Dr. Gill Waters,

Associate Professor

Biography

Research profile:I am a Chartered Psychologist and my main area of research is young children’s metacognition (how they think about what they know). I am also interested how young children develop an understanding of the emotional and social world around them; children and adolescent's mental imagery and how it impacts on their education and mental health; adolescent's emotional development; adoption and post-adoption support; parenting.I am always keen to expand my areas of expertise via collaboration with other disciplines and with industry. I always welcome applications from prospective PhD students in the field of developmental psychology, adoption, or parenting.Career:I worked in a variety of jobs before I began my BSc in Psychology as a part-time mature student with The Open University in 1999. I then became a full time doctoral student at the University of Birmingham in 2005. I worked as a lecturer at the University of Leeds and then joined the Department of Psychology at the University of Bradford in 2009. Membership:I am a member of the Experimental Psychology Society, the British Psychological Society, and the Centre for Applied Educational Research (CAER) at the Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research. Teaching and Administration:I am currently the PG Director of Studies for the School of Social Sciences. Previously, I have led the MSc Psychology programme and have been the Admissions tutor for Psychology. I have also led a variety of modules including research methods, cognitive psychology, child development, and education. I currently run the master's dissertation modules. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.External Organisations:I am keen to work with external parties who are interested in the areas of child development or adoption or parenting. I am also available for consultancy work in areas of my expertise. Please contact me to discuss.