Dr Claire Timmins is a Senior Teaching Fellow within the Department of Psychological Sciences and Health within the University of Strathclyde, providing innovative teaching and assessment in the areas of clinical phonetics and sociolinguistics.

Her research and scholarship interests include active learning methods (online and in-person), creative pedagogies, sharing of good practice, and supporting the Programme Leader role within HE.

Claire is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a founding member of the Clinical Phonetics Teaching Network (UK and Ireland).

• Accent variation and change
• Playful learning in HE
• Programme Leadership in HE

I am module leader and lecturer for the following:

B6118 Clinical Phonetics and Phonology, B6119 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech and Language Pathology 2, B6117: Linguistics 1 Introduction to Language and Communication, B6340: Linguistics 3 Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism and Speech Acoustics, B6441 Advanced Study Options.

I also provide supervision for 4th year undergraduate dissertations.

My current research lies in the use of creative and playful learning in Higher Education. I am interested in how we can use technology and gaming to increase student engagement and successfully achieve learning outcomes.

I am also interested in how we can support and develop Programme Leaders in their role at Strathclyde.