Poppy Gibson

With almost two decades working in primary education, Dr Poppy Gibson is a Lecturer in Education whose key interests involve children’s psychological development, mental health, and wellbeing.

Poppy is a lecturer in Education with the WELS team, and holds Senior Fellowship with HEA. Her research centres around mental health and wellbeing in education for both learners and staff and she has published several books and papers in this area. Poppy moved into higher education after over a decade working in London primary schools, and has been lecturing since 2017, programme leading at both University of Greenwich and Anglia Ruskin University.