Dr Katy Burgess, BSc (Hons), PhD, SFHEA, CPsychol.
Founder, T-FΨN
Katy Burgess is a cognitive psychologist interested in how we learn and remember information. Katy completed her undergraduate psychology degree in Durham University, before moving to Cardiff University to complete a PhD in associative learning and reasoning. Katy spent two years in clinical settings using learning principles to help rehabilitate patients with brain injury, then returned to academia in teaching-focused roles in 2015.
Katy noticed that teaching-focused positions vary in their scope across institutions, and that there was limited support for career development and networking compared to those on traditional teaching and research pathways. To help support colleagues nationally and internationally, Katy decided to initiate a network of teaching-focused psychologists (and those in related disciplines) to consider how the study of human behaviour can improve student experience and learning in Higher Education. Katy is particularly passionate about applying our knowledge from cognitive literature to ensure students receive the optimal learning environment, and to empower students to use these strategies to continue learning in their professional lives. Katy’s main areas of interest include the testing effect, errorful learning, and inclusive teaching practices. Follow her on Blue Sky @katyburgess.bsky.social and see her webpages for more information. Contact burgesskv@cardiff.ac.uk
Professor Louise Taylor, PhD, NTF, PFHEA, CPsychol.
Co-founder, T-FΨN
Louise Taylor is a Professor of Education and Student Experience at Oxford Brookes University, where she teaches psychology in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health. She is a National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, recognised for her leadership in teaching and research to support student identities and inclusion. Her research applies psychological theory to understand what makes successful learning and teaching, both in the contexts of the marketisation of higher education and ethnicity degree-awarding gaps.
Louise has published in leading journals including Studies in Higher Education and Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, and she is Senior Editor for the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. Her teaching toolkit ‘Balancing Students’ Identities as Learners and Consumers’ was published by Advance HE and is freely available for educators to use to support conversations with students about their identities. She mentors a number of staff in learning and teaching focused career pathways and supervises PhD and EdD Professional Doctorate students on teaching and learning related projects. Follow her on linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-psychol/ and see her webpages for more information. Contact louise.e.taylor@brookes.ac.uk
Dr Tom Davies, PhD, FHEA.
Committee member, T-FΨN
Tom Davies is a social psychologist interested in identity, prejudice, and ideologies. Tom completed his undergraduate and Masters degrees in New Zealand before moving to Scotland to complete his PhD at the University of Edinburgh. He was Associate Lecturer at the Open University before moving to the University of York. He is currently a Lecturer of Psychology with a focus on Teaching and Scholarship, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Tom is interested in supporting widening participation students at University, including first generation, working class, and male students. He pioneered support for working class students at the University of York, and has shared his practice in a variety of Yorkshire and UK-wide conferences. Get in touch and contribute to this T-Fun Padlet about your own practice of supporting widening participation students!
Dr Katia Vione, PhD,
Committee member, T-FΨN
Katia Vione is a teaching focused Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham. She completed her BSc in Psychology and MSc in Social Psychology at the Federal University of Paraiba (Brazil). From 2013 to 2016, Katia completed her PhD at Cardiff University, investigating the effect of social perception processes on interpersonal relationships. From 2017 to 2024, she worked as a lecturer at the University of Derby. Katia has been an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Birmingham since 2025.
Katia’s research interests include development of critical thinking skills in Higher Education, psychometrics, and cognitive and social processes that predict clinical decision-making. Follow her on LinkedIn and see her webpage for more information. Contact k.correavione@bham.ac.uk