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Professor Nathalia Gjersoe PhD Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience - Student Voice)

Professor Nathalia Gjersoe oversees strategies for Student Voice across the Âé¶¹´«Ã½.

Role

Professor Nathalia Gjersoe was appointed Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Experience - Student Voice) for the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ in April 2023.

Nathalia is Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology. Her research interests focus on cognitive bias, science education and wellbeing.

Research

Nathalia's research interests include:

  • Student wellbeing in Higher Education
  • Science communication and its impact
  • Sustainability in Education
  • Child-Robot interaction

This person is available to supervise research degree projects

Publications

Career

Nathalia has examined the developmental roots of cognitive biases for several years, with a particular interest in cross-cultural comparisons.

She has worked extensively with charities, schools, newspapers, TV companies and museums to create age-appropriate interventions for better science education.

She held positions at Bristol University and the Open University before joining the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ in 2016.

Education

Nathalia gained an MA Psychology & Business Studies from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD from Bristol University, examining developmental change in visual metacognition.