Esther Fay McMahon

Dr Esther Fay McMahon

Lecturer in Education Studies
School of Human and Social Sciences
Esther.McMahon@uwl.ac.uk

Esther McMahon is an interdisciplinary academic trained in Arts & Humanities (Goldsmiths, University of London) and Social Sciences (UCL). She is a specialist in Educational Psychology, with a doctorate in Education from the University of Bath. Her background in developing special educational needs best practice for Children’s Services has informed her interest in applied research and participatory methods. Her areas of academic expertise are focused on the social brain, classroom talk, inclusive education and cross-cultural ethics. She is a Research Associate at the Centre for Innovation in Childhood & Youth (CIRCY) at the University of Sussex and member of the British Association for International & Comparative Education (BAICE). 

  • Qualifications

    • BA (Goldsmiths University of London) 
    • MSc (Institute of Education, UCL) 
    • PhD (University of Bath) 

  • Memberships

    Member of the British Association for International & Comparative Education (BAICE).

Teaching

Courses taught:

  • BA (Hons) Early Years Education with Foundation Year 
  • BA (Hons) Education Studies with Foundation Year 
  • Understanding Education in the UK  
  • BA (Hons) Early Years Education 
  • BA (Hons) Education Studies 
  • Special Educational Needs in Early Years  

Research

  • Research and publications

    Refereed articles in Academic Journals:  

    McMahon, E., and Milligan, L., O., 2021 A framework for ethical research in international and comparative education, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 

    Exhibitions: 

    The International Association of Synaesthetes, Artists, and Scientists, (IASAS) on Synaesthesia: Cross Sensory Aspects of Cognition across Science and Art (Moscow, 2019). 

    Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth, The University of Sussex: Picturing Kindness (UK, 2018). 

    Applied Research: 

    City and Guilds Group: Sense and Instability Report (UK, 2019)  

    AMOSSHE, The Student Services Organisation and Unite Students Resilience toolkit (UK, 2017) 

  • Conferences

    Research Ethics in International & Comparative Education, 29th April 2019, The School of Education and Social Work, the University of Sussex, UK 

    Executive Function Skills Predicts School Readiness in Young Children with Autism, 20th May 2013, NSAR, International Society for Autism Research, Missouri, US

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