Dr Stephanie Dunn

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Dr Stephanie Dunn BSc (Hons), MSc, MA, PGCHE, PhD, SFHEA

Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader MSc Psychology (Conversion Award)

My profile

Biography

Academic and professional qualifications

Stephanie holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology; an MSc in Psychological Research and a PhD in Psychology (awarded in 2016) from the University of Sheffield. Following completion of her PhD, Stephanie worked at the University of Sheffield as a post-doctoral researcher, before joining Manchester Met as a Lecturer in 2018. 

Stephanie achieved a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) and a Masters in Higher Education (MA HE), awarded by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2020 and 2021 respectively.  

Professional activities

External examining

The University of Sheffield, MSc Psychology and Education (2024-present)

Prizes and awards

  • Nominated: University Citizenship Award (Manchester Met Staff Awards, 2024)
  • Nominated: Head Start (Junior Leadership) award (Manchester Met Staff Awards, 2021).
  • Nominated: Student Support Initiative of the year award (Manchester Met Staff Awards, 2021)
  • Institutional outstanding thesis mentor (The University of Sheffield, 2018)
  • Faculty recommendation for commitment to research excellence (The University of Sheffield, 2017 & 2018) 

Membership of professional associations

  • Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA)

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

  • School of Psychology EDI Co-lead (2019-2022)
  • Coordinator of the parents and carers inclusion group (School of Psychology) (2022-present).

Get in touch

Brooks Building
Students: my booking link can be found on your respective programme moodle page

Teaching

Why do I teach?

I teach for the joy of seeing students develop and flourish into independent learners. I particularly enjoy small group teaching, dissertation supervision and tutoring. 

As someone with a neurological condition and as a SEN parent; I have a keen interest in ensuring that no student is disadvantaged due to a their disability, health condition or specific learning difficulty. I aim to create an environment where neurodivergence is given space and a voice, so that we can foster belonging and understanding. I conduct collaborative research on inclusion and equity in higher education; with the aim of developing evidence based approaches which provide opportunities for engagement for all learner variability. 

Undergraduate teaching

Unit Tutor:

  • Extended project in Psychology (Level 5)

Postgraduate teaching

Unit Lead:

Dissertation Supervisor:

  • MSc Psychology (Conversion) (both qualitative and quantitative projects)

Research outputs

Stephanie’s PhD and post doctoral work explored the electrophysiological measurement of brain signals associated with cognition and behaviour in those with neurodevelopmental conditions. Stephanie contributes to multi-disciplinary groups bridging cognition and neuroscience, using methods such as MRI, the skin conductance response (SCR/EDR) and EEG.

Stephanie conducts work in higher education with the aim of improving the student experience; leading projects that are conducting qualitative and quantitative work on diversity, inclusion and pedagogy in Higher Education settings.

A list of Stephanie’s publications can be found here.