Professor Alan Brown
(Associate Director) supports work in the area of workplace and lifelong learning. See his Review of Vocational Education and Training Research in the UK (with Ewart Keep) (2000, European Commission). He also coordinates TLRP's European liaison activities. Alan is seconded part-time to TLRP from the Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick. (alan.brown@warwick.ac.uk)
Professor
Miriam David is a part-time Associate Director and has particular responsibility for the appropriate thematic work on diversity, difference and participation and for project and user liaison in relation to Higher and Adult Education. She is based at the Institute of
Education, University of London (m.david@ioe.ac.uk)
Professor Mary James was TLRP Deputy Director with responsibility for schools projects from 2002 to 2007. She combined this with her work as Director of the TLRP project 'Learning How to Learn'. In 2007 and 2008 she also held an ESRC Programme Director's Fellowship connected with her TLRP work. In 2008 she moved back to the University of Cambridge (mej1002@cam.ac.uk ).
Sarah
Douglas (Office, Outputs and Communication Manager) coordinates the office team and is responsible for the overall management of TLRP administration and communication infrastructure. She is a qualified project manager with particular experience of the production of educational publications. (sarah.douglas@ioe.ac.uk)
Mabel Encinas, (DSpace and International Researcher) has worked in diverse fields such as education, psychology and ICT. She is currently working for a PhD at Institute of Education, University of London entitled: 'A sociocultural study on emotion in teachers' practice and knowledge'. As a part-time DSpace researcher, she liaises with project teams and is responsible for checking entries for bibliographic continuity and correct classification on the DSpace online repository. As International liaison, she keeps contact with diverse international organisations, supporting the infrastructure for their communication through the virtual learning environment (m.encinas@ioe.ac.uk)
Hameed Hakimi (Programme Assistant) has worked as a consultant for the National Youth Agency (NYA); he has also been a community researcher with the University of Birmingham and the British Refugee Council. Having completed his undergraduate studies with a BA in Politics, Hameed is currently studying for a Masters degree in Political Science at University of London. His research interests are multiculturalism, youth, security and diplomatic studies and religious fundamentalism. He is responsible for general running of the office and providing support to the Director. He is also the main point of contact for expense claims and invoice processing. (h.hakimi@ioe.ac.uk)
James
O'Toole (Events, Media and Engagement Manager) is responsible for the organisation of major TLRP events. He also leads on the maintenance and application of the Programme's database, website and other IT systems to maximise user engagement. (j.o'toole@ioe.ac.uk)
Joanna Penty (Dspace Researcher) brings a range of experience to TLRP. She has worked as a science teacher and holds an MSc in the Psychology of Education. She liaises with project teams to organise DSpace training and is responsible for checking Dspace entries for bibliographic continuity and correct classification. (j.penty@ioe.ac.uk)
Richard Procter (IT manager) is TLRP's webmaster and develops TLRP online resources such as D-Space, Virtual Research Environments and the TLRP database. (r.procter@ioe.ac.uk)
