Dr Susan Pawley is the Deputy Academic Lead for Scholarship, and Director of eSTEeM, the STEM centre of scholarship and innovation, she is also a Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor. She joined the Open University as an Associate Lecturer in 2005 and working on many Level One and Applied Mathematics modules, in 2014 she became a Staff Tutor. She has a BSc in Mathematics and Engineering and a PhD in Theoretical Mechanics from Nottingham University.
Susan's research interests focus on student support. Recent projects include:
Susan is a module team member of MST124 Essential Mathematics 1 having previously been chair for a number of years.
The new normal: What does maths and stats support and teaching look like post pandemic? (2024)
Pawley, Susan and Neate, Andrew
MSOR Connections, 22(1) (pp. 69-75)
The effect of scheduling on attendance at synchronous online support tutorials in mathematics (2022)
Pawley, Susan
MSOR Connections, 20(2) (pp. 69-81)
Bridging the study gap: Provision of support for mathematics students during breaks in study (2018)
Pawley, Susan and Hughes, Chris
New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 13(1)