Dr Sara Marsham

Biography

Roles and Responsibilities within the University Member of University Academic Appeals Panel (July 2016 - date) Member of University TEF Steering Group Plus (June 2016 - date) Member of University Out of Hours Task and Finish Group (April 2016 - March 2017) Chair of INTO Board of Studies (English) (February 2016 - date) Member of University Teaching and Learning Space Focus Group and Sub-Committee (July 2015 - date) Member of CASAP PEC Committee (July 2015 - date) Member of the University Student Experience Sub-Committee (January 2014 - date) UKPSF Professional Standards Advisor (April 2014 - date) Organiser of Newcastle Educators (previously Teaching and Scholarship Forum) (November 2011 - date) Roles and Responsibilities within the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) for SAgE Faculty (July 2015 - date) Chair of the SAgE Faculty Learning Spaces Working Group (January 2017 - date) Member of Science and Engineering Excellence Learning and Teaching Working Group (June 2015 - date) Member of School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering PEC Committee (June 2015 - September 2015) Member of SAgE Faculty Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee (July 2014 - date) Roles and Responsibilities within the School of Marine Science and Technology Director of Excellence in Learning and Teaching for the School of Marine Science and Technology (July 2014 - September 2015) Chair of School Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee (March 2013 - September 2015) Chair of School Board of Studies (July 2014 - September 2015) Member of School Executive Board (July 2014 - September 2015) Marine Science Stage 3 Co-ordinator (September 2013 - date) Marine Science Peer Mentoring Co-ordinator (September 2012 - December 2015) Departmental Academic Library Representative (January 2010 - date) Great North Museum Academic, Teaching and Research Committee (November 2009 - July 2015) Qualifications BSc (Hons) Coastal Marine Biology, University of Hull PhD Algal Ecology, University of Hull Previous Positions Lecturer at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Sciences, University of Hull (2006 - 2007) Lecturer at Bishop Burton HE College (2006 - 2007) Project Assistant for the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Hull (2005 - 2007)

Research Interest

Pedagogy: Engaging students with assessment and feedback Understanding how students engage with academic reading Links between teaching and research in HE Marine Science: Algal functional groups Plant-animal interactions Algal photosynthetic recovery Intertidal community dynamics Use of intertidal organisms as biomonitors Esteem Indicators External Advisor and Subject Specialist for Blackpool and The Fylde College Marine Biology programme Awarded a poster prize for research on undergraduate students perceptions of reading at the Newcastle University Learning and Teaching Conference (July 2017)