Education

Biography

Dr Marie Bassford is Associate Professor of Physics within the Faculty of Technology, De Montfort University, England. She earned an MPhys and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Leicester, England.

Marie has been the program leader for the Physics BSc and MPhys program at De Montfort University since 2013. She teaches on a number of modules including Fundamental Physics, Optics, Education for Mathematics/Physics and Forensic Investigation.

Marie is an active STEM Ambassador and treasurer of the British Science Association (Leicester Branch).

Research Interest

Her research interests include optics, imaging techniques/technology, and STEM-related pedagogy, most recently including the assessment and delivery of Forensic Science within Higher Education.

Scientific Activities

Publications

1. Bassford, M.L. & Snape, J. (2017) Evaluating the Performance of Physics Students on the Autistic Spectrum within HE, National Association of Disability Practitioners Annual Conference 2017.
2. Bassford, M., O'Sullivan, A., Bacon, J.,Crisp, A., Fowler, M., Nichols-Drew, L. (2017) The Co-creation, Connectivism and Collaboration Jigsaw; assembling the puzzle pieces for a successful multi-disciplinary student learning experience, 'Discovering Teaching Excellence at Leicester' Conference and Exhibition, 4-5 July 2017
3. Bassford, M. and Painter, B. (2016) Bio-Intelligent Environments: Exploring Fuzzy Logic Approaches to the Honeybee Crisis. Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE'16), 14-16 September 2016, London, UK.
4. Bassford, M., Crisp, A., O'Sullivan, A., Bacon, J., Fowler, M. (2016) CrashEd - A live immersive, learning experience embedding STEM subjects in a realistic, interactive crime scene. Research in Learning Technology, [S.l.], v. 24, Sep. 2016. ISSN 2156-7077.
5. O'Sullivan, A., Bassford, M., Bacon, J., Crisp, A., Fowler, M. (2016) Real Engagement. Proceedings of the Raising, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement Conference (RAISE) 2016, held at Loughborough University 8-9 September 2016.
6. Bassford, M. and Painter, B. (2015) Development of an Intelligent Fisheye Camera. Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE'15), 15-17 July 2015, Prague, Czech Republic.
7. Bassford, M., O'Sullivan, A., Crisp, A., Bacon, J., Fowler, M. (2015) Crime Scenes: cultivating colleagueship and enabling connectivist learning. Proceedings of the 22nd Association for Learning Technology Conference 2015, held 8-10 September 2015, University of Manchester.
8. Bassford, M., O'Sullivan, A., Bacon, J., Crisp, A., Fowler, M. (2015) The Evidence: Translating a crime scene outreach activity for school pupils into a Higher Education module whilst maintaining student engagement. Proceedings of the Raising, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement Conference (RAISE) 2015, held at the University of Nottingham 10-11 September 2015
9. Painter, B., Bassford, M. and Downey, M. (2014) Validation of a novel luminance based sensor system for visual environment monitoring and control. Proceedings of IET Future Intelligent Cities Conference, 4-5 December, London, UK.
10. Bassford, M, and Ivins, J. (2010). Encouraging formative peer review via social networking sites. British Journal of Educational Technology, 41 (5), pp. E67-E69
11. Ibrahim, M., Bassford, M., Ackerley, H. & Cornelius, V. (2010). Creative design dynamics and creative systems. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Vol. 25, Issue 6, pp. 30 - 34 
12. Bassford, M. and Ivins, J. (2009). Facebook: friend or foe of formative feedback? The 16th Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C 2009). Held 8–10 September 2009,University of Manchester.
13. Ivins, J. and Bassford, M. (2009). Virtual Learning Environments: Real or virtual learning? In Blackey, H. Jefferies, A. Masterman, L. and Whalley, B. (Eds). “In dreams begins responsibility” — choice, evidence and change. The 16th Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C 2009). Held 8–10 September 2009, University of Manchester
14. Ibrahim, M., Bassford, M., Ackerley, H. & Cornelius, V. (2009). Creative design dynamics and creative systems. 2009 IEEE International Systems Conference; Vancouver, BC pp. 273-278.
15. Alio, J., Ibrahim, M., Pickton, David W., Bassford, Marie. (2009). A systems-based media effectiveness framework for e-marketing communications. 2009 IEEE International Systems Conference; Vancouver, BC; pp. 150-155.This paper was published in the proceedings of "SysCon 09 : The 3d annual IEEE systems conference" - Vancouver, Canada.
16. Ibrahim, M., Bassford, M., Ackerley, H. & Almiladi, A. (2008). Framework for creative/innovative systems. 2008 IEEE International Systems Conference Proceedings, SysCon 2008, pp. 509-514.
17. Alio, J., Ibrahim, M., Pickton, David W., Bassford, Marie. (2008). Active media: A framework for digital media effectiveness. 2008 International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, IIT 2008;  pp.163-167. This paper was published in the proceedings of Innovations '08 : The 5th international conference on innovations in information technology.
18. Bassford, M.L. & Crawford, A.R. (2003). One for all and all for one: Making engineering learning technology accessible for all, International Conference of Engineering Education 2003, Valencia, 7.
19. Bassford, M.L. (2002). An E-Recipe for Student Support, Association for Learning Technology Conference 2002, University of Sunderland.
20. Bassford, M.L. (2001). Requirements and Implementation Issues for Integrating Computer Based Resources Across Different Disciplines, Association for Learning Technology Conference 2001, University of Edinburgh.
21. Bassford, M.L. (2001). Modelling the Molecular Structure of Muscle with Comparison to X-Ray Diffraction Data, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Leicester. Research involved computational programming and experimental work at the UK national synchrotron radiation facility at Daresbury Laboratory and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France.
22. Juanhuix, J. Bordas, J. Campmany, A. Svensson, M.L. Bassford, T. Narayanan. (2001). Axial Disposition of Myosin Heads in Isometrically Contracting Muscles, Biophysical Journal,1 March 2001 (Vol. 80, Issue 3, pp. 1429-1441)
23. Bassford, M.L., Svensson, A. & Bordas, J. (1999). Modelling of myosin head configuration in resting frog muscle; a comparison with X-ray meridional diffraction data, Conference proceedings of the XXVII European Muscle Conference, Lund Sweden, Sept 1998. Journal of Muscle Research & Cell Motility, 20, 82.