Dr Lorraine Campbell BSc.(Hons), PGCE, MSc., PhD., CPsychol

Lecturer in Educational Psychology,
Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 8107
Email: L.N.Campbell@Sheffield.ac.uk
Room: 8.04

Research interests

Lorraine’s particular research interests are in relation to cognitive and developmental psychology and in the use of mixed and quantitative research methods. In the past this has focused upon children’s developing understanding of mind, but her cognitive interests have been extended in to more practice related issues around learning, such as reading comprehension, pedagogical approaches to teaching literacy, meta-cognition, motivation, problem solving and teacher-learner and environmental interactions. Research has also explored frameworks for supporting children’s resilience and in relation to teacher confidence in supporting children’s language skills.

Teaching

Lorraine is employed for 3 days per week in professional practice as an Educational Psychologist senior practitioner in Birmingham, and for the remaining 2 days is seconded to the University of Sheffield Educational Psychology training programme.

Other Experience

Lorraine has experience of teaching within primary and secondary phases of education, in addition to FE. She also has substantial experience of working with adults as an Open University tutor and as a web-based tutor with adult professional and parent learners following a university based Autism programme. In addition she has experience as lecturer contributing to the training of teachers on the BEd programme.

Professional Activities

Chartered Educational Psychologist, registered with the HPC.
Member of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology.

Funded research projects and publications

Warner, S. and Campbell, L (2005). Teacher confidence and speech and language support: an evaluation project commissioned by Action for Inclusion, Birmingham.

Campbell, L., Kaur, R., Kraemer, S., Highley, L. and Greene, R. (2006). A problem shared: joint working in practice. Action for Inclusion, 14, 39-42.

Campbell, L. and Rosson, D. (2009). Cluster project on the development of Reciprocal Teaching in secondary schools: a report for the EP Service and schools.

Campbell, L. and Wellman, S. (2009). Safeguarding, Nurture and Resilience: an evaluation of school initiatives: commissioned by Birmingham City council.

Co- author of a city wide Early Reading Research intervention/evaluation (in preparation).