotland, leading on qualitative research skills teaching across both the undergraduate and Masters curriculum.

She recently took over as the Psychology Teaching Review book editor, and subsequently was co-opted to the DARTP committee as a Representative.

Her PhD work was on student group cohesion, and she has since published on projects investigating student-lead teaching approaches, student group interaction practices, and student perceptions of the value of research to support practice both within psychology and inter-disciplinarily.

Biographical information TBA.

Dr. Michael Evans is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the BPS.

Michael served as the PsyPAG BPS Welsh Branch representative for a number of years before becoming a committee member of the BPS Welsh Branch. He also serves as a committee member for the BPS Standing Committee for Pre-Tertiary Education (SCoPTE). 

Michael is currently an ESRC Research Fellow at the School of Psychology, Cardiff University where he specialises in occupational psychology as well as mental health and well-being in higher education students.

As the recipient of the DART-P / PsyPAG Teaching Award for excellence in teaching psychology, and shortlisted for the Most Effective Teacher at the Enriching Student Life Awards, Michael is passionate about supporting students at both higher education as well as pre-higher education.

Biographical information coming soon.

• General Editor: Dr Rebecca Stack
• Interim Editorial Assistant: Karen Goldsmith