Sanita Baranova is Doctor of Pedagogy (Dr.paed.), an Associate Professor and a Leading Researcher at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology. She is the head of the study programme "Education and Pedagogy" at the University of Latvia. Her research interests are the professional development of adults (especially academic staff), the transformation of the student-centred teaching–learning approach, and the implications of higher education policy on the study process. She is an Expert in Social Sciences (Education Sciences) of the Latvian Council of Science.