PhD successes
Come and meet some of the people who have successfully completed their PhDs in our Department, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.
Their theses will soon be available electronically and can be accessed via Lancaster University Library.
Morkos Iskander
Morkos was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he has been supervised by Julie-Ann Sime.
The title of the thesis is: “Enhancing Resilience in Medical Students with Virtual Metacognitive Training”
Patricia Jimenez
Patricia was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice, and she has been supervised by Dr Richard Budd.
The title of the thesis is: Forging Engineers: Capital Mobilisation and Professional Identity Development in the University.
Eugenie Thwin
Eugenie was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research & Technology Enhanced Learning and she has been supervised by Professor Murray Saunders.
The title of the thesis is: Experiences of Undergraduate Medical Students in the Use of Smartphones, iPads, and Tablets for Learning during their Preclinical and Clinical Years of Training: A Qualitative Systematic Literature Review”.
Emma Ransome
Emma was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice, and she has been supervised by Professor Murray Saunders.
The title of the thesis is: Define Today, Transform Tomorrow: An Exploration of the Understanding and Practical Embodiments of Sustainability in Higher Education
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Xiaoxia Wang
Xiaoxia was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research & Technology Enhanced Learning and she has been supervised by Dr Julie-Ann Sime.
The title of the thesis is: A Phenomenographic Study in the UK Higher Education Academics’ Experiences of Designing MOOCs
Sheelagh Semper
Sheelagh was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research & Technology Enhanced Learning and she has been supervised by Professor Jan McArthur.
The title of the thesis is: I've forgotten what I wanted to say: An exploration of online learning experiences by students with acquired brain injuries (ABI)
Kamil Tilyabaev
Kamil was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice, and he has been supervised by Dr Melis Cin.
The title of the thesis is: Exploring the emotional dimension of Uzbek language decolonisation: insights from the experiences of learning Uzbek as a second language
Luke Ramdale
Luke was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice, and he has been supervised by Professor Jo Warin.
The title of the thesis is: How far has the cosmopolitanism of the IB become subverted by neoliberalism? A case study of an international school in Thailand viewed through the lens of Bourdieu.
Yinka Chinery
Yinka was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice, and she has been supervised by Professor Carolyn Jackson.
The title of the thesis is: Exploring and Empowering Transition Stories: a narrative inquiry of students’ transition experiences into an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Mathematics classroom.
Amelia Gottler
Amelia was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and she was supervised by Dr Kyungmee Lee.
The title of the thesis is: Tickling the Digital Ivories: An Adults Experience of Learning a Musical Instrument Using a Mobile Application
Jonathan Hay
Jonathan was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice, and he was supervised Professor by Jo Warin.
The title of the thesis is: Autism and Internationalised Schools: The Search for a Socially Just Education in the People’s Republic of China.
David Love
David was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he was supervised by Dr Phil Moffitt.
The title of the thesis is: Building trust between Learning Designers and Subject Matter Experts in online course development: A case study.
Chris Tuffnell
Chris was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and was supervised by Dr Brett Bligh.
The title of the thesis is: Supporting the professional development of educators for blended learning design using TPACK: A design-based research study.
Janet De Vigne
Janet was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Education and Social Justice and she was supervised by Professor Jo Warin.
The title of her thesis is: 'I remember the smell of darkness’: a Deleuzean exploration of learning from secondary school negative lived experience among present day academics.
Majdah Alblooshi
Majdah was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and was supervised by Professor Don Passey.
The title of the thesis is: The Impact of e-Maturity Models and Framework on Teaching and Learning Practices in the United Arab Emirates Government Schools.
Barbara Edwards
Barbara was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Research – Higher Education and she was supervised by Dr Janja Komljenovic.
The title of her thesis is: In what ways are quality assurance professionals in England responding to the regulatory changes under the Higher Education and Research Act, 2017, and what are the implications for the quality assurance of higher education teaching and learning? A social practice approach.
Liz Dovrat
Liz was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and was supervised by Professor Don Passey.
The title of the thesis is: A Descriptive Multiple Case Study of the Factors and Practices of Sustainability in Co-Designed Virtual Exchanges.
Nathaniel Pickering
Nathaniel was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Education and Social Justice and he was supervised by Dr Richard Budd.
The title of his thesis is: English higher education policy in uncertain times: An argumentative exploration of political speeches during the Global Financial Crash, Brexit, and COVID-19 crises
Margaret Chawawa
Margaret was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and was supervised by Professor Paul Ashwin.
The title of the thesis is: Digital Technologies and Analytics: An Investigation on University Academic Staff Perceptions of the Role ‘Big Data and Analytics’ might play in Teaching and Learning.