AQRiE members

AQRiE's members and PhD students.

Leadership team

NameRole
Professor Cristina Iannelli (Hub lead)Personal Chair of Education and Social Stratification
Dr Adriana Duta (Hub co-lead)Lecturer in Quantitative Methods
Dr Sarah FoleyLecturer in Development Psychology
Dr Kristina LindemannLecturer in Education and Statistics
Dr Alice Dias LopesLecturer in Data and Education
Dr William SmithSenior Lecturer in Education and International Development & Director of Internationalisation
Marifatul AmaliaPhD student
Peter BarlowPhD student
Jiayang WangPhD student

Moray House School of Education and Sport Members

NameRole
Dr Serdar AbaciLecturer in Data and Digital Literacies
Dr Fatih AktasLecturer
Dr Josie BoothSenior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Developmental Psychology
Dr Seongsook ChoiSenior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr Linda CroxfordHonorary Fellow
Professor Deborah FryDirector of Data, Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute / Personal Chair, International Child Protection Research
Dr Liam HillTeaching Fellow in Developmental Psychology
Dr Cathy HowiesonHonorary Fellow
Dr Nataša PantićSenior Lecturer
Professor John RavenscroftChair of Childhood Visual Impairment
Professor Judy RobertsonChair in Digital Learning
Dr Tracy StewartLecturer in Developmental Psychology
Dr Tessa StrainPost-doctoral Fellow
Dr Csaba SzaboLecturer in Language Education
Dr Patricio TroncosoLecturer in Youth Studies
Dr Daniel ShephardLecturer in Comparative Education and Education Policy

PhD students 

NameThesis Title
Marifatul AmaliaInequalities in science education: Using PISA data to investigate the role of family and school factors
Peter BarlowDisentangling the importance of individual, family and neighbourhood factors on educational outcomes using sibling data
Jiayang WangIntergenerational income mobility and its implication to education policy: the case of China
Barbara Dzieciatko-SzendreiMaking sense of teachers' communities of practice with social and epistemic network analysis
Cagla ErgulInvestigating inclusive education for children identified as having special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) by focusing on social communication and participation for the educational and sociological domain
Carleigh SlaterPeer perceptions of violent behaviour students
Felicia SzlobodaDeveloping a framework of children's human rights indicators for Scotland
Hamish GornallScottish Rugby Union tackle height law change evaluation: LaCE study
Jingting HuExamining transnational higher education from staff perceptions of their academic roles in a Sino-foreign university
Mustafa CiftciogluCan an 'online data literacy teacher training with professional network' support teachers' pedagogical beliefs and data education practices in the classroom?
Nimra ArshadThe effectiveness of aquatic exercises for chronic nonspecific low back pain
Qianhui SunShould we combine data-driven learning and tasked-based language teaching for lower-level learners? Exploring the attitudes of students and teachers towards the synergy.
Vanessa Fernandez VidueiraChronotypes in adolescence: The impact of chronotypes on performance in adolescents
Xuande WuCulture shock, acculturation and second language learning motivation: an analytical study of Chinese international students pursuing a masters degree at higher education institutions in Scotland
Yan LiangGender inequality in higher education in China: A comparative analysis between Eastern and Western China
Yanru XinThe effect of content and language integrated learning courses on English undergraduates' intercultural communicative competence
Yin ChanThe phenomenon of sexual violence against children in Hong Kong from the perspective of frontline workers in child protection
Yuchong ZhangExploring factors influencing Chinese students' LOTE motivational selves
Yuqing HuangInternational mobility of young scholars: Motivations, realities and retention mechanisms from a glonacal perspective

Hub-affiliated members

NameRole and affiliation
Professor Ellen BoerenProfessor of Education, University of Glasgow
Dr Kaspar BurgerAssociate professor in Early Childhood Education and Care and Childhood Studies, University of Luxembourg
Dr Orian BrookChancellor’s Fellow in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
Maddi BunkerPhD Student (School of Social and Political Science), University of Edinburgh
Dr Roxanne ConnellySenior Lecturer of Sociology and Quantitative Methods (School of Social and Political Science - Sociology), University of Edinburgh
Dr Helen CorbyResearch Fellow at the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre, University of Edinburgh
Dr Emma DavidsonLecturer in Social Policy and Qualitative Research Methods (School of Social and Political Science), University of Edinburgh
Dr Elvisa DrishtiLecturer, University of Shkodra "Luigj Gurakuqi"
Dr Francesca FioriSenior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Policy, University of Strathclyde
Dr Ginevra FloridiLecturer in Sociology and Quantitative Methods (School of Social and Political Science), University of Edinburgh
Professor Vernon GayleChair of Sociology and Social Statistics (School of Social and Political Science - Sociology), University of Edinburgh
Professor Colm HarmonProfessor of Applied Economics (School of Economics), University of Edinburgh
Professor Kristinn HermannssonProfessor of Economics and Education and Head of School of Education, University of Glasgow
Professor Jan Germen JanmaatProfessor of Political Socialization, University College London, IOE - Education, Practice and Society
Professor George LeckieProfessor of Social Statistics / Co-Director, Centre for Multilevel Modelling (School of Education), University of Bristol
Dr J.G. (Jaap) NieuwenhuisAssistant Professor, University of Groningen (Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences)
Kate O'HaraPhD Candidate, University of Stirling
Dr Helen PackwoodLecturer in Social Research Methods (School of Social and Political Science – Social Policy), University of Edinburgh
Professor Lindsay PatersonProfessor of Education Policy (School of Social and Political Science – Social Policy), University of Edinburgh
Dr Kevin RalstonLecturer in Sociology and Quantitative Methods (School of Social and Political Science - Sociology), University of Edinburgh
Dr Marina ShapiraAssociate Professor in Sociology and Associate PGT Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling
Dr Valeria SkafidaSenior Lecturer in Social Policy (Social of Social and Political Science) University of Edinburgh
Dr Emer SmythResearch Professor, Social Research Division, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), ‎Dublin; Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Sarah StopforthLecturer (Department of Sociology), University of York
Dr Matthew SutherlandLecturer in Teacher Education (School of Education), University of Glasgow