Dr Rebecca Georgis
Lecturer in Educational Psychology
R.Georgis@exeter.ac.uk
North Cloisters NC117
North Cloisters, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
Overview
Rebecca is a lecturer in Psychology in Education within the Graduate School of Education
Rebecca’s research is interdisciplinary and draws on a range of methods and methodologies to address issues of cultural diversity and inclusion in education, health, and early childhood settings.
Qualifications
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PhD Psychological Studies in Education, University of Alberta
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MSc Psychology, Illinois State University (Fulbright Fellowship)
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BSc Psychology, University of Cyprus
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Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, Bath Spa University
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Graduate Certificate in Community-based Research and Evaluation, University of Alberta
Career
Current: Lecturer in Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter
2018-2022: Lecturer (2018-20) and Senior Lecturer (2020-22), School of Education, Bath Spa University
2017: Postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), University of Edinburgh
2016-2017: Programme Developer and Evaluator, Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative
2014-2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, Community-University Partnership (CUP) for the Study of Children, Youth and Families, University of Alberta
2014 & 2017: Sessional Instructor, University of Alberta
2012-2014: Project Manager, Early Childhood Measurement and Evaluation, CUP, University of Alberta
2008-2011: Research Assistant, University of Alberta (Departments of Educational Psychology, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, and CUP)
Research group links
Research
Research interests
Rebecca's research interests are related to the development and education of minority children and youth; immigrant and refugee integration/acculturation; and community-based research and evaluation. Prior to coming to the UK, Rebecca worked on a range of community-based participaroty research projects in Canada, as a research assistant, project manager and principal investigator. These projects involved working in partnership with Indigenous, immigrant and refugee communities, charities and other stakeholders to address issues of social (in)justice and social integration brought forth by communities themselves.
As a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alberta, Rebecca led the Multicultural Early Childhood Assessment and Learning (MECAL) project, funded by various bodies including a knowledge mobilization grant by Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The project was conducted in partnership with diverse communities, an immigrant serving agency, a school board, government stakeholders, and academics of diverse disciplines (education, psychology, linguistics). The goals of the project were to (a) synthesize knowledge on the developmental outcomes of immigrant and refugee young children who are English Language Learners and (b) co-create professional development resources for intercultural practice in early childhood settings. An output of this collaboration was the RAISED between cultures video and guidebook to facilitate intercultural practice with early childhood practitioners working with diverse children and families.
Research projects
Psychosocial Adaptation and Integration of Syrian Refugee Communities Using Community Learning for Empowerment Groups
Principal Investigator: S. Yohani, Co-Investigators: A. Kirova; R. Gokiert, R., Georgis University of Alberta
Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Insight Grant ($239,817), 2018 - 2022
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Cultural brokering with Syrian Refugee families with young children: An exploration of challenges and best practices in psychosocial adaptation.
Principal Investigator: Dr. R. Gokiert, Co-Investigators: Drs. S. Yohani, A. Kirova, and R. Georgis, University of Alberta
Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC): Targeted Research Grant ($24,991), 2016 -2018
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Meaningful Knowledge Mobilization for Bridging the Research-Practice Gap in Immigrant and Refugee Early Childhood Assessment and Learning.
Funded by SSHRC Connection Grant ($49,992), 2016 - 2017
Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
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Cultural Validity in Early Childhood Measurement.
Principal Investigator: R.Gokiert, Co-Investigators: A. Kirova and R. Georgis
Funded by Killam Cornerstone Grants, University of Alberta, (CA$30,214.31), 2015 -2016
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Multicultural Early Childhood Assessment and Learning.
Principal Investigator: R.Gokiert, Co-Investigators: A. Kirova and R. Georgis
Funded by Faculty of Extension Research Grant, University of Alberta, (CA$9,963.77), 2015 -2016
Publications
Journal articles
Chapters
Conferences
Teaching
Rebecca enjoys teaching a range of psychology and education subjects as well as research methods. Prior to joining the University of Exeter, she taught on program evaluation, qualitative research, and participatory research modules.Rebecca currently teaches on the MSc Psychology (Conversion) Programme, shared by the Schools of Education and Psychology.
Rebecca also supervises PhD students. Please contact her if you have similar interets.
Modules
2023/24
Office Hours:
My office hours vary at the moment - please contact me to find out when upcoming times are.