Dr Paula Nottingham

Many of the topics I explore as a practitioner scholar are directlyrelated to my practical interests. These activities extend to invited guestspeaker sessions and panels as well as conferences. As an educationalpractitioner who was trained as a fine artist, I became interested inqualitative constructivist methodologies that consider intuitive multi-disciplinary,interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to gathering and sharingknowledge about education and professional learning.  My professional interests as aleader/teacher/scholar/researcher/consultant include higher education, degreeapprenticeships, doctoral studies, professional practice/work-based learning,creative and innovative higher education, lifelong learning, facilitation,mentoring and coaching, and organisational studies.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3471-8446

Recent projects include a collaborative project with  Consalia and the Open University: ‘Mobilising provider insights for degreeapprenticeships: comparing theoretical models to deliver effective integrationfor on and off the job learning’ as a part of the Apprenticeship WorkforceDevelopment programme,  EducationTraining Foundation.

 https://www.et-foundation.co.uk/professional-development/apprenticeships/

I review for various journals including Higher Education  Skills and Work based Learning, Innovations In Education And TeachingInternational, Higher Education Research & Development, and TheJournal of Work-Applied Management.

I currently supervise MPhil/PhD candidates in Education andam the post-graduate research lead (HSCE Faculty) for the HSCE/S&T  professional doctorate framework at Middlesex University. Cross-sector, I workas a higher education consultant and examiner, specialising in practice-basedhigher education with an interest in the creative and cultural industries andlifelong professional education that focuses on transdisciplinary workplaceroles within business organisations and communities of practice.

I am an external examiner for University of Norwich Schoolof Art and University of Wales Trinity Saint David. In the past I have had thisrole for Birkbeck University of London, University of Ulster, Pearson, LeicesterCollege (De Montfort University) and have been invited to expertise relatedvalidation panels internal to Middlesex University and at other highereducation institutions.

Throughout my career I have taken great pride in the numberof students, candidates, and peers that I have helped achieve their educationalaims. I am involved now with post-graduate and doctoral level research trainingand CPD and co-deliver the PGR training for the HSCE/S&T DProf programmewith our core teaching team.

https://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/mastersdoctor-of-professional-studies-mprofdprof/

In the past at Middlesex, I have led a number of programmessuch as the MA in Higher Education, the BSc (Hons) Professional Practicein Business to Business Sales Degree Apprenticeship (with Consalia Ltd.partnership), and the BA Professional Practice in Arts. Before moving toMiddlesex in 2009, I worked at Birkbeck College University of London, theSurrey Institute for Art and Design, London South Bank University, Universityof Southampton, La Sainte Union, Virginia Commonwealth University, andLouisiana State University as a GTA.

I now supervise candidates with topics that include workingtitles such as:

Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland: A study of the trainingprovider’s role in the tripartite relationship with employers and learners

Developing post graduate social work qualifying programmes:A new direction

A Narrative Study of the Learning Experiences of First andSecond-generation Romanian Children and Young People and their SocioculturalIntegration as a Community within the London Area, United Kingdom

Illustration as Visual-Archives: Investigating TheIllustration Development in Hong Kong By Using the Concept of Illustration asVisual-Archives

My successful examinations have included internal andexternal candidates.

External doctoral examinations:

Wu, Adrian (2024) Doctor of Education (EdD) School ofEducation College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow

Richter, Uwe (2022) Understanding (professional) learning inonline and distance work-based university degree courses: an exploratory studyand Reflective Course Statement (Part of thesis submission), EdD, Institute ofEducation UCL.

Gosling, Joanne (2020) The Acquisition of Skills andExpertise for Higher Education – Work Based Learning, PhD, School of EducationUniversity of Greenwich.

Booth, Joanna (2019) Work-based learning & professionalidentity, EdD, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.

Scott, Deborah (2019) The impact of work based learning: acreative exploration of learners’ experience, EdD, PhD, University of Chester.

Internal MDX doctoral examinations:

Meehan, Anthony J. (2024) An exploration of parents’perception of Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) in the development of parent voiceand authentic, productive and lasting partnerships, DProf, MiddlesexUniversity.

Buckland, Keith (2022) Practice as the Site of Learning: ACase Study of Higher Education in an Aviation Degree, DProf, MiddlesexUniversity.

Leung, Wai On (2020) Designing a business model for SMEsglobal expansion: the case of WET in Hong Kong, DProf thesis, MiddlesexUniversity.

Simos, Joanna Patricia (2020) Developing a conceptuallearning enhancement framework for study abroad programmes: the role of actionresearch in the participation of students, DProf thesis, Middlesex University.

Kreikamp, Ralf (2018) The benefits of applying culturalintelligence concepts to customer satisfaction and team performance. DProf,Middlesex University.

Ker, Glenys R. (2017) Degrees by Independent Learning: acase study of practice at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand. DProf,Middlesex University.

Zhekov, Monica A. (2017) Designing an English-Romanianglossary of English Criminal Law for interpreters and legal professionals usingelectronic corpora. DProf, Middlesex University.

Avgousti, Nicoleta (2016) Contemporary Cypriot video art: aninvestigation of artistic practice and its educational implications for thevisual arts curriculum. DProf, Middlesex University.

Hampton, Paul (2016) Influencing the undergraduate builtenvironment curricula through stakeholder understandings of built environmentemployability skills, DProf thesis, Middlesex University.

Completions as Director of Studies (Supervisor)

Wilson, Dilys (2025) Holding the baby - the contribution ofEarly Years Teachers to leading practice with babies. DProf, MiddlesexUniversity.

Ryan, Angela (2024) The duality of employee perspectives andorganisational requirements: a diagnostic framework for the international HRleader, DProf, Middlesex University.

Papantoniou, Margarita (2023) Cyber fraud: investigatingsubstantive, procedural and evidentiary legal issues in Cyprus, DProf,Middlesex University.

El Mahdy, Najat (2022) Exploring Human Resource ManagementPractise through the Qatar HR Forum; framing the influence of 'Tharaba' cultureand the development of Qatar-Centric competencies for HR Professionalspractising in Qatar, DProf, Middlesex University.

Sienko Kathy (2021) Exploring the Use of Coaching for theDevelopment of Saudi Arabian Healthcare Managers Through the Perspectives ofCoaches, Coachees and Coaching Sponsors, DProf, Middlesex University.

Eracleous Panayiotis (2022) Introducing a new framework forimproving competitive programming education for the Cyprus Olympiad inInformatics, DProf, Middlesex University.

Konstantinos Pitychoutis (2020) Designing a TeacherOrientation Course for English as a Foreign Language Faculty at Saudi ArabianUniversities: the case of a private university in Riyadh, Doctor ofProfessional Studies in Applied Linguistics, DProf, Middlesex University.

MProfcompletions  

PericleousKesta, Eleni (2020) How does identity influence creative photography, MProf,Middlesex University.

Mogensen, Tino(2020) A critical reflection of the collaborative grey space within a Danishmunicipal project setting, MProf, MiddlesexUniversity.