University College London, Department of Social Science, Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordination Centre (EPPI-Centre)
个人简介
Biography
I am an Interdisciplinary Social Scientist working predominantly in applied research areas. My professional background includes health, social sciences and education and I have worked in the NHS as well as in Higher Education. My academic interests span three inter-related areas:
Developing methods and processes for and producing systematic reviews for policy and practice decision making across different areas of social policy including education;
Capacity building amongst practitioners, researchers and policymakers to produce, critically appraise and utilize research evidence;
Methods for the design and evaluation of effective learning environments in workplace professional, clinical ,and school education.
I use a range of approaches and methods in my research including Experimental Research designs, Qualitative fieldwork and interviews, and Systematic Reviews.
I combine my interests in my roles as a senior researcher in the EPPI-Centre, Module Leader on the MSc in Social Policy and Social Research and Programme Leader of the Research Training Programme in the Centre for Doctoral Education UCL Institute of Education.
