​​​​Sighthill Campus, Room 7.B.17                                                   

t: (0131) 455 6356
e: p.calabrese@napier.ac.uk                                                   

I joined Edinburgh Napier in 2017 as Quality & Standards Manager and have held various roles in higher education in the UK and overseas since 1999.
                           

I have a particular interest in student engagement and student-staff partnership. I lead on student involvement in our quality processes and work closely with colleagues in the University and ENSA to take forward student engagement initiatives. I am also a member of the University’s PDT Forum, constituted to enhance personal development tutoring at the University and to support the University’s Personal Development Tutors (PDTs).
                           

​As Quality & Standards link for the School of Applied Sciences, I supporedt the School through Institution-led review and the approval of new programmes. Together with colleagues in the Quality & Standards Team I provided advice and guidance on the University’s Quality Framework and Academic Regulations​.
                           

​I am a QAA ELIR Reviewer and member of Scotland’s Quality Forum. I represent the University at sparqs Student Engagement Staff Network, am on the Board of UKAT (UK Advising & Tutoring), and participated in the Advance HE Aurora programme (2013/14 cohort). I have a Masters in German from Pennsylvania State University, where I taught undergraduate courses in German language and German cultural studies.                         
                          

Si​ghthill Campus, Room 7.B.17
email:d.callister@napier.ac.uk
                                              

e: j.cowan@napier.ac.uk​                                           

​​John’s main involvement for the Department is as a reviewer and facilitator for ENroute and in the PgCert Teaching & Supporting Learning assessments. His main academic concern nowadays is with the formative development of core skills, the promotion of reflective practice, and self-assessment​. He is also an active reviewer for a number of educational journals. He welcomes any requests for assistance in shaping programmes to develop core abilities, and in preparing papers for publication.                                           

​e: c.cunningham@napier.ac.uk                                     

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Sighthill Campus, Room 7.B.17
t: (0131) 455 3556
e: i.dencer-brown@na​pier.ac.uk                                      

I previously worked at Edinburgh Napier as a research assistant at DLTE from 2014–16. In 2016 I ventured over to New Zealand to embark upon a PhD in social-ecology at Auckland University of Technology, where I received a Commonwealth Scholarship.                                      

Just over three years later, I have returned to DLTE in a new position as a part-time lecturer in Education. In this role, I play an active part in the delivery of the International Learning and Teaching Module in Higher Education (international).                                      

My research interests are in active learning, action research and student-centred learning approaches. In addition, I continue to engage in ecology and interdisciplinary collaborative work with colleagues internationally.                                      

Sighthill Campus, Room 7.B.17
t: (0131) 455 6360
e: r.doak@napier.ac.uk                                     

email: A.Douglas@napier.ac.uk​​
                                  

Sighthill Campus, Room 7.B.17
t: (0131) 455 6540
e: l.drumm@napier.ac.uk                            

I am a Associate Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement at Edinburgh Napier University.I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA).                            

I lead the MSc in Blended and Online Education, and lecture on the ​Postgraduate Certificate in Learning,Teaching and AssessmentPractice in Higher Education programme.                             

​I have led on a number of institutional initiatives, including the Digital Support Partnership project, a cross-university strategic project to support all staff in student engagement in online learning and teaching during the academic year 2020-21 and the short-life working group on Blended Learning in 2022. I am currently engaged in internal and external work on the rapidly developing context of higher education learning, teaching and assessment in the age of generative artificial intelligence.​                            

I have worked in a number of universities in the UK as a learning technologist, academic developer, lecturer and software developer. I am also an experienced theatre director and practitioner, and I like to explore creative approaches to academic development. I am an editor for the journal Research in Learning Technology​.                            

​My research interests include the relationship between digital teaching and theory, critical digital pedagogy and open education practices.                            

I am open to applications for PhDs in the areas of digital education, academic practice, higher education, critical digital and AI literacy, and theories of learning and teaching.​​​​​​​​                            

email: L.Fox@napier.ac.uk​​
                            

I joined Edinburgh Napier University in Spring 2022 as an Academic Skills Adviser after working in a variety of teaching and student academic support roles in the UK and USA since 2012.                             

In my current role, I support students with all aspects of their academic skills development. I also collaborate with staff creating materials and delivering integrated and open workshops, particularly focussing on connections with the School of Health and Social Care.                             

I am recently completed a PhD in Linguistics where my research investigates phraseological competence using corpus methods to improve language testing.​
                          

email: c.graham@napier.ac.uk                        

​​​​​​​​Cameron Graham is an Associate Professor in DLTE where he leads on the implementation of a the ENhance curriculum framework and approaches to Assessment & Feedback. Cameron also leads the University's Fellowship scheme – ENroute – and is an Advance HE Accreditor. Cameron’s research interests relate to criticality in the academy with a focus on scope of critical thinking, its conceptualisation and how this translates into the curriculum. His doctoral research explored international master's students’ experiences at three UK universities focusing on their conceptualisation, development and application of criticality and adaption to their new contexts of learning. Results from his research provide insights to facilitate international students' successful transitions into and inclusive engagement with the critical practices of UK HE. A key finding from the research was ‘contexts of difference’ which captures students intercultural learning and acts as a key means for students to develop as critical persons, Cameron incorporates these findings within the PgCert TSL which he developed with colleagues and previously lead. 
                        

email: s.illingworth@napier.ac.uk           

I am a Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement with internationally recognised expertise in higher education, interdisciplinary studies, and science communication. My research concerns the use of poetry and games as creative pedagogies to help address issues of staff and student wellbeing and belonging. My work also uses poetry and games to help develop meaningful dialogues between different groups of people and to help platform the voices of marginalised communities.          

In my current role I help to embed innovative and engaging pedagogy across the University, as part of the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement and the Centre for Higher Education Research. I also help to lead on the L&T ENssentials CPD.  If you are interested in finding out more about either developing your practice or scholarship in learning and teaching then please get in touch as I would love to talk to you. ​
          

Nazira Karodia is Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice Principal Learning & Teaching at Edinburgh Napier University. Nazira has responsibility for strategic leadership in all the areas of learning and teaching , ensuring we provide an unrivalled teaching and learning experience for all our students, giving them the best possible chance of success.

Nazira an academic career spanning over 20 years in Chemistry, STEM education and university leadership. She is a national leader in inclusive curriculum, extending university opportunity and attracting students from marginalized communities. She is passionate that students not only enjoy their university learning but carry into their future lives a passion for further learning, skills enhancement, sustainability, and a commitment to community. In pursuit of this, her focus is on the entire pedagogic experience and student preparation for life.

Nazira studied Chemistry in South Africa and completed her PhD at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. After post-doctoral posts at the University of Florida and at St Andrews, she held a range of academic roles at the University of Bradford and later headed their STEM Programme. She moved to the University of Wolverhampton to be Professor in Science Education, becoming the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering and then Pro Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for leading on the Knowledge Exchange Framework and Concordat, employability, and regional engagement. Her achievements range from regional Directorship of a national higher education STEM project, securing significant funding for skills and regional development work.

Three of our six Schools – The Business School, School of Arts & Creative Industries and School of Applied Sciences – report into Nazira, along with the Department of Learning & Teaching Enhancement. She plays a key role in nurturing, developing, and retaining academic staff.​                   

email: L.McCallum2@napier.ac.uk​​               

email: t.oluwadare@napier.ac.uk​               

Tayo moved to Edinburgh in 2010 to study towards Masters and PhD qualifications in the Biological Sciences. On completion of his research, he worked in student learning and research support roles including as student engagement lead for the Biomolecular Suite of programmes within the School of Applied Sciences. He currently takes the lead as Academic Skills Manager, Academic Skills contact​ for the Social Science programmes and contributes to the development of critical writing curriculum for some postgraduate programmes in the Schools of Health and Social Care and the Applied Sciences.
              

Tayo also has over four years of experience working in the medical and pharmaceuticals industries. Additionally, he has over a decade of experience as a customer service analyst in the banking industry. While he is currently interested in student engagement strategies and equality in learning, he is open to research collaborations with and in other disciplines.
              

e: e.russell@napier.ac.uk             

In my role as Quality & Standards Manager I provide advice and guidance on a range of quality assurance and enhancement issues. I am currently responsible for the University academic regulations and also involved in a range of University working groups and initiatives. I am the Quality and Standards link for the School of Health & Social Care and the School of of Arts and Creative Industries. This link involves supporting and advising the Schools through quality processes and being a member of their School LTA committees. I am also involved in the monitoring, application and development of the University Quality Framework​ and this includes the monitoring and approval of programmes through panel membership.             

Through my membership of both the Teaching Quality Forum (TQF) and the Academic Registrar Council Quality Practitioner Group (ARC-QPG), I maintain an active view of quality within the higher education sector.             

email: a.satur@napier.ac.uk 
            

I joined Edinburgh Napier University in 2018 as a programme administrator for the undergraduate Biological Sciences suite of programmes. My previous work has involved support for learning at school age, as a classroom assistant in a Secondary Resource Provision high school in Edinburgh, and as a music instructor.            

I joined DLTE in the summer of 2022 as an Engagement Officer. I am keen to connect with colleagues across the university, to learn about their work, interests, and areas of potential future exploration, in order to promote their work and assist in community building.            

My professional interests are in intersectional inclusion in education, the working world and broader society. I have been co-chair of the staff LGBT+ Network at Edinburgh Napier University since early 2021, and my focus in this role has been on increasing the environment of diversity within our network, in order to welcome a wider range of colleages and provide for their needs.            

I follow the social model of disability and aim to support social development to remove barriers to inclusion, whether based on physical or learning disability, identity based exclusion, neurodiversity or cultural exclusion.