15 profiles found

Social Data Scientist, currently a Fellow in Public Policy at the LSE, with experience consulting for UN agencies, NGOs and local government.  

Dr Meg Peterson is a scholar, artist, cultural leader, and activist whose work has taken her around the globe to use art and creativity as a means of connecting people and communities. She is the Founder of 21 Artists, an artist development project and consultancy focused on fostering, documenting, and evaluating art and social change through artist development, social impact, and research. Projects utilise inclusive, democratic and participatory methodologies to develop research and evaluation frameworks with UK-based organisations such as Whitechapel Gallery, Battersea Arts Centre, LIFT, World Heart Beat, People’s Palace Projects and more. Meg’s international experience has taken her to the US, Brazil, Ghana, Greece and Italy as a consultant, educator, curator, and artist, encouraging learning and collaboration through exchange programmes, research projects, courses, workshops, and seminars. Meg is also a Lecturer in the Department for Culture, Media, and Creative Industries at King’s College London where she is the Course Director of the BA Programme, pioneering research and teaching focusing on cultural entrepreneurship, cultural policy, creativity, and creative social change.

This is Noel Mariam George. I am a research scholar at the LSE International History Department. Before joining LSE, I did my Masters in International Relations at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and my M. Phil in Political Science at the University of Hyderabad. This training, along with several political changes in India, piqued my research interest in Indian citizenship and refugees. Later, through my engagement with Tibetscapes in IIT Madras, I began to re-work minority histories outside the framework of national citizenship and through the lens of refugees and transregional migration. My current project is a comparative case study of the two largest post-partition refugee communities in India: Tamil ‘repatriates’ from Sri Lanka vis-à-vis Tibetan ‘foreign guests’.  I attempt to decode how refugees tactically emphasize or downplay identities as per the demands of national and local recognition.   I aim to build transferable skills by which, my research is not limited to the confines of academia, but will find real-world applications. 

Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir is an academic, currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Open University, as a visiting researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and as a visiting fellow at the LSE. She completed her PhD in Social Psychology at the LSE, and she has over 10 years of experience in survey research and data analysis, ranging from running small-scale surveys for hard-to-reach samples to running large-scale multi-country surveys for more general, representative samples. Her research expertise and interests involve prosocial behaviour, migration, and meta-science, with a special focus on power dynamics and intergroup relations that influence research, teaching, and learning processes in science and higher education. She has a deep understanding of survey methodology and a strong track record of designing and implementing complex survey projects for a wide range of clients. She has excellent analytical skills, with the ability to turn complex data into actionable insights and recommendations.

Dr. Julia King is a Research Fellow at LSE Cities and a design practitioner. Trained as an architect her research, design practice, and teaching focus on urban marginalization, infrastructure, and public space. She is the director of the ‘Apprenticeship Programme in City Design’ and ‘Researcher in Residence’ scheme at LSE Cities. Both are novel outreach programmes which work with young adults to learn through practice at the LSE. Recent engagement has resulted in the real-time design development and realisation of several public space projects by the developers of Wembley Park from 2021 onwards. It is a legacy project of Seen and Heard - a study of privatised public space and youth culture - a project coordinated by Julia and commissioned by Brent 2020. More recent work with young girls has focused on the provision of space for young girls working in Crewe and Trowbridge. She has won numerous awards for her work including Emerging Woman Architect of the Year (2014), NLA Award, Civic Trust Regional Award and short-listed for a Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award. Her projects have been widely publicised, and she has authored chapters in ‘Home Economics’ (2016) and ‘Infrastructure Space’ (2017) and co-authored a chapter in ‘The SAGE Handbook of the 21st Century City’ (2017). She has previously taught on the Cities Programme at LSE and currently runs a BA unit at the Architectural Association.

Delivers scalable ICT Solutions and cutting-edge analytics by leveraging 10+ years of ICT Smart City Expertise.   Smart City Project Management | Smart Services Implementation | ICT Design | IT Transformation | Big Data Analysis   Smarty City Project Lifecycle  Urban Environment Design Principles Sustainability in ICT IT Vendor & Contract Management Digital Awareness ICT Strategy Consultancy Digital Master Plans Big Data Analytics IoT Impact Management

Beth Kreling is a Senior Policy Fellow in the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). She is currently co-PI of the newly established   African Health Observatory Platform on Health Systems and Policies   (AHOP) and Deputy Chair of the LSE’s   Global Health Initiative   (GHI), an interdepartmental research unit. Beth has a background in international development and consultancy, with a regional focus on Africa. She has always worked at the nexus of research and policy, coordinating numerous multi-country research, development and consultancy projects both at LSE and previously. Whilst at LSE she has worked across the Department’s global health portfolio, establishing and managing the GHI and supporting a range of projects including leading a multi-partner, EU funded, public-private initiative   Big Data for Better Outcomes . Beth is currently the operational lead for the LSE team working on the African Health Observatory Platform (AHOP). Hosted by the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), AHOP leverages existing national and regional collaborations to form a network of National Centres that currently include leading research institutions in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal. AHOP draws on support from a technical consortium including the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, LSE and national, regional and global partners. Before joining LSE, Beth worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Health and Education Unit, engaging with stakeholders across Commonwealth governments, inter-governmental organisations and NGOs on education policy priorities. She continues to write occasionally on Commonwealth education topics. Prior to this she was Chief Operating Officer of education NGO Link Community Development International, where she oversaw operations and programme development in the UK and across five sub-Saharan African offices. Before moving into a development sphere, Beth spent a number of years as a political and economic risk consultant for strategy consultancy Oxford Analytica. She began her professional career in publishing as Assistant Editor for Pavilion and Collins & Brown.

  Research and Analysis  ◼ 6 Years’ Experience in qualitative research in both academic and research settings  ◼ Experience of working with migrants, citizens and civic actors in European urban contexts  ◼ Substantial data collection through digital ethnography, interviews, focus-groups, participatory methods (knowledge exchange workshops, urban storytelling walks and expert interviews)  ◼ Data analysis using content analysis, visual analysis, discourse analysis and thematic analysis using NVivo 11 software  ◼ Proficient computer skills in SPSS, Excel, PowerPoint, NVivo, WordPress, HTML    Communications and interpersonal skills  ◼ Experience in conference presentations/research dialogues for academic audiences, practitioners, policy-makers in the UK and the EU  ◼ Ability to liaise with and teach individuals from different backgrounds and cultures    Contributions and outreach  ◼ Experience of publishing in highly respected journals and academic books in the fields of media and communication, urban studies and education  ◼ Familiarity with the existing literature, methodologies and research in the field of migration and displacement  ◼ Experience in producing briefing guidelines for a British Government department and drafting media strategy report    Management and coordination  ◼ Proven experience in working collaboratively with research teams  ◼ Manage administrative tasks related to research projects, teaching and supervision  ◼ Organisation and coordination of workshops and seminars (online and in-person) 

Atrina is a PhD student in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science (PBS) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). For her research, she primarily uses Subjective Evidence-Based Ethnography (SEBE) for a naturalistic study of human judgement and decision-making in realistic contexts. To this end, she uses miniature cameras worn at the eye-level (subcams) to capture and investigate decisions within the context in which they occur and with regard to the decision ecology. Her other research interests include Behaviour Change, Economic Psychology, and Behavioural Science. Atrina graduated from LSE with Distinction for MSc Psychology of Economic Life and was awarded the Rob Farr Award for Best Dissertation. She previously studied Economics, Environmental Economics, and Business. Atrina teaches Psychology of Economic Life, Social Psychology of Economic Life, Consumer Psychology, and Social and Organisational Decision-Making at LSE.

Doctoral Researcher at the London School of Economics and Scholar in 'Analysing and Challenging Inequalities' at the International Inequalities Institute. Four years of work experience in international economic and social policymaking through policy analysis, design and implementation. Particular expertise in labour markets, social assistance, economic and social inequalities, income poverty as well as in quasi-experimental quantitative methods.

Versatile freelance consultant, senior researcher and project lead.  Based on my experience across a range of fields I have set up Innovation Office to work on impactful projects serving private and public clients. Areas of expertise: • Education & Skills • Environment & Energy • Democracy & Governance • Public Policy/EU Policies • International Development • Urban & Regional Development • Trade & Investment • Psychological & Behavioural Science • Media, Communications and Culture • Organisations and management •  Entrepreneurship & Innovation Please get in touch with any collaboration opportunities, happy to provide further information on my experience related to the above areas.

Anne West is Professor of Education Policy and also Director of the  Education Research Group . She is responsible for the BSc course ‘Education Policy’ and teaches on other courses in the Department of Social Policy. Anne has carried out a range of different types of research, focusing on education policy and politics and early childhood education and care in England (past and present), and in comparative perspective; and on the financing of education, in particular the  role played by parents. She has also carried out research in the area of health policy. Anne’s research has been published in a wide range of journals in the fields of education, social policy, and sociology, including: Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy and Administration, British Journal of Educational Studies, London Review of Education, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis,  Journal of Family Issues and the Revue internationale d’éducation de Sèvres. She has published several books including most recently  ‘Helicopter parenting’ and ‘boomerang children’: How parents support and relate to their student and co-resident graduate children , with Emeritus Professor Jane Lewis. Expertise: early years education and care policies; school-based education policy and reforms; education and early years policy in comparative perspective; families and children

Elisabet is Project Manager and Researcher at LSE Consulting. She has over three years of experience in writing and coordinating project proposals for a wide variety of UK and EU clients. As a project manager, she supports academic teams to meet project requirements and manages relationships with clients. Throughout her time at LSE Consulting, she has developed strong working relationships with the British Council, the Council of Europe and the Committee of the Regions, among other public bodies. In her research capacity, she contributes to projects by undertaking desk research, qualitative research and analysis, and writing up findings. She has experience disseminating research reports and supports academic teams in tailoring messages to audiences beyond academia. She has co-authored five reports, four of which are publicly available: The Conference on the Future of Europe: Putting Local and Regional Authorities at the Heart of European Democratic Renewal Authors: Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison, Elisabet Vives and Miriam Sorace Date: October 2021 Client: European Committee of the Regions The Big Conversation – International Cooperation on Climate Change Authors: Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison, Sandra Obradovic and Elisabet Vives Date: June 2021 Client: British Council The Big Conversation Research Pilot Authors: Michael Bruter, Sarah Harrison, Sandra Obradovic and Elisabet Vives Date: April 2021 Client: British Council Progress Review and Final Evaluation of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018-2021 Authors: Max Fras, Will Bartlett, Elisabet Vives, Enkeleida Tahiraj and Tena Prelec Date: April 2021 Client: Council of Europe She is primarily interested in projects on Democratic Governance, Public Opinion and Political Attitudes, Public Policy, Gender and Social Inequalities and Education. Elisabet holds an MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy from the LSE, as well as a BA in History  (University of Barcelona) and a BA in Philosophy (Ramon Llull University). She is fluent in Catalan, English and Spanish and has a working capacity in French.

Francisca is a Project Manager and Researcher at LSE Consulting, where she contributes to research design, business development, and project management across a wide range of policy and socioeconomic topics. She is responsible for writing and coordinating project proposals reviewing and analysing qualitative and quantitative data during projects for various public and private sector clients, academics, experts and partner organisations. Before joining LSE Consulting, she spent nearly three years as a Project Officer in the Foundation Centre for Quantitative Research (FCEC, Santiago de Chile). She implemented different research projects requested by public organisms, NGOs and private entities. These projects covered various anti-smoking and gambling-related health policies, educational initiatives, and organisational change. She engaged with stakeholders from multiple sectors and worked with interdisciplinary research teams. After this experience, Francisca worked as an independent researcher collaborating with three educational research centres to collect and analyse data for programme and university projects, best practices in school improvement; headteachers training; and diagnostic assessments for pedagogy students. Overall, her research experience has aimed to inform future policy design and evaluation. Francisca has contributed to projects related to the political agency on the regional level, labour insurance schemes and how workers deal with health risks, political participation in youth, civic education initiatives, censorship in the film industry - all carried out in Chile - and participation in the labour market among women in Bangladesh. At LSE Consulting, she has collaborated with interdisciplinary teams conducting data analysis, writing and reporting findings to different audiences for projects in the UK and Europe. Francisca has contributed to the following publications: The Relation Between Different Zoonotic Pandemics and the Livestock Sector Authors:  Jeremy Brice, Rossella Soldi, Pablo Alarcón-López, Javier Guitian, Julian Drewe, Daniela Baeza-Breinbauer, Francisca Torres-Cortés and Katie Wheeler Date:  November 2021 Client:  European Parliament - DG Internal Policies Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain Authors:  Lise Smit, Claire Bright, Robert McCorquodale, Matthias Bauer, Hanna Deringer, Daniela Baeza-Breinbauer, Francisca Torres-Cortés, Frank Alleweldt, Sendra Kara, Camille Salinier and Héctor Tejero Tobed Date:  February 2020 Client:  European Commission - DG for Justice and Consumers Francisca's research interests focus on access to higher education, the impact of policy on students' decision-making after post-secondary education, and equality in education in general. Broader areas of interest are gender inequalities, anti-racism and decolonisation. Her methods expertise involves quantitative data collection and analysis techniques and qualitative approaches. Francisca holds an MSc in Social Research Methods from LSE and is a Licenciate in Sociology from the University of Chile.