Personal profile
Area of academic expertise - outline
I am an Environmental Psychologist and my work spans a wide range of environment-behaviour studies including the role of the learning environment in the educational process, environmental design within healthcare environments, predictors of pro-environmental behaviour and public participation in environmental design.
Current research activities
Recent projects have focused on dementia friendly design in care homes and identifying and evaluating the impact of new school buildings. I have recently completed a unique, nine year study that has demonstrated the impact of a new secondary school building programme in Scotland on students and staff.
Desired research direction
The goal of my research is to evaluate and understand the impact of changes to the physical environment of educational and healthcare settings. As this research continues I aim to develop an evidence base that provides examples of projects that demonstrate how environmental change is experienced by the users of these environments. I will then seek to use this evidence in partnership with architecture, design and estate management professionals to inform and influence future environmental design in educational and healthcare settings.
Target collaborative companies
1. Architecture Practices
2. Care Home Providers
Target collaborative organisations
1. Architecture & Design Scotland
2. Local Authorities
3. NHS
External positions
External Examiner, London Metropolitan University
Oct 2013 → Nov 2017
External Examiner, Glasgow Caledonian University
25 Sept 2006 → 26 Aug 2011
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Developing a psychological understanding of students’ perceptions of their school environment and the relationship with academic achievement
Edgerton, E., McKechnie, J. & Maltby, J., 28 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 109, 9 p., 102862.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring psychology lecturers’ attitudes towards mobile virtual reality: opportunities, barriers, and educational potential
Hamilton, D., McKechnie, J., Edgerton, E. & Wilson, C., 16 Jun 2025, In: Innovative Practice in Higher Education. 6, 3, 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social places and senior pupils’ identity in a secondary school environment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Rae, L., Edgerton, E. & McKechnie, J., 8 Mar 2023, In: Children, Youth & Environments. 33, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between student’s perceptions of their school environment and academic achievement
Edgerton, E. & McKechnie, J., 1 Feb 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 9 p., 959259.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing immersive virtual reality in higher education: a qualitative study of instructor attitudes and perspectives
Hamilton, D., McKechnie, J., Edgerton, E. & Wilson, C., 9 Apr 2021, In: Innovative Practice in Higher Education. 4, 2, p. 206-238 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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A staff developed intervention for reducing agitation in residents living with dementia
Edgerton, E. (Speaker), Tolson, D. (Speaker) & Dewar, B. (Speaker)
2 Dec 2015 → 3 Dec 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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22nd Conference of the International Association for People-Environment Studies: Human Experience in the Natural and Built Environment - Implications for Research Policy and Practice
Edgerton, E. (Speaker)
27 Jun 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Making Space
Edgerton, E. (Invited speaker)
7 Jul 2009Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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The importance of the Higher Education environment for students and staff
Edgerton, E. (Speaker)
30 Jun 2009Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
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20th Conference of the International Association for People-Environment Studies: Urban Diversities, Biosphere and Well-being: Designing and Managing our Common Environment
Edgerton, E. (Speaker)
29 Jul 2008Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Research: New schools "improve discipline and learning"
1/09/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research