Professor Roisin Corcoran, Chair in Education at the University of Nottingham, has been elected the new co-chair of the Campbell Education Coordinating Group. Co-chairs of Campbell Coordinating Groups (CGs), who are internationally recognised figures in their field, are responsible for strategic and intellectual leadership of the group, as well as fundraising. Co-Chairs are responsible for internal governance of the CG and making final decisions for the CG regarding policy and implementation. Co-Chairs are also responsible for initiating, producing, and promoting Campbell reviews in particular topic areas including, but not restricted to, such as crime and justice, education, social welfare, and international development. Each Substantive Coordinating Group will, in its respective topic area, provide an Editor for Campbell reviews, organise persons interested in the topic area, contribute to Campbell policy, and generally support high quality reviews.
Professor Corcoran was appointed to the Government Cross Whitehall What Works Trial Advice Panel.
She is a chartered psychologist, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Her research interest lies in the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based educational programmes and competency-based tools for children and adults.
Currently, she is principal investigator for a large-scale randomised controlled trial study of a school-based intervention to increase the number of young children who need glasses to wear them, with the aim of improving their academic, social and emotional learning long-term.
She has designed and led a series of complex, multisite projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education which focus on educational interventions and the mechanisms by which they have their impact on social, psychological and academic outcomes. Professor Corcoran performs national and international consultancy work in Britain and America.
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Posted on Friday 31st July 2020