Wednesday 10 January 2024, 3pm-4pm (London, GMT)

Chair: Stefania Parades Fuentes (University of Southampton and CTaLE)

Featuring:

Gabriella Cagliesi (University of Sussex)

Gabriella is an applied economist with a scholarly background in econometrics and statistical analysis and expertise in secondary and primary data analysis. She teaches macroeconomic analysis modules to postgraduate students. She is also the Associate Dean for Education and Student, a role encompassing various responsibilities related to the academic programs, student affairs, and overall educational experience. Gabriella collaborated with the UK Behavioural Team of the Cabinet Office in randomised control trials London to study youth unemployment. She was the principal investigator of a project funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to investigate widening participation in postgraduate studies. She has received funds from the Royal Economic Society to widen participation in underrepresented categories and organize outreach programs. She is an active researcher and my research interests and publications span the fields of applied international macro-finance, applied behavioural economics, labour, and educational choices and policies.

Chris Downey (University of Southampton)

Chris Downey is Professor of Education at the University of Southampton Education School where he teaches Educational Leadership and Management and Research Methods. His own research interests include the application and development of educational effectiveness metrics allied to a parallel interest in educators’ beliefs and attitudes towards such metrics and how they might (or might not) catalyse improvement and enhancement activity. Chris also studies relational networks in education, with particular interest in the support networks of students, teachers and leaders.

Anastasia Papadopoulou (University of Bristol)

Anastasia Papadopoulou is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Bristol. Her current research on economics education encompasses enhancing student engagement, increasing their sense of belonging, and understanding assessment techniques in the field. Specifically, as part of an international research collaboration, she is working on using interactive visualisations to enhance students’ understanding of microeconomic concepts. In another national collaboration, she is working to understand how pair programming can foster students’ coding skills and make them feel more inclusive. Her primary field research is in applied microeconomic theory and experimental economics, with a particular focus on political economy. Anastasia’s current papers have been presented in several conferences and workshops. She holds a PhD from the University of Leicester (2021) and she has previously taught also at the University of Athens, the University of Portsmouth, and the Open University. Anastasia is currently co-organizing the economics education seminar series at the University of Bristol, as well as co-leading a peer mentoring scheme for undergraduate students. She is also a member of the British Academy South West ECR Network and maintains a broader research interest in diversity in classrooms and distributive justice.

Slides

Blog post

Read the blog post about this session written by Farid Ahmed, Teaching Fellow in Economics & Public Policy at Imperial College London, and Associate Member of CTaLE.