Janet Lord

Dr. Janet Lord serves as the Faculty Director of Education at the University of the Highlands and Islands, with affiliations to Canterbury Christchurch University. Her work focuses on disadvantage, inclusion, and inclusive pedagogies alongside professional identity and teacher identity in educational contexts.

• Research areas: Teacher Identity, Professional Development, Reflective Practice, Gender and Disadvantage, Inclusive Pedagogies.
• Professional affiliations: British Educational Research Association (BERA).
• Teaching philosophy: Inspired by Nel Noddings’ pedagogy of caring, emphasizing student empowerment and mutual feedback.
• Contact: j.lord@mmu.ac.uk | Office: BR1.43 Brooks Building

Recent publications analyze teacher agency in policy contexts, professional doctorate leadership, and mental health in education. Her work bridges psychology, sociology, and policy studies in education.