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Biography
I am an Associate Professor in Psychology and Senior Fellow of Advance HE. I hold a PhD in Health Psychology, an MSc in Occupational Psychology, and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, from the 海角黑料. Alongside my Psychology academic role, I am the Digital Learning Director for the Faculty of Science.
Teaching Summary
I teach on the following modules in Psychology:
- Undegraduate Research Project (PSGY3008): Module convenor.
- Social Psychology (PSGY1007): Module convenor.
- Research Methods and Analysis modules (PSGY4025; PSGY2033; PSGY2032).
Research Summary
My research interests lie in the areas of Digital Education and Health Psychology.
In the area of digital education, my interests focus on:
- Inclusive, digitally-enhanced curriculum design supporting student engagement and belonging.
- Staff-student partnership and co-creation.
- Embedding digital capabilities, and other professional competencies, in the curriculum.
- Active learning and blended learning approaches.
In the area of health psychology, my interests focus on illness perceptions, health communications and how they affect health-related decisions and behaviour.
Current projects
Designing inclusive and engaging blended learning experiences. I am the university lead for the Jisc pilot programme, 'Beyond blended: approaches to blended learning in Higher Education'. Key outcomes of this work include the development of an evidence-informed institutional framework for blended learning, supporting strategic conversations and curriculum design across disciplines, teaching practices, and modes of course delivery, including face-to-face, distance learning, and hybrid teaching.
Inclusive Student Experience and Belonging, Faculty of Science in partnership with Advance HE. Lead for Workstream 5: Developing inclusive teaching and learning practices, and broader learning opportunities, in the curriculum; inclusive assessment design in the age of Generative AI.
Selected Publications
STEPHANIE MCDONALD, GARY SAUNDERS, ALICE ELEY, KATE LISTER, ALEX TANSELL, KATHARINE REID, JULIETTE MORGAN and LYNETTE CARVER, 2025. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 5(1), 1-25
STEPHANIE MCDONALD and LEE PARKIN, 2025. Psychology Teaching Review. 31(1), 33-48
STEPHANIE MCDONALD, ANDREW REID and CHRISTOPHER MADAN, 2024. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 3(2),
STEPHANIE MCDONALD, BETHANY HUNTINGTON and HARRIET ALLEN, 2024. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 3(2), 56-78