Dr Dominic Corrywright

Interim Associate Dean Education & Student Experience

Role

Principal Lecturer: Quality Assurance, Enhancement and Validations

Course Coordinator Religion and Theology

I began working for Oxford Brookes in May 2000. I was employed to establish the Religious Studies undergraduate degree at Oxford Brookes University. I have developed deep interests in wider perspectives of professional engagement at the University and nationally, in areas of learning and teaching and quality enhancement. The key foci of my work have been: research into religious practices in modern and contemporary secular culture; the practice, pedagogy and methodology of HE teaching; policy, procedures and mechanisms in assuring and enhancing quality in HE. 

Teaching and supervision

Modules taught

Undergraduate

  • Modules in Religion and Theology

Postgraduate

  • Modules in spirituality and plurality, and research methodology

Research

Research interests

  • Teaching and learning in Higher Education
  • Pedagogy in the study of religions
  • Contemporary and alternative spiritualities and New Religious Movements
  • Method and theory in the study of religions
  • Religion and education
  • Ritual and practice in secular societies

Groups

Publications

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Professional information

Conferences

Selected Conference Papers

  • Panel chair and curator for 'The Products of Student Learning', BASR conference on “Religion, art and performance: the cutting edge” Sept 2014 
  • 'Crossing Boundaries: Student and Staff Engagement, Interaction and Experiences' Co-presented with Mary Foy and Nigel Sharpe; Brookes Learning and Teaching Conference March 2013
  • ‘Teaching Spirituality Across Disciplines’ Higher Education Academy – Philosophy and Religious Studies, Leeds January 2010
  • ‘A New Visibility? Wellbeing Culture, Religion and Spirituality’ Sacred Modernities Conference Oxford Brookes University, Oxford July 2009 
  • ‘Health and Healing in Alternative Religion: Re-expanding the Notion of Religious Practice and Experience’ British Association for the Study of Religions September 2007

Further details

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, (2001) University of Bristol, UK
  • Master of Arts (Distinction) (1996) Religious Studies, University of Bristol, UK
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (1990) Secondary History, University of Bristol, UK
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (1989) Intellectual History, University of Sussex

Other Professional Recognition

  • 2014 Principal Fellow of Higher Education Academy
  • 2014 National Teaching Fellowship Scheme reviewer
  • 2013-2014 BA Benchmarking Committee for Religion, Theology and Divinity
  • 2013 Teaching and learning executive member of TRS UK
  • 2013 Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy
  • 2013 Advisor Edexcel new ‘A’ level Religion specification
  • 2012-13 QAA MA Benchmarking comittee for Religion, Theology and Divinity
  • 2012 Teaching and Learning executive member of BASR
  • 2011 National champion of study of Religion for Higher Education Academy
  • 2011 HEA Academic Associate
  • 2010 Oxford Brookes University, University Teaching Fellowship
  • 2007-11 Steering Group HEA - Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • 2012-present Chair Board of Trustees, Sheldon Secondary School, Wiltshire
  • 2012-present Member of RE Council UK