Mina Cullimore

Mina Cullimore serves as an Academic Sessional within the School of Humanities & Educational Studies at the University of Kent. Her work bridges astronomy education and epistemic insight development for doctoral researchers.

Her research focuses on enhancing how astronomy PhD students understand knowledge construction in science. Key interests include:

• Designing specialized short courses for astronomy doctoral candidates
• Integrating epistemic insight frameworks into STEM education
• Developing curricula that foster metacognitive awareness in scientific research

Ms Cullimore collaborates on the project 'Astronomy and Epistemic Insight short courses for astronomy PhD students' with Professor Berry Billingsley, Dr Keith Chappell, Dr Aga Gordon, Dr Nqobile Nkala, and Mrs Sherry Simpson. This initiative examines how explicit training in knowledge construction processes impacts doctoral researchers' scientific reasoning and interdisciplinary competence.

She maintains active teaching responsibilities within the School of Humanities & Educational Studies, with office hours held at Old Sessions House (OS.0.26) in Canterbury.