Cathryn Knight

I am a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in Education in the School of Education, University of Bristol. Prior to joining the University of Bristol, I was a Senior Lecturer in Education at Swansea University. I did my PhD in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University.

My research is interested in the predictors and impact of labelling with special needs. I am interested in exploring the sociodemographic factors involved in special need identification and how this label impacts the attitudes, beliefs, and outcomes of the individual and those around them. I have also explored the aims of inclusive education and the barriers towards this within the current education system. More recently my research has explored the impact of COVID-19 across the education system from early childhood education and care to higher education.

My research is mainly quantitative. I have used large scale longitudinal datasets such as the Millennium Cohort Study to explore my research questions. I am experienced using analysis methods such as propensity score matching and multilevel modelling in my research. My research has also involved designing and analysing surveys.