Category: PEDAL Staff
Jenny Gibson
29 June 2022
Jenny is Professor of Neurodiversity and Developmental Psychology at the Faculty of Education, and co-director of PEDAL.
Paul Ramchandani
29 June 2022
Paul is LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning, and the Director of the PEDAL Centre.
Christine O’Farrelly
29 June 2022
Christine is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Research Professor at PEDAL supporting children, families, and communities in the earliest years of children's life.
Julia Birchenough
3 April 2023
Julia is a Research Associate, currently working with Prof Sara Baker as part of the Play in Schools team.
Ellie Braithwaite
10 December 2025
Ellie is a PEDAL Research Associate working on the Playtime with Books project.
Nicole Louise Creasey
22 October 2024
Nicole is a Research Associate working on identifying common elements of parenting interventions as part of the Golden Threads project.
Emily Goodacre
1 July 2022
Emily is a Research Associate researching children's play with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) toys in the early years.
Tom King
23 July 2025
Tom is a Research Associate focusing on identifying the common elements of attachment- and psychodynamic-based parenting intervention for 0-5 year olds.