Who's who in the Coventry Educational Psychology Service

Chris Jordan – Educational Psychologist

I joined the Coventry EP team in 2022. Prior to this I have worked in education since 2004 as a secondary school teacher with a focus in recent years on supporting young people with autism in mainstream settings. My current professional and research interests include educational transitions from primary to secondary, and from secondary to post-16 education.  

 Clare Antczak - Educational Psychologist

I have been working with Coventry's Educational Psychology team since 2017. Prior to this, I worked as an early years teacher and also as a teaching assistant at a specialist school. My professional and research interests include early years and supporting learners using English as an additional language.

Emma Barber – Educational Psychologist

I joined Coventry’s Educational Psychology team in 2023. Prior to this, I worked as a secondary school teacher and special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCo). My professional and research interests include anti-oppressive practice, anti-racist practice and allyship. I am currently co-facilitating the Allyship group within Coventry City Council and I am working with colleagues to develop practice across a range of settings and contexts.

Emmie-Louise Tirapani – Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist (Cognition & Learning)

I qualified as an EP in 2011 and have worked for Coventry Educational Psychology Team since 2015. I have previously worked as a residential support worker in a children’s home and as an assistant educational psychologist. I also volunteered for an NGO in Zimbabwe providing educational programmes and have volunteered as a learning support assistant in a primary school. My professional interests include complex special educational needs, supporting pupils with down syndrome, supervision for colleagues and school staff and gathering and listening to parental voices.

Juliet Whitehead - Acting Principal Educational Psychologist (Joint)

I have worked with Coventry’s Educational Psychology Team for more than ten years. I have an interest in national developments and was Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychologists in 2019. It has been a pleasure contributing to numerous working groups and publications including Ethical Trading, Leadership for Educational Psychologists and the Medicalisation of Childhood.

Marina Limniotis - Educational Psychologist

Natasha Davies - Educational Psychologist

I have been working with Coventry's Educational Psychology team since 2021, before which I was a teacher. My research and professional interests include working with specialist settings and supporting students with complex needs.

Sophie Quinn - Educational Psychologist

I have been working with Coventry's Educational Psychology team since 2017. Prior to this, I’ve had roles as an assistant psychologist in a primary school and special needs teaching assistant. My professional and research interests include developmental trauma, selective mutism and literacy difficulties.

Tom Lewis - Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist

I have been working with Coventry's Educational Psychology team since 2014. Prior to this, I held a number of roles in child psychology and education. These included work as a primary school teacher, assistant psychologist roles in educational and clinical psychology services, and work as a psychological research assistant. My professional and research interests include selective mutism, literacy difficulties, and dynamic assessment.