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Fran Bennett

Associate Fellow

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Amiya Bhatia

Associate Professor

Professor Lucie Cluver

Professor of Child and Family Social Work

Professor Mary Daly

Professor of Sociology and Social Policy

Michelle Degli Esposti

Michelle Degli Esposti

Associate Member

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Dr Michael Fanner

Postdoctoral Researcher

Frances Gardner

Professor Frances Gardner

Professor of Child and Family Psychology

Dr Jamie M. Lachman

Director of Research

Senior Research and Teaching Fellow

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Professor Kenneth Nelson

Barnett Professor of Social Policy

Deputy Head of Department

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Róisín Máire Taylor

Research and Evaluation Officer

Department of Social Policy and Intervention

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Dr William Rudgard

Senior Postdoctoral Researcher

Yulia Shenderovich

Dr Yulia Shenderovich

Associate Member

Dr Elona Toska

Associate Member

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Dr Merve Uzunalioğlu

Postdoctoral Researcher

Professor Robert Walker

Associate Fellow & Professor Emeritus

Dr Rachel Yates

Associate Fellow

Staff

Dr Isang Awah

Head of Advocacy

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Amberley Barrington-Peek

Head of Operations

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Dr Peter Burr

Head of Programmes

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Katharine de Viliers

Grants Assistant

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Amina Hamza

Scale-Up Research Support Assistant

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Ramsha Hisham

Quantitative Research Assistant

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Janina Jochim

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Alina Kiradjieva

Research Assistant

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Kimberly Rimber

GPI Programme Assistant

Students

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Amalina Binti Annuar

MSc Candidate, Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation

Alexandra Abbs

Master's student

Lady Margaret Hall

Yvonne Agengo

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Ella Armstrong

Masters Student

Linacre College

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Alexandra Blackwell

Barnett Scholar

Gerry Byrne

Hal Cooper

DPhil Student and Research Manager

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Dr Bothaina Eltigani

DPhil Student and Research assistant

Aya Fujita

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Tamsin Greene Barker

ESRC Grand Union DTP Scholar, George Moore Scholar

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Shreyas Hallur

Green Templeton College

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Takhona Grace Hlatshwako

University College

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Zeba Kokan

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Yanran Liang

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Ahsan Mashhood

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Alyssa Mohammed

MSc in Comparative Social Policy

Lady Margaret Hall

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Rosemary O'Connor

Leverhulme Scholar

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Sopuruchukwu Obiesie (MBBS)

Nuffield College

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Vanisa (Nita) Senesathith

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Temitope Sevezun Toyon

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Janke Tolmay

Nuffield College

Coleman Warren

MPhil in Comparative Social Policy

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Alexis Wong

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Yi Qie

Pages

A Better Start - National Evaluation

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Accelerate Hub

infantmentalhealthprojectDSPI

Assessment of specialist health visitors’ contribution to perinatal and infant mental health

tanzaniaprojectDSPI

Building evidence for prevention of child maltreatment

Child & Family Welfare

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Child Policy during COVID-19 Database

childpovertychinaprojectDSPI

Child Poverty in Urban China

universalcreditprojectDSPI

Couples balancing work, money and care: exploring the shifting landscape under Universal Credit

e-Parenting for Lifelong Health (ePLH) Pilot study

wellbeingprojectDSPI

Evidence mapping review of intergenerational interventions

Evidencing the outsourcing of social care provision in England

stepstosafetyprojectDSPI

Feasibility study of the Steps to Safety Programme

Furaha Adolescent Implementation Research (FAIR) Study

childmaltreatmentstudyDSPI

Generating a research resource and public health surveillance tool for monitoring child maltreatment in the UK

Global Parenting Initiative

parentingprojectDSPI

How far could widespread dissemination of parenting programmes improve child antisocial behaviour and reduce social inequalities

familyformationprojectDSPI

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Family Formation Policies

Mzantsi Wakho Adolescent Adherence Study

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Optimising Parenting Interventions

ParentApp for Teens

parentingthailandprojectDSPI

Parenting for Lifelong Health - Thailand

Parenting for Lifelong Health SUPER (Scale-Up of Parenting Evaluation Research) Study

plhphilippinesprojectDSPI

Parenting for Lifelong Health – Philippines

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Parenting for Lifelong Health – the Sinovuyo Teen Program

parenttextprojectDSPI

ParentText Optimisation Study: A Chatbot-led Intervention Aimed to Promote Playful Parenting and Prevent Violence Against Children

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Promoting Safer Sleep in Babies

parentsunderpressureprojectDSPI

Randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of the Parents Under Pressure Programme

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rEUsilience: Risks, Resources and Inequalities: Increasing Resilience in European Families

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Start for Life National Evaluation

videofeedbackprojectDSPI

Systematic review of the effectiveness of video feedback for improving parental sensitivity and infant attachment

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The Global Reference Group for Children Affected by Crisis

COVID19pregnancyprojectDSPI

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services

welfarereformprojectDSPI

The perception of families of virtual group-based support during the COVID-19 lockdown

childproblemsprojectDSPI

What are the essential components of parenting interventions for reducing child maltreatment and child behavioural problems?

healthvistingprojectDSPI

Which models of health visiting (HV) in England are most promising for mitigating the harms of ACES