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Dr. Shirley Gray is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport, affiliated with the Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS). She transitioned to academia from secondary school teaching and previously served as a Teaching Fellow. Her research focuses on curriculum policy enactment, teacher support, and fostering positive student experiences in physical education. Key areas include gender dynamics, social-emotional learning, motivation, and teacher professional development.
Teaching responsibilities span undergraduate courses such as Professional Practice and Enquiry, Non-Linear Pedagogy in Motor Skill Acquisition, and Health and Wellbeing. She actively supervises PhD students exploring topics like gender negotiation in sports, trauma-aware pedagogies, and digital health cultures.
Current collaborative research projects include co-developing trauma-aware teaching methods with pre-service teachers, analyzing PE as a core subject in England, and exploring embodiment in physical education with international partners. She also participates in initiatives like the UK PE Collaborative to enhance cross-border teacher dialogue.
No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaborations, with projects involving institutions such as Loughborough University, Monash University, and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
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