Karen Gresty

Professor
Science and Engineering
Plymouth University
United Kingdom

Professor Biochemistry
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 Intrest

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.

List of Publications
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 .
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.

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