Faculty:Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
School:Humanities and Social Sciences
Location: Chelmsford, Cambridge
Areas of Expertise: Public service , Policing
Emma's research interests lie in learning and teaching issues and gender, and she has worked on a wide range of projects looking at topics such as barriers to learning, violence and mental health. Her current research is about the role of HE in the professionalisation of police.
Emma is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Learning and Teaching Research Fellow. Her publications and conference presentations include work on the internationalisation of the curriculum, dissonance in postgraduate students and overcoming barriers to learning.
Brett, E., 2014. Tracking Routes into Public Service. Networks (published by Anglia Ruskin University), 17 January 2014.
Creighton, E., Freckelton, L., Wisker, G. and Wicks, K., 2003. Internationalisation of the Curriculum and Employability. World Views, UKCOSA, 2003, 11.
Wisker, G., Robinson, G., Trafford, V., Creighton, E. and Warnes, M., 2003. Recognising and Overcoming Dissonance in Postgraduate Student Research. Studies in Higher Education, 28(1).
Wisker, G., Robinson, G., Trafford, V., Creighton, E. and Warnes, M., 2003. From supervisory dialogues to successful PhDs: strategies supporting and enabling the learning conversations of staff and students at postgraduate level. Teaching in Higher Education, 8(3), pp.383-397.