Dr Moira Peelo

National Teaching Fellow 2004 Institution at the time of award: Lancaster University. Moira was Co-ordinator of the Student Learning Development Centre, Lancaster University. Her NTFS award resulted in the book Understanding Supervision and the PhD (2011, Continuum Press/Bloomsbury). Her later education work focused on training and development for doctoral supervisors and writing in higher education, especially for doctoral students and staff writing for publication. As a researcher, Moira's focus has always been on power and marginality, leading to work as a criminologist as well as research in education and health. Publications include: Peelo, M. & Soothill, K. (2012) Crime victims and media in J. Albaneses The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Wiley-Blackwell: Hoboken. Peelo, M. & Soothill, K. (2011) Content analysis or analysis of content: Mixed Methods in Media Research in: D.Gadd et als (eds) Sage Handbook of Criminological Research Methods. Sage: London. Peelo, M. and Francis, B. (2009), Tackling mixed messages: embedding advanced numeracy in graduate identities. MSOR Connections Vol 9 No 4 November. Luxon, T. & Peelo, M. (2009), Academic sojourners, teaching and internationalisation: the experience of non-UK staff in a British University . Teaching in Higher Education Vol. 14, No. 6, 649-659. Luxon, T. & Peelo, M. (2009), Internationalisation: its implications for curriculum design and course development in UK higher education . Journal of Innovations in Education and Teaching International. Fritz, C., Peelo, M., Folkard, A. & Ramirez-Martinell, A. (2007), Quantitative Skills in the social sciences: identifying & addressing the challenges. CETL-MSOR Conference Proceedings 2007. Birmingham: The Maths, Stats & OR Network, pp.34-40. Peelo, M & Luxon, T (2007), Designing embedded courses to support international students cultural and academic adjustment in the UK , Journal of Further and Higher Education, 31(1): 65-76. Moira has degrees from Newcastle, Edinburgh and Lancaster Universities and her books include Questioning Crime and Criminology (Peelo, M. & Soothill, K., 2005, eds); Making Sense of Criminology (Soothill, K., Peelo, M. & Taylor, C., 2002); Failing Students in Higher Education (Peelo, M. & Wareham, T. eds., 2002); Concepts of Care: developments in health and social welfare (Hugman, R., Peelo, M. & Soothill,K. eds.,1997); and Helping Students With Study Problems (Peelo, M.,1994).