Dr Naowarat Lewis

Naowarat is an academic with a multidisciplinary background in Applied Statistics, Information Technology, and Information Science, which shapes both her teaching and research. Her work has contributed to the development of the “Lewis Dynamic Model” educational framework, which examines how technology can enhance learner engagement and achievement, particularly in Business Statistics.

She is dedicated to enriching the student experience and strengthening employability outcomes through the thoughtful integration of digital media and technology-based learning platforms. In recognition of her contributions to teaching and learning, she has received the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Learning and Teaching Excellence and holds a Senior Fellowship of Advance HE. Naowarat also serves as a Visiting Professor at Mahidol University, Thailand, where she co-advises postgraduate research students and contributes to curriculum development and integration.

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Background

Naowarat has extensive experience teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a particular focus on information technology and quantitative methods. Before joining Anglia Ruskin University, she gained valuable experience as a professional software developer in a large software company.

This combination of industry and academic expertise has enabled her to actively shape teaching and learning activities, integrating software and multimedia applications within pedagogical contexts, while equipping students with transferable skills that enhance their employability. She is committed to her educational mission and to expanding her outreach, particularly to professional healthcare students.

Naowarat has contributed as both a team member and team leader on numerous externally funded projects, research grants, consultancy engagements, and knowledge exchange initiatives.

She has chaired the Faculty and Department Ethics Panel, previously served as PDT Faculty Lead where she enhanced student engagement and a sense of belonging, supervises DBA and PhD students across a wide range of subject areas, and acts as an external examiner for other institutions.

Spoken Languages

English and Thai

Research interests

• Developing new channels for teaching in statistics and mathematics
• Serious Gaming and Game Enhanced Learning
• Educational Technology
• Educational Pedagogy
• ICT for Development

Teaching

Analysis of Business, Business Analytics, Business Statistics, Introduction to Business Studies, Foundation of Finance, Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management, Database Technology, Information System, Personal Development and Career, Management Information System, Exploring Business Research, Undergraduate Major Project (Accounting and Finance, Economics, International Business), Operation management, Undergraduate Business Work Placement (Economics, Accounting and Finance), Big Data Fundamental, Project Management, Management Information & Communication Systems, Business Communications.

Qualifications

• PhD Computing and Information Science, Anglia Ruskin University
• Postgraduate Certificate Teaching and Learning (Higher Education), Anglia Ruskin University
• MSc Information Technology, University of East London
• BSc (Hons.) Applied Statistics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

Memberships, editorial boards

• Visiting Professor Mahidol University, Thailand (2024 – present)
• Fellowship Supervisor, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East of England (2024 – present)
• Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
• Editorial Board Member Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Nature Portfolio (Jan 2024 – August 2025)
• Peer Reviewer, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Nature Portfolio)
• Peer Reviewer, Central European Management Journal
• Peer Reviewer, Asian Journal for Mathematics Education

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

• Supporting Midwifery Students – Video Based Learning in Statistics, University of Bedfordshire (£2,000)
• gLINK - an Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project funded by the European Commission (€7,500)
• Fusion edu - Erasmus Mundus - European Commission (£5,000)
• Low Carbon KEEP project, funded by European Regional Development Fund - ERDF (Project total £79,253.36)
• CDAF Research Bursary “Enhancing competencies in mathematics through interactive pedagogy: An exploration of technology driven learning”. (£2,000)
• Provided statistical data analysis for a number of research programs including reviews of marketing campaign effectiveness for the private sector company (£10,000)
• Project managed the technical development of a learning and teaching environment for remote learning for The Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (formerly the Department for Trade and Industry) sponsored project for the Retained Firefighters Union (Project total £120,000).
• Developed an interactive, web based, learning facility as part of the AIBS “Voyage” project. This project was funded by the Higher Education European Social Fund and formed part of an initiative to engage with local employers to encourage participation in higher education within Essex (Project total £120,000).

Selected recent publications

• Lewis, N., Lewis, R. & Luca, C. Impact of video-based learning in business statistics: a longitudinal study. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 10, 146 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01634-w
• Lewis, N., 2022. Business Calculations: A Contemporary Approach. Harlow, England: Pearson (custom book)
• Engaging Students through Unified Active Learning - The Lewis Dynamic Model, Anglia Ruskin University Conference – December 2020
• Dis-Engaging with Gamification in Higher Education”. Society of Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Conference – May 2016
• Enhancing competencies in mathematics through interactive pedagogy: An exploration of technology driven learning”. The British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Conference – May 2015
• Pedagogy through technology, Anglia Learning and Teaching Conferences 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018

Recent presentations and conferences

• Engaging Students through Unified Active Learning - The Lewis Dynamic Model, Anglia Ruskin University Conference – December 2020
• Dis-Engaging with Gamification in Higher Education”. Society of Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Conference – May 2016
• Enhancing competencies in mathematics through interactive pedagogy: An exploration of technology driven learning”. The British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Conference – May 2015
• Pedagogy through technology, Anglia Learning and Teaching Conferences 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018