Our students

We supervise many higher degree research students at the masters and doctoral levels. Below is a list of topics and students being currently (as of October 2023) supervised at the doctoral level. Supervisors in LSPSE are in bold.

Student Topic Supervisors
AYURZANA, Odonzaya Examination of Work-life-study Balance of Mid-career Professionals: Impact on Wellbeing of Master Students Susan Geertshuis (BS) Gavin Brown
BASMA, Layla Teachers’ and Parents’ Perception of Student Mathematics Achievement in Lebanese Schools Christine Rubie-Davies, Louisa Allen
FAN, Lingling Teacher expectations of rural and ethnic minority students in China Christine Rubie-Davies, Lin McDonald
GAO, Haoyu Gender Differences and School Factors in the Choice of STEM Subjects in New Zealand Tanya Evans (FoS), Gavin Brown
GHASEMI, Maryam Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Educational Outcomes: Schools’ Support for Children and Young People with ACEs Kane Meissel, Ladan Hashemi (City University of London)
GRANT, Molly Educational Trajectories of Children Who Experience Socioeconomic Deprivation in Early Childhood Kane Meissel, Dan Exeter (FMHS)
HONG, Meiyangl Cognitive and health antecedents of achievement at school Gavin Brown, Jane Harding (FMHS)
HUANG, Luling. How does the Context Shape the Metacognitive Experiences of Chinese Secondary School Students in SLA? Jason Stephens, Maree Davies.
HUANG, Wanning Improving the usefulness of automated feedback to promote learning in online courses Jason Stephens, Gavin Brown
HUO, Chuanwei Group Learning and L2 Motivation Jason Stephens, Lawrence Zhang
JIANG, Ke Enhancing meaningful mutual feedback, self-evaluation, and self-reflection: The user experience analysis of e-portfolio as assessment Gavin Brown, Larry May
JUN, Jonghyun Children's Well-being During the Transition to School Kane Meissel, Maria Cooper
LI, Ya Relations between teacher expectations and language learning in Chinese Christine Rubie-Davies, Jason Stephens
LIU, Ketong Predicting Minority Students’ Academic Performance with Machine Learning Techniques Gavin Brown, Simon Urbanek (FoS)
LIU, Lu Exploring teacher personality relations with teacher expectations, student motivation and teacher beliefs Christine Rubie-Davies, Shengnan Wang
MUNN, Idoya Twice-Exceptional Students in NZ: Identifying Exceptionalities Kane Meissel, Frauke Meyer
NANAYAKKARA, Sudheera Following dreams: Sri Lankan immigrants’ and their children’s perception of identity and cultural values Penelope Watson, Esther Fitzpatrick
NATHAN, Vanessa Associations between Parent Executive Function, Parental Behaviours and Executive Function Skills in Preschool Children Deb Widdowson, Louise Keown
RIEGEL, Kaitlin Affective processes in mathematics assessment: Examining the role of self-efficacy, stress mindset and academic emotions Tatiana Evans (FoS), Jason Stephens
SCARLET, Shelley Relationships Matter: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Relational Training on Teachers and the Students they Support in Aotearoa New Zealand Pat Bullen, Frauke Meyer
SHEN, Miaomiao Optimisation of Teacher’s Expectations' and Learning Effects for Vulnerable Student Groups in Rural Areas in China Christine Rubie-Davies, Annaline Flint
SIRRI, Dayana Instrument Development to Assess Teachers’ Competency in Developing Multiple-Choice Item for Summative Assessment Gavin Brown, Amanda Harper (FoS)
STANSFIELD, Rochelle Teacher self-efficacy for teaching mixed ability grouping Gavin Brown, Christine Rubie-Davies
STEPHENSON, Sophie Children's Responses to Peer Provocation Kane Meissel, Liz Peterson (FoS)
TUPAI, Tessa Exploring the Postgraduate Experiences of being a First-Generation University Student in New Zealand Christine Rubie-Davies, Helen Dixon
UMUTONIWASE, Carine Safeguarding and sustaining civic engagement in Africa Laura Chubb, Pat Bullen
VAN DER WERFF, Samantha A Culturally Responsive Investigation into School Avoidance in Aotearoa Schools Pat Bullen, Katrina Phillips
WANG, Jiangnan The Practice of Home–Kindergarten Partnerships based on Children’s Interests in Early Childhood Education: Stories from Chinese Urban Kindergartens Angel Chan, Deb Widdowson
WANG, Ying Teachers' conceptions of assessment: Comparing inventories in a Chinese context Eleanor Hawe, Gavin Brown
WONG, Rochelle The role that emotional intelligence competencies play in effective relationships Pat Bullen, Laura Chubb
XU, Bing. Ways to engage students: Assessing Chinese university students’ engagement in collaborative learning and exploring the factors associated with it Jason Stephens, Kerry Lee
XUE, Jiao A multimodal perspective on gender in English language: Textbooks and teacher talk Lyn McDonald, Annaline Flint
YANG, Guang Teacher expectations and relations with teacher efficacy and learning English as a Foreign Language in Chinese universities Christine Rubie-Davies, Frauke Meyer
YANG, Mia Play hard work hard: The role of child-initiated play in self-regulation Deb Widdowson, Angel Chan
ZHANG, Anbang Navigating Pathways to Enhanced Academic Engagement: A Longitudinal and Predictive Analysis of the Interplay between Dispositional Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Basic Psychological Needs, and Academic Motivation among Chinese High School Students Christine Rubie-Davies, Georgi Toma
ZHANG, Yan Examination of Students’ Feedback Perceptions and Self-Regulated Learning at Chinese Higher Vocational Colleges Gavin Brown, Jason Stephens
ZHANG, Yilin Effects of early childcare participation in infancy on the development of Executive Function: a longitudinal study Kane Meissel, Maria Cooper, Deb Widdowson
ZHAO, Yuxian Parents and early childhood academic success: Impact and influences Gavin Brown, Deb Widdowson
ZHOU, An Relationship between (informal) teacher leadership on teacher professional learning Frauke Meyer, Gavin Brown