Kristy Campbell is a Researcher and Artist, currently pursuing a PhD within the department of Education, Practice and Society at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, London. Prior to this, she completed an MA in Education (IOE, 2020), a PGCHE in Art, Design, Architecture and Media (2019) and an MA in Fine Art (2014) both from Norwich University of the Arts.

Campbell’s current research looks at the returning adult learners’ transition to higher education from the workplace – with a framework structured by theory on transitions and identity renegotiation.

Presently, she holds the position of Module Tutor for the BA Education Studies programme at the IOE. Campbell has participated in research for the Welcome & Induction team and the Arena Centre at UCL. She is a co-editor of the Postgraduate Pedagogies Journal, and has disseminated her research at a number of conferences including the BERA ECR conference (2024) and the ECER 2023 in Glasgow last year.