Dr Jane Davies

Assistant Professor

School: Communities and Education

I have worked in higher education for over twenty years and before that, enjoyed a twelve year career working as a teacher. I have worked within senior management teams in schools, worked overseas for the British Council and before relocating to the northeast, worked at the Institute of Education (now UCL) in London as a researcher.

I have experience of Programme leadership, am one of the Departmental Post-Graduate Research Leads, and contribute to a range of taught Programmes, mainly as part of our intitial teacher education portfolio of routes.

Campus Address

D001 Coach Lane Campus West
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7XA

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

I am interested in research relating to social justice with a particular focus on anti-racist pedagogies, the needs of EAL learners, and inclusion. I am also involved in research relating to effective pedagogical practice in higher education, with a focus on the use of simulation-based learning in education.
I am interested in research which aims to tackle societal disdvantages and to address inequality. I have experience of supervising projects utilising a range of research approaches, predominantly qualitative or mixed methods.

Key Publications

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Constructing Reality: Comparing Simulation Modalities in Initial Teacher Education, Fossey, R., Counihan, C., Nichol, D., Luke, C., Cole, M., Meller, S., Davies, J., Barker, L., Anderson, A., Hudson, K., Gray, W., Mulholland, K. 3 Jun 2026, In: Education Sciences
The use of simulation-based learning approaches in initial teacher education and teachers’ professional development – exploring the potential for learning and practice., Davies, J., Meller, S., Luke, C., Anderson, A., Nichol, D., Mulholland, K., Gray, W., Counihan, C. 26 Jun 2025, BERA Global Perspectives in Teacher Education
What does transformation in Higher Education research culture look like? Evidence from action research within a diverse post-1992 department, Mulholland, K., Robson, I., Nichol, D., Counihan, C., Gray, W., Luke, C., Meller, S., Anderson, A., Heslop, K., Davies, J., Graham, P., Johnson, S., Hwang, S., Chan, W., Johnson, E., Hudson, K., Haighton, C., Littlefair, D., Defeyter, M., Kellehear, A., Atkinson, J., Johnson, M. 26 Nov 2025, In: Routledge Open Research
Developing online teaching and learning: The potential benefits of ‘listening’ to student voices for staff professional development and authentic student engagement, Taylor, S., Mulholland, K., Nichol, D., Anderson, A., Davies, J. 1 Jan 2023
“How was it for you?” The impacts of student-staff partnerships in developing online teaching and learning, Nichol, D., Mulholland, K., Anderson, A., Taylor, S., Davies, J. 21 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
Staff perceptions on implementing interprofessional education for undergraduate students in health, social work and education, Harper, L., Luke, C., Mulholland, K., Callum, J., Nichol, D., Herridge, D., Gray, W., Anderson, A., McGill, F., Davies, J. 28 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching
Opening the “Can of Worms”: Preparing Teachers to Address Issues Relating to “Race”, Davies, J. 6 Jan 2021, In: Frontiers in Education
Teaching and learning online: engaging with the student voice, Mulholland, K., Davies, J., Taylor, S., Nichol, D., Anderson, A. 7 May 2021, TEAN Annual Conference 2021

Professional Activity

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Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: The use of simulation-based approaches for teacher education 2024

PGR Supervision

Zuzanna Zajaczkowska Explore teachers' understanding of their professional identity and whether it influences classroom practice with children with English as an additional language. Start Date: 01/10/2023

Qualifications