Category: PEDAL PhD Alumni

Sydney Conroy
29 June 2022
Sydney's doctoral research examined play therapists' experiences and perceptions of children's wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, collective trauma, and child-centred play therapy.

Sabilah Eboo Alwani
27 July 2022
Sabilah's multi-method research focused on parent support for early learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chika Ezeugwu
29 June 2022
Chika's scientific interests focused on integrating neuroscience, cognition, child development, and education to improve educational practice and the experience of children from a low-income context.

Dina Fajardo-Tovar
13 October 2022
Dina's research explored Mexican teachers' perspectives on using playful learning in their practice, particularly in urban and rural preschools.

Morgan Healy
1 July 2022
Morgan's research explored how play-based parent interventions and home visiting programs could promote a range of child outcomes including executive function and self-regulation.

Natalie Kirby
1 July 2022
Tilly's doctoral work explored how early intervention can support the parent-child relationship and child social emotional development by promoting positive interactions, including through book sharing and play.

Krishna Kulkarni
1 July 2022
Krishna's research examined parent-child playfulness, and its importance in child outcomes.

Stephanie Nowack
1 July 2022
Stephanie explored a South African Pedagogy for Play for autistic learners, focusing on exploration, enjoyment and empowerment.

Domnick Okullo
1 July 2022
Domnick's doctoral research focused on teachers’ and parents’ perceptions of the use of play-based learning in Kenya.

Paulina Pérez-Duarte Mendiola
1 July 2022
Paulina's doctoral research aimed to capture children’s perspectives regarding their ‘interactions with Health Play Professionals’.