Meet the team

Briony is a cognitive psychologist, with research interests in learning, concepts and language. Her research has been published in journals including Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society; Cognitive Science; and Behaviour Research Methods.

Jen is a social scientist, with research interests in how good professional development can improve retention and wellbeing for teachers. Jen is currently conducting doctoral research in education at Northumbria University, and also teaches on Ambition Institute programmes and at Northumbria University.

Stefanie is a cognitive scientist, with research interests in motivation, memory and data science. Her research has been published in journals including Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience; Frontiers in Psychiatry; and Behaviour Research Methods. Alongside her role at Ambition Institute, she also works at the University of Reading.

Sam leads Ambition’s research alongside his role at the UCL Institute of Education, where he is a quantitative education researcher. Sam has been published in journals including Learning and Instruction; the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness; and American Educational Research Journal.

Clare Routledge is Research Associate at Ambition Institute and a doctoral candidate at UCL. Routledge is a qualified primary teacher and has a master’s degree in Education Policy and Analysis from Harvard.