Catherine Montgomery
Dr Catherine Montgomery is currently Learning and Teaching Research Adviser at Northumbria University and Associate Director for Research in the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Catherine’s particular areas of interest in the field of teaching and learning are the internationalisation of higher education, internationalisation of the curriculum, teaching international students and the development of graduates as ‘global citizens’. She also has expertise in assessment for learning and student engagement.
Catherine was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2010 in recognition of her contribution to these fields, particularly for her work in developing staff approaches to responding to internationalisation and innovative teaching and learning for diverse student groups.
Catherine has a long track record of working with groups of staff across disciplines and in a wide range of universities across the UK and beyond. She is an experienced conference speaker having given more than 28 papers, keynotes and seminars in 9 different countries in recent years. Catherine is often invited to provide staff development at universities across the UK and recent work in this field has included sessions on effective international group work (at Edinburgh University) and innovative approaches to assessment (at Cumbria University).
Catherine has a strong research record supported by a list of internationally peer reviewed publications including a book entitled Understanding the International Student Experience, published by Palgrave Macmillan which has sold widely in the UK, USA and Australia since its publication in January 2010. Her doctoral study focused on the social networks of international students and investigated the link between international students’ friendships and their learning experiences.
Catherine is a member of a number of international networks and groups that focus on internationalisation including being a member of the inner network of CALPIU(Cultural and Linguistic Practices in the Internationalised University) at Roskilde University in Denmark; a key member of the CICIN (Centre for International Curriculum Inquiry and Networking); a project champion for TIS (HEA Teaching International Students Centre); as well as being a Visiting Fellow of CAPRI at Leeds Metropolitan University. Her interest in international and intercultural education has been a defining aspect of her career.
Catherine can provide tailored staff development and the following are indicative examples:
- How to promote positive international group work in HE
- Approaches to internationalising the curriculum in HE
- Understanding the international student experience
- Effective teaching, learning and assessment in internationalised classrooms
- Assessment for learning in diverse student groups
- Innovative assessment in HE
- Engaging students as researchers
