Dr Stella Mouroutsou

Lecturer in Education

Education University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Dr Stella Mouroutsou

About me

Stella Mouroutsou is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Stirling where she teaches a range of undergraduate modules for the BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) Education (Primary) and supervises master’s and doctoral research.

Her research interests focus on inclusion as a response to the stigmatisation and exclusion of children viewed as different because of characteristics of their identity (such as disability, race etc). Her approach as a researcher brings together inclusive education and education policy that apply to teacher education and early childhood education and within that she focuses on Social, Emotional, and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD) and other areas, grounded in a commitment to equity and social justice to education.

Stella has worked as a research assistant and graduate teaching assistant at the University of Glasgow where she graduated with a PhD in 2017, having previously worked as a primary and kindergarten teacher.

Stella is the Convenor of the Inclusive Education Network of the Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) (https://www.sera.ac.uk/inclusive-education-network/ ) and member of the Scottish Universities Inclusion Group (SUIG) (https://www.scde.ac.uk/scottish-universities-inclusi ). She has been invited to speak about her work locally and internationally.

Supervision

Stella supervises students on the MRes Educational Research. Also EdD and PhD students.

Inquires relating to the areas of inclusive education, teacher education, early childhood education are welcome.

External Examining:

• External Examiner for the Education programmes (UG), University of Edinburgh.

• Module and Award Examiner for the programmes below of the University of Essex.

-BSc(Hons) Pre-Primary Education / BSc(Hons) Pre-Primary Education with Special Needs

-Diploma of Higher Education in Pre-Primary Education / Diploma of Higher Education in Pre-Primary Education with Special Needs

-Certificate of Higher Education in Pre-Primary Education / Certificate of Higher Education in Pre-Primary Education with Special Needs

Faculty Contribution

Associate Dean for Internationalisation representing the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Other academic activities

2023- present: Member of the management team of the Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making (SCRCM) https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/social-sciences/our-research/research-groups/stirling-centre-for-research-into-curriculum-making/

2020- 2024: General University Ethics Panel (GUEP) academic panel member representing the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling.

2016- 2024: Member of the Executive Committee of the Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)

Professional Membership

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

British Educational Research Association (BERA)

Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)