Dr. Paul D. Cowell

I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics and Deputy Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching at the Stirling Management School at the University of Stirling. I am also the co-director of the BA (Hons) Economics degree programme and am the Undergraduate Advisor of Studies. I am a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA) and also a contributor to CORE.

I am passionate about higher education in both my research and my teaching, and I regularly contribute to the development and evaluation of pedagogy across the University. I am also research active in the nexus of behavioural economics, pedagogy, and education economics. I am particularly interested in analysing policies through natural experiments and estimating treatment effects.

My PhD in Economics was awarded by the University of Stirling in 2018.

Thesis: "Three Essays in the Economics of Higher Education"

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), and I have a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCert LTHE).

University of Stirling RATE Award Winner (Teaching Excellence) 2019 & 2020

Teaching Impact Award WINNER 2019 & 2020