I am currently Associate Professor of Assessment and Psychometrics at the University of Plymouth Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (Faculty of Health) and Associate Head of School for Assessment (for Peninsula Medical School) supporting assessment and research across all medical and dental programmes.

Working alongside amazing colleagues, I am involved in a diverse range of projects across three broad themes; assessment, equality, and integration, combining my interests in psychology, philosophy, and education. My recent work, interests, and publications can be found at https://daniel-zahra.com

Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (CPsychol)
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsP)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Royal Statistical Society Fellow and Registered Data Analyst
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators (FAcadMEd)

Editorial board member for BMC Medical Education
Medical Schools Council Assessment Alliance
Behavioural and Social Sciences Teaching in Medicine, BeSST
Association for Medical Education in Europe, AMEE
Association for Dental Education in Europe, ADEE
Association for the Study of Medical Education, ASME
International Association for Dental Researchers, IADR
British Society for Oral and Dental Research, BSODR
Association of Science Educators in Dentistry (ASEiD, formerly ABSTD)
Division of Education and Scholarship (University of Plymouth)
Centre for Applied Medical Education and Healthcare Workforce Research, formerly the Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education Research and Assessment (CAMERa)
International Network for Health Workforce Education, INHWE
Carers and Parents Network, University of Plymouth
LGBT+ Allies Network, University of Plymouth

I serve on the Editorial Board of BMC Medical Education, and am a member of the Royal Statistical Society's 'Statisticians for Society' programme.

Consulting and specialist analysis and design supervision for, among others:

Sebastian Stevens’ ‘Exploring the influence of social relationships on multisource feedback assessments for UK General Practitioners: A Social Network Analysis’ (2021)

Rebecca Baines’ ‘Can the value and acceptability of a patient feedback tool for revalidating psychiatrists be improved for both patients and psychiatrists through its co-production? An action research approach.’ (2021)

Nicole Thomas’ ‘Autism and Primary Care Dentistry: parents’ experiences of taking children with autism for dental examinations’ (2022)

I mostly employ my skills and expertise in the teaching of statistics and research methods across the programmes in the medical and dental schools, but am also involved in teaching related to my psychology background as well.

My pedagogic interests included all aspects of integrated educational and the benefits and challenges of such undertakings; assessment, standard setting, formats, delivery, the underlying assumptions; and widening participation, equality of access, encouraging participation across higher education and beyond.