Dr Louise Allen-Walker
Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education
Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy
Overview
Dr Louise Allen-Walker is a senior lecturer in Psychology and Education in Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy. Prior to joining the team in 2017 she completed a BPS accredited BSc in Psychology at Swansea University, graduating in 2012, and her MSc in Psychological Research at Bangor University in 2013. Louise completed her PhD in 2017, which examined the role of the cerebellum in language using brain stimulation. She began lecturing alongside her PhD at Bangor University in 2015 and attained fellowship of the higher education academy at this time. In this post she focussed predominantly on teaching research methods.
Since joining the team at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Louise has been teaching on the BA (Hons) Education, Psychology and Special Educational Needs and the MSc Psychology in Education programmes, where she teaches her specialisms, quantitative research methods, cognitive psychology and neuroscience, and their application to education. Additionally, Louise is the Programme Director for the BPS accredited MSc Psychology in Education conversion programme. She is also a Chartered Psychologist. Louise's research interests focus on the integration of psychology theory into teaching pedagogy and practice.
Research Publications
Llywio’r iseldiroedd corsiog: Safbwyntiau staff addysg uwch ar lunio hunaniaethau proffesiynol trwy addysg foesol mewn rhaglenni gradd proffesiynol sy’n dod i gysylltiad uniongyrchol â’r gymuned
Allen-Walker, L. & Williams, D., 20 May 2026, In: Wales Journal of Education. 28, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Navigating the swampy lowlands: Higher education staff perspectives on the construction of professional identities through moral education within professional and community-facing degree programmes
Allen-Walker, L. & Williams, D., 20 May 2026, In: Wales Journal of Education. 28, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Help me to help them: Proposing a model of clinical supervision for university staff teaching on degrees preparing students for community-facing roles.
Williams, D. & Allen-Walker, L., Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Creating a Safe Space for Educators with Clinical Supervision with Dr Louise Allen-Walker and Dan Williams
Williams, D. (Artist) & Allen-Walker, L. (Artist), 28 Nov 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
Creating safe spaces: Constructing a model of clinical supervision of moral and ethical discussion for future community-facing practitioners.
Williams, D. & Allen-Walker, L., Sept 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Policing in the mirror
Williams, D. & Allen-Walker, L., Jan 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper