Miles Thomas

Dr. Miles Thomas is the Research Director at the School of Psychology, University of East London. He has led multiple editorial roles for Educational Psychology Research and Practice (EPRaP), contributing to over 10 volumes since 2015. His research focuses on mental health provision in educational settings, anti-racism in psychology education, and interventions for families of children with special educational needs. He co-authored a landmark 2020 position statement on decolonizing the UEL Professional Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology program.

Education: No formal educational qualifications listed in the text.

Research Interests:
- Systematic reviews of group coaching efficacy for parental support
- Pandemic impacts on school mental health systems
- Promoting anti-racist and decolonial practices in academic psychology
- Special educational needs and disability (SEND) interventions
- Editorial leadership in psychological research publishing

Key Contributions:
- Spearheaded over 15 journal editions as editor
- Published influential work on SEND family support (2024)
- Advocated systemic reforms in educational psychology training