Dr Chantelle Francis

I graduated from Northumbria University in 2018 with an undergraduate degree in Early Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status. During my studies, I took a keen interest in neurodiversity within the mainstream school setting and the exacerbated challenges children with Special Educational Needs face in comparison to neurotypical children and adolescents. As a result of this, I made the jump over to psychology by completing the MSc Psychology (Conversion) postgraduate degree, also at Northumbria. Following this, I completed my PhD in 2023, with a thesis titled "The design and validation of a school-based measure of psychological wellbeing".

Currently, I am the Faculty Academic Support Lead for the School of Psychology and act as a conduit between our School and the wider institution to ensure student success across our courses. I am responsible for leading and evaluating university and Faculty initiatives linked to student retention.