See CCMS Associates
The CCMS Associates network is a list of staff who are active in developing and exploring career learning in its many forms.
The database identifies the particular areas of interest and expertise of the individuals (be that research or practice).
The Associate network is a means for individuals to make known their areas of interest to the wider HE community. The network is a resource for anyone seeking colleagues as potential partners for collaboration or sources of advice.
Associates at other universities and organisations
Dr Bella Adams
Lecturer in American Literature and Director of the American Studies Resource Centre, Liverpool John Moores University
Key words: WBL and WRL; outreach projects with schools; widening participation
The American Studies Resource Centre offers work-based learning modules to LJMU's undergraduates, and involves a range of roles, including research assistant, editorial assistant for the Centre's journal, and event organizer. A number of students are involved in ASpire - American Studies workshops for schools. I also have research and teaching interests in race and whiteness.
Rosie Andrew
Freelance Consultant, IAG Solutions
Email: rosie.j.andrew@btopenworld.com
Website: www.iagsolutions.co.uk
Key words: improvement, performance, quality, raising standards
An IAG professional since 1982 with a varied experience working in a range of IAG settings including careers service, further education colleges & the university careers sector. A freelance consultant since 2003 offering services in: matrix standard advice; writing careers materials including web-based; bid writing; staff training & development; delivering NVQs/QCF qualifications in Advice & Guidance; evaluation survey/feedback development; research & collaborative projects.
Dr Daniel Ashton
Senior lecturer in Media Communications, Bath Spa University
Key words: Media Industries; Creative Labour; Employability; Identity.
My interests include empirical research exploring the transition students make from higher education into various media industries. The main focus has been on questions of identity and how students understand and make sense of their career aspirations, notions of professionalism, and 'becoming'. My approach is to blend Media Industries research and perspectives from teaching and learning and employability. In terms of teaching and my institutional role, I am interested in work placements and industry-education intersections (for example, studio spaces, teacher practitioners).
Laura Dean
Head of Employability, Leeds Metropolitan University
key words: e-portfolio, technology, class, widening participation
I am Head of Employability at Leeds Metropolitan University and I am keen to collaborate with others on research bids. My particular interests are in the use of e-portfolios and in the effects of class and cultural capital on careers outcomes. I work to embed employability and PDP into the curriculum, but also undertake research on employability issues.
Dr Anna Hunter
Lecturer in Employability and Enterprise, University of Central Lancashire
Key words: Employability, Enterprise, Humanities, Graduate Attributes,
Area of interests: curriculum design for embedding employability within teaching in HE; evaluation of teaching and learning; recording student experiences of employability; recording and disseminating good practice in employability; assessment of employability-related learning, learning literacies and employability.
Dr Jessica March
Humanities Training Officer, University of Oxford
Jessica.March@humanities.ox.ac.uk
Key words: narrative, postgraduate researchers
My role as the Training Officer for the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford is to support the professional development of postgraduate researchers and research staff within the humanities. I am interested in research or practice-based initiatives in all areas of researcher development. Career narratives and narration, and the potential of portfolio careers for researchers are currently areas of interest to me. Previously I worked on developing the website Beyond the PhD
Phil McCash
Lecturer in Career Studies, University of Warwick
Keywords: career education, careers education, employability, career studies, research, practice
I am interested in re-imagining career education in higher education and beyond and welcome contact with interested individuals. I am particularly involved in forging links between research, teaching and experience in career studies.
John McMenamin
Employability and IT Consultant, University of Westminster
J.Mcmenamin@westminster.ac.uk
Key words: interactive-development, flash
I'm primarily interested in the development of interactive content and resources to aid in the delivery of careers guidance and education via online methods. My contribution to Destinations® has been the development of 4 interactive exercises using Flash: Interactive CV; Interviews - On the Day - Quiz; Body Language Quiz; Interactive Interview; I am keen to develop further exercises and aim to share future creations with the Destinations® community.
Dr Sharon Milner
Employability Development Officer, University of Ulster
http://careers.ulster.ac.uk/staff/edort.html
Key words: employability, skills, PDP, research methodology, Edort
My primary area of interest revolves around employability and exploring how it is embedded within the curriculum and how this provision can be enhanced for both undergraduate students and postgraduate researchers. I have been responsible for developing the Edort curriculum enhancement tool. As a consequence I am very interested in the role that PDP can play in enhancing a students' employability from both a researchers and practitioners view.
Dr John Morton
Lecturer in English Literature and Employability Co-ordinator, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Greenwich
Key words: Literature, Careers, Employability, PDP, e-learning
I am Employability Co-Ordinator for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Greenwich. I am interested in the embedding of career studies and employability within subject-specific courses; the development of Humanities PDP; I am also interested in the relationship between e-learning and employability.
Kathleen Pope
FE and HE Career and Progression Adviser, Cornwall College
Key words: professional development module, foundation degree, adapting online learning resources
An IAG professional since 1995 I have worked in a range of settings with clients of all ages: pre-entry, FE and HE. My main area of interest is effective delivery of professional development (PD) to foundation degree students. Responsible for the implementation of the Destinations® website as a major resource for foundation degree students at Cornwall College, I have a working knowledge of Dreamweaver (web design software) and adaptation of Destinations® on-line resources. I have also undertaken research into students' perceptions of PD which has informed changes to a 20 credit PESD (Personal and Employability Skills Development) module. I will be co-delivering the module in September.
Joanna Price
Principal lecturer in American Studies, English Department, Liverpool John Moores University
Key words: working abroad, experiential and intercultural learning
My interests focus on the development of students' self-efficacy and associated employability skills through work experience, in particular through working abroad. Through a module on which students work in the United States, I am exploring the relationship between reflection on experiential learning and the acquisition of personal autonomy, intercultural awareness and cultural capital. I am also interested in exploring how different forms of assessment can be used to stimulate and evaluate the development of students' skills in this context.
Catherine Reynolds
Senior Career Development Adviser, University of Sussex,
Key words: postgraduates; researchers; staff development
I am responsible for the career and professional development support for researchers at Sussex University and liaise with colleagues across the university to co-ordinate our provision. I support my colleagues in the Careers and Employability Centre with professional development and train careers staff nationally as an Agcas trainer. Recently I have been working with the CCMS CETL to develop new projects and materials for careers education. I am happy to be contacted with new ideas!
Dr. Andrew Rothwell
Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, De Montfort University
Key words: Self-perceived employability, CPD, CIPD, volunteering
I am a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD (Advanced level). Currently, I am working with Raleigh International to enhance the developmental aspects of their international volunteering expeditions, and with Norfolk Constabulary leadership programmes. My current research interests are attitudes to CPD and perceptions of employability. I have published a number of books and articles including: Rothwell A., Jewell S., Hardie M., (2009), Self-perceived employability: investigating the responses of post graduate students, Journal of Vocational Behavior,75, 152-161; Herbert I., and Rothwell A., (2005) 'Managing Your Placement: A Skills Based Approach', textbook, for Palgrave Publications.
Samantha Smith
Job Title: Managing Director, Transition Tradition Limited
Key words: personal / professional effectiveness, creative careers
I am an experienced speaker who has delivered numerous workshops, lectures and training sessions to diverse audiences on subjects such as the creative industries, career opportunities for non-vocational graduates and the transition into self-employment. I work with institutions to develop innovative approaches to employability (including funding bids) and run two not-for-profit websites, which support graduates and researchers emerging from non-vocational subjects. I am also Programme Director, Leadership and Management FdA (Flybe) and Lead Tutor for the University of Exeter MBA programme.
David Stanbury
Director of Employability, The University of Essex
Key words: liberal / vocational, PDP, staff training, embedding employability
I'm interested in reconceptualising liberal / vocational education, working with (academic / careers) staff to reflect on the purposes of HE and to find ways that their professional identity and personal identity can enrich students and the wider world. I am interested in investigating approaches to career learning and PDP which address the learner holistically through narrative pedagogies, positive psychology and integrative learning as a means of enhancing the HE experience and promoting psycho-social development.
Mary Sweeney
Head of Careers, University of Limerick
Key words: leadership, inter-service cooperation, work placements, career management skills
Responsible for the overall development and management of the careers services for students and recent graduates at Limerick. I have extensive experience in managing undergraduate placement programmes and in developing careers education, advice and guidance in HE. I have collaborated with Reading CCMS in the customisation of the Destinations resource for the Irish HE community. I'm particularly interested in promoting the development of career management skills.
Christine Waddelove,
Senior Careers Adviser, University of Liverpool
Key words: Medical Students, Careers Management Skills, Evidence Based Research, Train the Trainers
Interested in different ways of engaging students in developing their career management skills particularly using on-line technology and have gained particular experience with medical students. I am keen on evidence -based research to enhance our role as practitioners and would be interested in collaboration in any mutually beneficial projects. Also interested in training the trainers by supporting those in institutions that may be asked to give careers advice such as supervisors, lecturers and personal tutors.
Associates at The University of Reading
Laura Brown,
Senior Quality Support Officer (International), and freelance web consultant and qualitative researcher
Key words: narrative, subjectivities, identity politics, multidisciplinary perspectives on careers/ HE
I formerly worked in the CCMS CETL on the Student Stories web project (www.studentstories.co.uk), a site showcasing student narratives to explore the diverse perspectives, motivations and outcomes experienced at university. I am interested in how narrative approaches can enrich and transform traditional thinking about careers, and previously assisted the qualitative analysis of a CCMS fellowship project looking at professional identities in the Early Years sector. I would very much like to continue to explore student subjectivities, focusing on graduates and their transitions into the world of work and/or postgraduate education.
Joy Collier
Teaching & Learning Enhancement Officer, Centre for the Development of Teaching and Learning (CDoTL)
Key words: student experience, student voice, transitions, narrative
I currently work in the CDoTL, supporting Schools in developing and implementing enhancement plans. Prior to this I was Assistant Director of CCMS where I project managed the creation of studentstories.co.uk, a unique audio-based website which captures the real student experience from application through to leaving university and entering employment. The website can be used for student personal development, as well as staff development. I am interested in transitions within HE and in the use of narrative to explore these and other aspects of the student experience.
Dr Maria Gee
Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Placement Officer (Henley Business School at the University of Reading
http://www.sunshineemployment.co.uk/
Key words: employability, employer engagement, curriculum development, career management skills
Area of interest: I am interested in engaging employers in the career management skills 'curriculum' through using real world learning scenarios. As a CCMS Fellow I designed a case-based learning approach to careers education and launched a website - Sunshine Employment -with nationally accessible supporting teaching and learning resources. I believe that engaging employers makes the curriculum more relevant to students and their future career planning.
Dr Sarah Jewell
Postdoctoral researcher, School of Economics, University of Reading
Key words: human capital, graduate degree and labour market outcomes
I undertook my PhD at the School of Economics at the University of Reading, which was funded by CCMS. The PhD, which was quantitative, focussed on degree and labour market outcomes of Reading undergraduate students, and also examined the effects of term time employment. My current research interests include: UK graduate labour market outcomes; HEI's and the creative economy; labour market supply and values; life satisfaction; and time use.
Dr. Zella King
Senior Lecturer and PhD Director, School of Management, University of Reading
key words: careers, interpersonal-networks, employability, recruitment agencies, human resource management
My research interests span occupational psychology, HRM, labour economics and social network research. In my research I aim to: understand employment outcomes, by looking at the effects of intermediaries (like recruitment consultancies) on labour market outcomes and studying the relationship between human capital investments and employment outcomes; advance knowledge about career self-management examining how career-enhancing networks are chosen and how they affect career outcomes; identify how interpersonal networks affect work attitudes, knowledge sharing, creativity and performance.
Tania Lyden
Careers Adviser and HE STEM Project Officer
Key words: career learning / career coaching / employability / technology / HEI careers strategy
As a Careers Adviser I am interested in how career learning and employability can be developed in undergraduates throughout their time at University and through a mix of interventions delivered by different significant people within the HEI/Careers 'system'. As an HE STEM Project Officer I focus on helping STEM students develop employability, and undertake research to improve the STEM labour market. Where I see these two areas come together is the development and use of innovative careers interventions. An example is the project I ran on CareerUnlocker and Gro (see www.careertools.org.uk) and my current project 'Skill Transformer' looking at helping STEM students communicate their skills.
Dr Maura O'Regan
Student Progression, Project Officer, Centre for the Development of Teaching and Learning
Key words: career development, career management, student experience, transition, identity development, narrative, qualitative research
I am currently interested in student transition into and out of higher education and the formation of career/graduate identity as a developmental process, having explored these issues as part of my PhD. I am particularly interested in how the current focus on employability can be managed by universities through personal development planning (PDP), career education/career management skills, the curriculum generally and other innovative initiatives.
Dr Geoff Taggart
Lecturer, Institute of Education
Keywords: profession, professionalism, ethics, teaching
My research focuses on the attitudes, values and dispositions required to work in 'caring professions' such as teaching, social work, nursing and early childhood education. I am interested in the role of HE in developing these qualities and the way in which university programmes include and construct a concept of 'ethics' for this purpose.
Helen Williams
Planning Support Project Officer, University of Reading
key words: employability, work experience, placements
Whilst now working in a planning and academic projects role at the University of Reading, my work continues to touch on graduate employability development and the ever increasing importance of institutional offerings in this area. I am particularly interested in skills development through real world and placement learning, both in and around the curriculum, and in how institutions are working with their alumni to widen work and learning experience opportunities for students.
Prof. Shirley Williams
National Teaching Fellow, Director of Post Graduate Research Studies
shirley.williams@reading.ac.uk
http://thisisme.reading.ac.uk/
Key words: technology, learning, digital identity, social networks
Shirley Williams is Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Reading and a National Teaching Fellow. She has worked extensively on projects related to technology and learning. She leads a group of researchers called OdinLab with interests in: digital identity, communities, ontologies, distributed systems, information and knowledge, intelligence, social networks, new and emerging technologies, particularly related to eLearning, competencies, employability and virtual worlds.