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Professor Louise Tracey is a Professor of Early Years Education at the School of Education, University of Leeds, within the Faculty of Social Sciences. She joined the university in 2023 as the Research Centre Lead for Inclusion, Childhood and Youth (ICY), bringing nearly two decades of experience in education research. Her work centers on large-scale evaluations of educational interventions, particularly randomized controlled trials, aimed at closing the attainment gap for children from disadvantaged and underserved populations.
- Position: Professor of Early Years Education
- Role: Research Centre Lead for Inclusion, Childhood and Youth
- Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
- Contact: L.C.Tracey@leeds.ac.uk
Professor Tracey holds a PhD from the University of Leeds, an MA from the University of Warwick, and a BA (Hons) from the University of Liverpool.
- PhD, University of Leeds
- MA, University of Warwick
- BA (Hons), University of Liverpool
Her research interests include early years education, parental engagement, professional development, emergent literacy, and speech, language, and communication development. She focuses on evidence-based practices and the feasibility and acceptability of interventions within the broader 'What Works' agenda. Her work emphasizes re-centering the child in educational debates and improving outcomes through collaboration with parents and professionals.
Although specific publications are not detailed in the provided text, her research outputs span journal articles, books, chapters, preprints, and reports, with a strong emphasis on evaluation methodologies and early childhood interventions. Her current projects are largely funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and align with the Department for Education’s Early Years Recovery Programme.
Professor Tracey actively teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, primarily in Childhood Studies, and supervises PhD students. She contributes to academic leadership through her role as Research Centre Lead and through public engagement, such as delivering the Faculty Inaugural Lecture in April 2025 titled 'What Works (and what doesn’t)? Opportunities and challenges of working with parents and professionals to improve child outcomes'.
She has previously served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Education, University of York, before joining the University of Leeds. Her expertise spans multiple educational stages—from Early Years to Further Education—and subject areas including literacy, mathematics, science, and socio-emotional wellbeing.
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