Dr. Lovatt is an Associate Professor in Science Education and previously served as the inaugural Head of the School of STEM Education, Innovation and Global Studies in the DCU Institute of Education between 2016 and 2020. Dr. Lovatt has previously served as Chair of the Professional Masters of Education and as management committee representative on the BSc Science Education, BSc Physical Education with Biology and BSc Physics Education with Mathematics.

Dr. Lovatt teaches and researches in the area of Initial Teacher Education and STEM Education and Education He is particularly interested in the areas of Science Education, Teacher Education, Teaching and Learning Methodologies with specific interest in Conceptual Development, Inquiry-Based-Science-Education (IBSE), Classroom Discourse, Assessment, Problem Solving, and Education Design. He qualified as a second level science teacher (physics/chemistry) before completing is PhD in the area of Chemistry Education. He is a member of the Centre for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning (CASTeL).

Dr. Lovatt has participated in numerous EU (Erasmus, Horizon) projects including: Strategies for Assessment of Inquiry Learning in Science (SAILS); Open Schools for Open Societies (OSOS); Remote Inquiries in Science Education (RISE) He was the DCU PI on the Erasmus+ project Three Dimensions of Inquiry in Physics Education (3DIPhE).