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Dr Penelope Edwards
(she/her)
Teams and roles for Penelope Edwards
Lecturer in Educational Psychology
Lecturer in Educational Psychology
Overview
I am a tutor, research supervisor and lecturer on the Cardiff Doctorate in Child and Educational Psychology programme and guest lecturer on the Cardiff Masters in Childhood Developmental Conditions. I am also a practising Educational Psychologist working in the London borough of Newham. I have published research with a participatory design with young people with learning differences and my ongoing research interests are around mental health and wellbeing for children and young people with additional learning needs.
Publication
2022
- Edwards, P. and Bunn, H. 2022. 'We have to carry on'. A participatory research project with young people enrolled on a supported internship programme during the Covid-19 pandemic. Educational and Child Psychology 39 (3), pp.56-69. (10.53841/bpsecp.2022.39.3.56)
Articles
- Edwards, P. and Bunn, H. 2022. 'We have to carry on'. A participatory research project with young people enrolled on a supported internship programme during the Covid-19 pandemic. Educational and Child Psychology 39 (3), pp.56-69. (10.53841/bpsecp.2022.39.3.56)
Biography
Lecturer in Child and Educational Psychology at Cardiff University and Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist at Newham council, London (2024 to present)
Educational Psychologist at Kent county council (2021 to 2024)
Doctorate in Child and Educational Psychology, University of East London (2018-2021)
Teacher of A-level psychology and health and social care, London (2014 to 2018)
Primary school teacher, London (2013-2014)
Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Education, London South Bank University (2012)
Special Eduactional Needs Teaching Assistant, Oxfordshire (2011)
Degree in Experimental Psychology, Oxford University (2007-2010)
Professional memberships
The Assosiation of Educational Psychology (AE), 2024 to present
Assosiation for Video Intercative Guidence (AVIG UK) 2022 to present
Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC), 2021 to present
Speaking engagements
Presented with Dr. Kate Farmer at the London Educational Psychology Conference on Newham Educational Psychology Service's work with young people impacted by Criminal expoliatation and Violence (2025)
Poster session with Dr. Judith Kusi, What can be learned about Race Talk from the application of Appreciative Inquiry at an EPS (2021) W, Division of Educational and Child Psychology virtual conference.
Committees and reviewing
Guest peer reviewer for Eduactional and Child Psychology (2025)
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Participatory and collaborative research methods
- Autism
- Educational psychology