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Professor Sarah McGeown is a faculty member at the University of Edinburgh, serving as the REF Engagement and Impact Lead within the Moray House School of Education and Sport and the Institute for Education, Community & Society (IECS). She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Hull and has extensive teaching and research expertise in education and literacy.
Education:
- MA (Hons) Psychology, University of Aberdeen (2002)
- MRes Psychology, University of Aberdeen (2003)
- PhD Psychology, University of Hull (2008)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (2010)
- Higher Education Academy Teaching Fellow (2011)
Research Interests: Focused on literacy across the lifespan, reading engagement, neurodiversity, and educational interventions. Directs the University of Edinburgh Literacy Lab, exploring how literacy enriches lives through projects like Neurodiversity and Narrative Fiction and Reading and Wellbeing.
Grants & Projects:
- ESRC/Social Graduate School PhD Studentships (2023–2026, 2020–2024)
- Education Endowment Foundation: Love to Read (2023–2024)
- Leverhulme Trust: Reading and Wellbeing (2022–2024)
- Nuffield Foundation: Love to Read co-design intervention (2021–2023)
Teaching & Supervision: Teaches Education Studies 2A (MA Primary) and Psychology of Learning and Teaching (MSc). Supervises PhD students researching topics like AR books, reading motivation, and neurodiversity in schools.
Labs & Teams: Leads the Literacy Lab, collaborating with organizations like the National Literacy Trust and Wellcome Trust on initiatives to improve literacy engagement and outcomes.
