Helen Lewis

Professor Helen Lewis is based in the Department of Education and Childhood Studies in Swansea University, Wales UK. She is a former primary school teacher, local authority mathematics adviser and consultant, with expertise in developing young children’s thinking skills. She is currently supporting a number of teachers in their classroom based research projects and is researching the impact of animal-assisted services on learners social, emotional and educational outcomes. She has qualifications in canine assisted education and lives with three dogs and a cat.