School of Psychology

After graduating from my undergraduate degree in psychology I gained experience working as an assistant psychologist in the NHS before becoming a research assistant at Staffordshire University. These experiences made me realise how much I wanted to pursue a career in academia! So while still working as a research assistant I started studying part-time for my PhD.  My PhD is supervised by Dr. Richard Jolley at Staffordshire University and focuses on the development of children’s drawing skills and the effect of different teaching methods on these.  I will be completing my PhD this year.

I joined Keele University as a Teaching Fellow in 2011. Prior to this I had gained considerable teaching experience as a part-time lecturer at Staffordshire University and also the Open University.  I taught on a wide range of undergraduate modules and also MSc courses in research methods and child development. 

My expertise is in child psychology, particularly the area of children’s drawings. I am also very interested in children’s experiences at school and educational psychology.  I regularly attend conferences in this area and am a member of the Developmental Section of The British Psychological Society.

Research Projects that I have recently been involved with:

• Undergraduate psychology students' perception of and engagement with feedback (2011-collaborating with Dr Lubna Ahmed and Dr Nadia Ali)
• The effect of television on young children’s behaviour (2011- working with Dr Alexander Lamont and Dr Nicholas Reyland)
• Evaluation of walking bus scheme (2011, funded by Staffordshire County Council)

Selected Publications:

Rose, S.E., Jolley, R.P., & Charman, A. (2012).  An investigation of the expressive and representational drawing development in National Curriculum, Steiner and Montessori schools.  Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, 6, 1, 85-93.

Rose, S. E. & Taplin J. T. (2010). An investigation of the expressive and representational drawing development in National Curriculum, Steiner and Montessori schools.  Kindling: The Journal for Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Care and Education, 18, 12-14.

Burkitt, E., Jolley, R. & Rose, S. E. (2010). Art educational issues in the attitudes and practices that shape children’s drawing experience at home and at school. International Journal of Design and Art Education. 29, 3, 257-270.

Jolley, R. P. & Rose, S. E. (2008). The Relationship between Production and Comprehension of Representational Drawing. In Millbraith C. & Trautner, H. M. (Eds). Children's Understanding and Production of Pictures, Drawings and Art: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches. Hogrefe & Huber Publisher

Year 1:

PSY-10015: Research Methods 1

PSY-10016: Research Methods 2

PSY-10017: Biological and Cognitive psychology

PSY-10018: Individuals in Society 1

PSY-10019: Applied Psychology (module leader)

Year 2:

PSY-20013: Developmental and Social Psychology

PSY-20013: Survey and Qualitative Research Methods

PSY20018: Cognitive and Biological Research Methods in Psychology

All Years:

I am responsible for organising a programme of study skills workshops to meet the needs of Psychology students at Keele. I will also deliver some of these workshops.