Nicole Gleghorne

Nicole Gleghorne is a Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast's School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work. Her work focuses on improving outcomes for children and young people through quantitative research methods, with emphasis on educational interventions, social inequalities, and administrative data analysis.

Her research portfolio includes ESRC-funded projects analyzing education and social work outcomes in Northern Ireland, as well as global initiatives like the £2m NIHR Global Health Research Group partnering with UNICEF. Notable projects involve longitudinal analysis of education datasets, early childhood development in conflict-affected regions, and welfare inequalities in social services.

Key research themes include:

• Quantitative evaluation of educational interventions
• Socioeconomic disparities in child development
• Administrative data utilization in policy-making
• Global early childhood programs in LMICs

Recent work highlights include:

• Analysis of 2018/19 education outcomes using EOL datasets
• Timor-Leste pre-school impact studies
• Adult safeguarding referral patterns in Northern Ireland

Her contributions bridge academia and policy, with active participation in international summits and interdisciplinary collaborations.