Dr Georgina Normile

Personal statement

Georgina is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education and the Programme Leader for the degree in Education Primary and Early Years (EPEY). She joined the department full-time in 2019 following the completion of her PhD at Bath Spa University.

In her previous role, she worked as a primary school teacher and, prior to this, in the field of psychology within the Prison Service. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Georgina’s research focuses on the wellbeing of young children when experiencing military-related parental separation. Her PhD was entitled ‘A case study exploring the impact of parental deployment on the wellbeing of British Army children in the pre-school year’.

Georgina is passionate about representing a range of perspectives within her research, including those of young children themselves.

Academic qualifications

• PhD Education, Bath Spa University
• MA Education Studies, Bath Spa University
• PGCE Primary Education, Bath Spa University
• MSc Forensic Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
• BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University

Professional memberships

• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Areas of expertise

Taught subjects

• Primary and Early Years Education

Research areas

• Conceptions of wellbeing in the pre-school years, particularly related to military-related separation from a parent