Dr Anne Chappell
Head of Department / Reader - Education

Summary

Anne Chappell is the Head of Department and Reader in the Department of Education and has been in the Department at Brunel University London since 2004. She teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate education programmes, including Initial Teacher Education. Prior to this she worked in several secondary schools in London and the South-East of England with roles including Head of Year and Head of Physical Education. She studied Education, Physical Education and Science at West Sussex Institute of Higher Education, before completing a Master’s in Education at the University of Southampton and a PhD at Brunel University of London. Anne is a Senior Fellow of Advance Higher Education (previously Higher Education Academy).

Anne's research interests are in auto/biography, education, policy, and the experiences of professionals, children and young people, including those from armed forces families. She has undertaken funded research with university students from widening participation backgrounds and commuting students and research with teachers at different career stages. She was Brunel's coordinator for the EU funded “Universities Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence: Training for Sustainable Student Services (USVSV)” project. 

Anne's recent and current research, with colleagues, focusses on the experiences of 'Grown Up Children' from armed forces families, including university students: (‘Grown Up’ Children from Armed Forces families: reflections on experiences of childhood and education and University Students from Military Families).

Anne is the co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Auto/Biography with Dr Julie Parsons, University of Plymouth, and she co-convenes the British Sociological Association's Auto/Biography Study Group: Auto/Biography Study Group (britsoc.co.uk) with Dr Carly Stewart, Bournemouth University.

Responsibility

Department Roles

• Head of Department (2021-present)
• Divisional Lead, Department of Education (2018-2021)
• Director of Teaching and Learning, Department of Education (2016-2018)

University Responsibilities and Committee Membership

• Senate (elected member 2024-present, 2018-2021, 2016-2017);
• Safeguarding and Support Working Group;
• Academic Practice and Professional Excellence Recognition Panel member;
• Changing the Culture Working Group member;
• Gender Mentoring Scheme mentor;
• Promotions Working Group member;
• Qualitative Research Methods PGR Workshop Series convener;
• Safeguarding Officer.