About Vikki
Vikki is Interim Director in Learning Enhancement and Academic Development at Queen Margaret University, Scotland and a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE. Vikki was a recipient of the Collaborative Award in Teaching Excellence in 2020. Her research focuses on compassionate assessment pedagogies, practices and policies; belonging; academic enhancement and posthumanism to create more equitable experiences for staff and students.
With a background in teaching, Vikki holds a BA (Hons) in Art, Design and Media, a PgCert in Arts Education, an MA in Contemporary Art Theory, a Certificate in Higher Education in International Relations and is currently writing her doctoral thesis on Compassionate Assessment. Vikki has published widely in academic journals and edited book collections.
Vikki's outputs span a range of creative approaches and support her commitment to dialogic, collaborative and affective knowledge exchange to enact social, racial and climate justice. Vikki regularly shares her expertise on pass/fail grading, trauma-informed policy and compassionate assessment for educational conferences, institutional workshops and sector-wide events.
