Head of Programme - Professional Diploma in Architecture

Senior Lecturer

Admissions Tutor

Background

Alison worked as Senior Housing Officer for the London Borough of Newham for five years before joining Rivington Street Studio as an Architectural Assistant. Alison then joined Kent School of Architecture as a tutor and became Senior Lecturer on the MSc Architecture course at the University of East London in 2003.

Qualifications

2007- current PhD candidate, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

2006 Understanding Research Process and Context MRes module, University of East London

2005 PG Certificate Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of East London

2000 Diploma in Architecture (RIBA Part ll exemption), University of East London

1997 BSc (Hons)Architecture (RIBA Part l exemption), University of East London

Teaching Activities

Programme Leader, Professional Diploma in Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies (Part 11)
Lecturer, design tutor and support studies tutor. Thesis supervisor.

Research Interests

Design challenges and behavioural change; learning through the built environment

Transformative Learning; teaching strategies for transformation

Daylighting; design and testing for reduced energy consumption

Publications

'Challenging practices through changing values; encouraging students to reflect on their learning'

University of East London Learning and Teaching conference (July 2010)

'Valuing reflection in learning; uncovering a relationship between transformative learning and student choice'

Society for Research in to Higher Education Conference, Newport, Wales (December 2010)

'Construction in crisis; environmental responsibility and an industry ready for change'

9th Transformational Learning Conference, Athens, Greece (May 2011)

'Typologies of Transformation; learning and environmental responsibility in the UK construction industry'

Human Behaviour and Climate Change Conference, Cardiff University (September 2011)

'Transforming futures: re-linking research and tecahing for positive environmental change'

Society for Research in to Higher Education Annual Conference, Newport (December 2011)