Lisa-Marie Martin

Lisa-Marie Martin is a part-time Senior Lecturer in the Professional Studies team at the University of Winchester's Faculty of Education, Health and Social Sciences. She specializes in emotional health, behavior management, and sex/relationship education. Her research focuses on decolonizing curricula for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students and mental health strategies in educational settings.

Her professional experience includes roles as an Assistant Headteacher, Inclusion Leader at Leigh Park Community Improvement Partnership, and national trainer for Learning Mentors. She co-leads the PGCE Primary Programme and is a Mental Health First Aider.

Research interests include:

• Proactive curriculum decolonization
• Mental health and well-being in schools
• Solution-focused teacher coaching

Key achievements include the 2021 Fellowship of Higher Education and co-authoring a chapter in Primary Teaching (Sage, 2022). Current projects explore the impact of decolonization strategies on student understanding and well-being.