Current PhD Students

Anne-Marie Rifai
The patterns which connect: Investigating an online personally-constructed pedagogy of mindfulness.
Supervisors: Dr Dean Howes and Dr Steve Gascoigne

Christopher Tovey
Exploring the counselling experiences of people in later life.
Supervisors: Dr Barbara Merrill and Dr Scott Revers

Cemil Egeli
An autoethnographic study of the mixed cultural experience of young adults in FE/HE.
Supervisors: Dr Barbara Merrill and Dr Phil Goss
Cemil.Egeli@warwick.ac.uk

Claudia Businaro
The breath as the connecting thread between psychotherapy, neuroscience, and addiction.
Supervisors: Dr Phil Goss and Dr Phil McCash
Claudia.Businaro@warwick.ac.uk

Fatima De Almeida Reszczynski
Understanding the self-harm of young ESOL students.
Supervisors: Dr Barbara Merrill and Professor Will Curtis
F.De-Almeida-Reszczynski@warwick.ac.uk

Natalie Purnell
‘Transformations’: The impact of studying in higher education as a non-traditional student.
Supervisors: Professor Ruth Hewston, Professor Will Curtis, and Dr Anil Awesti
N.Purnell@warwick.ac.uk

Rachel Strisino
The secret life of Asylum and Refugee Children (birth to 5yrs): How Asylum and Refugee Children’s funds of socio-cultural knowledge shape their childhoods.
Supervisors: Dr Charlotte Jones and Dr Ruth Hewston
rachel.strisino@warwick.ac.uk

Santi Tartila
Redefining accountability and responsibility in decentralizing education: The case of Indonesia.
Supervisors: Dr Steve Gascoigne and Professor Will Curtis
Santi.Tartila@warwick.ac.uk

Sara Cook
An insight into the experience of coaches and coachees who undertake coaching while walking in terms of transformative learning.
Supervisors: Dr Barbara Merrill and Dr Phil Goss
Sara.cook@warwick.ac.uk

Sarah Lever
Confidence and self-efficacy in adult vocational learners: Its development and worth
Supervisors: Dr John Gough, Dr Nalita James, and Dr Steve Gascoigne

Sonia Francis
The role of Degree Apprenticeships in promoting postgraduate research: Examining the influence of representation and coaching on female minority ethnic apprentices' uptake and success.
Supervisors: Dr John Gough (Warwick), Dr Rami Ayoubi (Coventry), and Dr Steve Raven (Coventry)

Theresa Jauregai
To what extent does practising yoga contribute to ageing well?
Supervisors: Dr Dean Howes and Dr Steve Gascoigne
Theresa.Jauregui@warwick.ac.uk

Fatima Alqarni
Empowering Saudi children readers: Leveraging technology to enhance reading proficiency amid socioeconomic challenges
Supervisors: Professor Ruth Hewston and Dr Charlotte Jones

Anne-Marie Sheldon
‘Doing education differently’: Building bridges between education, social enterprise, and the community.
Supervisors: Professor Will Curtis and Dr Phil McCash

James Finnegan
An autoethnographic exploration of loneliness
Supervisors: Dr Phil McCash and Dr Claire Bloxsom

Clare Jones
UK women over 50: Intersectional barriers, societal shifts, and career agency
Supervisors: Dr Gill Frigerio and Dr Pontso Moorosi

Taiwo Ogunrinde
Social intervention and policy evaluation to achieve United Nations sustainable development goals
Supervisors: Dr Steve Gascoigne and Dr Tania Lyden