Dr Lucy Cooker is the Professor of International Education, and Faculty Director of Global Engagement for the Faculty of Social Science. She leads on global engagement and internationalisation in the Faculty. Her research interests are in international schools, international education, learner autonomy, and the use of technology for teaching and learning and supervises PhD and EdD students working in these areas. She teaches on the MA Education.

Previously, Lucy was Director of Taught Courses in the School of Education. With responsibility for all undergraduate and Masters programmes. Prior to this, she held the post of Director of International Teacher Development and was responsible for the PGCEi and for other international teacher development programmes.

Prior to joining the University of Nottingham in 2012, Lucy worked as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham, and before that she worked at Kanda University of International Studies, in Chiba, Japan, where she set up an award-winning, state-of-the-art self-access learning centre (The SALC).

Lucy is a member of the Centre for International Education Research. Her research interests are in international schools, international education, international teacher identities, and the use of technology in teaching and learning. She is also interested in research methodologies, especially qualitative research methods and Q methodology.

Lucy is currently working on a research project funded by the International Baccalaureate Organization:

Impact of the IB Enhanced Primary Years Programme (PYP) (Co-Investigator) with Dr Jane Medwell (PI), Professor David Wray, Dr Rupert Knight and Dr Yvonna Lavis.

In addition, Lucy is collaborating with Dr Lucy Bailey on a project entitled Teacher Identity in International Contexts.