Karen Gresty
Professor
Science and Engineering
Plymouth University
United Kingdom
Biography
Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2013). HEA National Teaching Fellow (2009). Associate Professor (Biological Sciences) 2006 -present. Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2007-2013. TLHE & SEDA qualifications 1998. Lecturer in Biological Sciences (Plymouth) 1996-2006. Associate Lecturer in Biological Sciences (University of Plymouth) 1995-1996. Part-time Biological Sciences demonstrator (University of Plymouth) 1993-1994. Research Fellow (Parasitology) in Zoology Department at The Natural History Museum, London, 1991-1993. Ph.D. Marine Parasitology (University of Exeter) 1991. B.Sc (Hons) Marine Biology (University of Liverpool) 1987.
Research Interest
My current research interests are centred on risk in research-informed teaching (RiT), and also the role of undergraduate e-journals to support RiT. I also have an interest in the public communication and engagement with science.
Publications
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Walkington, H., Edwards-Jones, A. & Gresty, K. (2013) Embedding Student Research Publication Opportunities: Strategies for Widening Engagement with Undergraduate Research Journals. CUR Quarterly 34 (1), p24-30 .
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Stander, J., Dalla Valle, L., Gresty, K., Eales, J. & Yinghui W. (submitted) Simple Graphical Tools for Visualising and Benefiting from Student Assessment Performance Data. British Journal of Educational Technology. Gresty, K., Heffernan, T., Pan. W. & Edwards-Jones, A. (2015). Minimising Risks in Research-informed Teaching. Higher Education Review, 48 (1), p40-67. ISSN 0018-1609.
