Doctor Anne Kellock BA(Hons), MSc, PhD, SFHEA
Associate Head
Summary
Anne is an Associate Head in the Sheffield Institute of Education, leading in Primary Education, Staff Development and Research Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE).
About
Following qualifying as a primary school teacher, Anne taught in England and New Zealand before completing her MSc Psychology and Counselling. She was awarded a fully funded scholarship for her doctorate on Primary School Children's Perspectives of Well-being Through Photography in England and New Zealand. Her research focuses on children's well-being, space, creative methods and latterly student experiences of HE. Her teaching and research interests include emotional intelligence, participation and rights, well-being and arts based practice. She teaches on PGCert Higher Education Practice and supervises doctoral students. Anne leads a Special Interest Group on Creative and Innovative Methodologies within SIOE, across the University and externally. Anne also co-leads Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) for her College (Social Sciences and Arts).
Specialist areas of interest
children and young people's participation, rights and involvement
well-being and emotional intelligence
creative approaches
research methods
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Education
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Education
Primary
PGCert Higher Education Practice
EdD
BA(Hons) Childhood Studies, PGDip and PGCert Higher Education Practice, MA Education, EdD
Research
Anne's research interests include children and well-being, participation, visual, participative and creative methodologies and reflective practice. She is also engaged in writing up work around disability in Malaysia (funded by the British Council) and a new research project around investigating our relationship with the workspace with funding from Sheffield Hallam University and ESRC.
University Research Nursery with Create Sheffield
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
ESRC Funded Projects
British Council
Publications
Journal articles
Kellock, A. (2020). Children’s well-being in the primary school: a capability approach and community psychology perspective. Childhood, 27 (2), 220-237. http://doi.org/10.1177/0907568220902516
Kellock, A., & Sexton, J. (2017). Whose space is it anyway? Learning about space to make space to learn. Children's Geographies, 16 (2), 115-127. http://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2017.1334112
Kellock, A. (2011). Through the lens: accessing children's voices in New Zealand on well‐being. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 15 (1), 41-55. http://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2010.496194
Conference papers
Kellock, A. (2020). Children's well-being in the primary school: A capability and community psychology perspective. In 3rd International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators, University of York, 2011.
Kellock, A. (2013). Innovative research methods: Borrowed Spaces in the Workplace. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS, 12, 709.
Kellock, A., & Lawthom, R. (2012). Sen's Capability Approach Children and well-being explored through photography. In Biggeri, M., Ballet, J., & Comim, F. (Eds.) Capability Institute, Florence, 2013. Palgrave Macmillan
Book chapters
Marriott, M., & Kellock, A. (2025). Case Study 6.4: Enhancing the Student Experience with Technological Added Value. In Roushan, G., Polkinghorne, M., & Patel, U. (Eds.) Teaching and Learning with Innovative Technologies in Higher Education: Real World Case Studies. (pp. 209-214). New York: Routledge: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781032635248
Griffiths, T.-.L., Dickinson, J., & Kellock, A. (2022). Supporting multidisciplinary transitions to the blended learning environment: innovations and challenges for lecturers. In Jamil, M.G., & Morley, D.A. (Eds.) Agile Learning Environments and Disruption: Evaluating Academic Innovations in Higher Education during COVID 19. (pp. 123-138). Palgrave Macmillan: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92979-4_9
Griffiths, T.-.L., Dickinson, J., & Kellock, A. (2022). Supporting multidisciplinary transitions to the blended learning environment: innovations and challenges for lecturers. In Jamil, M.G., & Morley, D.A. (Eds.) Agile Learning Environments and Disruption: Evaluating Academic Innovations in Higher Education during COVID 19. (pp. 123-138). Palgrave Macmillan: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92979-4_9
Mountian, I., Lawthom, R., Kellock, A., Duggan, K., Sixsmith, J., Kagan, C., ... Purcell, C. (2020). On utilising a visual methodology: Shared reflections and tensions. In A Handbook of Visual Methods in Psychology Using and Interpreting Images in Qualitative Research Second Edition. (pp. 572-587).
(2012). Inclusive Communities. SensePublishers: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-849-0
Kellock, A. (2012). children's participation and rights. In Good practice in the early years. (3rd). The Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
Kellock, A., & Wainwright, J. (2012). Reflective Practice. In Good Practice in the Early Years. (3rd). The Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
Kellock, A. (2012). NEW FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH: Using visual methods with marginalised communities. In Studies in Inclusive Education. (pp. 199-214).
(2011). Children and the Capability Approach. Palgrave Macmillan UK: http://doi.org/10.1057/9780230308374
Kellock, A., Lawthom, R., & Mountian, I. (2011). Researching Real Life using ESM. In Emergent Technologies and Social Research. (1). OUP
Kellock, A., Lawthom, R., & Mountian, I. (2011). Researching Real Life using ESM. In Emergent Technologies and Social Research. (1). OUP
(n.d.). Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Routledge: http://doi.org/10.4324/9780203829134
Theses / Dissertations
Wolstenholme, C. (2022). Male Student Perspectives on Male Students Mental Health in HE. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Kellock, A., & Freeman, E.
Rawding, S. (2019). Challenging or creative? Impatient or curious?Disposition discourse in the early years. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Dunn, K. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00218
Elonga, J.P. (2017). Leadership in Schools in Democratic Republic of Conga in comparison to UK. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Kellock, A., & Coldwell, J.
Presentations
Kellock, A., & Marriott, M. (2023). Beware the Emperor's New Clothes: Effective Leveraging of Technology in Higher Education. Presented at: Learning, Teaching and Assessment Annual Conference, Sheffield, UK, 2023
Kellock, A., & Marriott, M. (2023). Grasping the Nettle: Embracing Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Presented at: Learning, Teaching and Assessment Annual Conference, Sheffield, UK, 2023
Kellock, A., & Sexton, J. (2017). There's a right buzz here. Presented at: Biennial Conference Childhood, University of Suffolk
Kellock, A., & Sexton, J. (2017). There's a right buzz here. Presented at: Biennial Conference Childhood, University of Suffolk
Kellock, A., & Taylor, C. (2013). Borrowed Spaces in the Workplace. Presented at: 12th Annual Advances in Qualitative Research Conference, Edmonton, Canada
Other publications
Beckingham, S., Austen, L., Gray, J., Purvis, A., Kellock, A., & Haywood-Small, S. (2025). An Introduction to SoTL@SHU. Sheffield Hallam University: https://lta.shu.ac.uk/scholarship/blog/introduction-to-sotl-at-shu
Kellock, A. (2021). UK Child Well-being in the Pandemic. SHU Blog: https://x.com/shu_sioe/status/1361288666103099405
Other activities
Anne regularly reviews journal articles and book chapters, publishes her own and collaborative work as well as presenting at conferences. Anne has been an external examiner for several doctorates globally. She is currently an External Examiner at Newcastle College for MA Childhood and Youth Wellbeing Studies. She is also in the Technical Advisory Group for the Department of Education for a longitudinal study of primary school children.
Postgraduate supervision
Anne has a range of doctoral completions and current doctoral supervisions