Hannah Lichwa

Senior Lecturer

Dr Hannah Lichwa is a Senior Lecturer for our Professional Doctorate in Child, Community and Educational Psychology (M4). Hannah is also a Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist working in an inner London borough and has a specialist role working within the Youth Justice Service. She regularly works with children who have been excluded from school and is the link EP for a secondary Alternative Provision. Hannah enjoys working systemically with schools, supporting with training, whole school development work, and staff supervision.

Hannah completed her doctoral training at University College London, where her research thesis explored links between chronic health conditions and social, emotional, and mental health. Prior to undertaking EP training, Hannah worked in a range of settings with children, young people, and their families, including within schools and in the community as a Portage Practitioner.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology – University College London (UCL)
• MSc Developmental and Educational Psychology – UCL Institute of Education
• BSc Psychology – University of Roehampton

Membership of professional bodies

• Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)

Teaching roles

• Research supervisor and examiner
• Personal supervision of trainees
• Marking
• Recruitment

Selected publications

Nelson, T., & Lichwa, H. (2025). The lived experiences of masking black Autistic girls in UK education:“before people see the autism, they see my race.”. Educational Psychology in Practice, 1-22.

Lichwa, H., Allen-Delpratt, C., & Morris, H. (2024). The ‘Promoting Racial Inclusion in Training’ Reflective Framework (PRIT): Development of a tool to support EPs when designing and delivering training. Educational Psychology Research and Practice, 10(1), 1-10.

Agyeman, D., & Lichwa, H. (2020). Black voices matter: Racial trauma, challenging systemic oppression and shifting the narrative. Educational Psychology Research and Practice, 6(1), 1-8.

Pellicano, E., Kenny, L., Brede, J., Klaric, E., Lichwa, H., & McMillin, R. (2017). Executive function predicts school readiness in autistic and typical preschool children. Cognitive Development, 43, 1-13.