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Dr Joanne O’Keeffe is a Researcher in the School of Social Sciences Education and Social Work at Queen’s University Belfast. Joanne’s work is driven by her interest in addressing discrepancies and gaps in education in relation to mental health, academic attainment and take-up of higher education opportunities. Specifically, students from disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households and other under-represented groups who may face barriers in education.
Joanne has also worked on numerous randomized controlled trials in education (RCTs). She has worked for the University for over 16 years and has experience of working across many different projects including international research projects
She is interested in the research and evaluation of widening participation activities in Northern Ireland and currently supports Queen’s University Belfast, Widening Participation Unit (WPU) on suitable evaluation strategies of outreach delivery and creating and evidence-based practice within the Unit.
She is a member of the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Ethics Committee. Internationally, she sits as the Program Chair for the American Education and Research Association Cooperative Learning Special Interest Group and is an Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Educational Research.
Joanne is an accredited Office for National Statistics safe researcher.
Joanne is an accredited Partner Trainer for PAX Good Behaviour Game © and completed her PhD research on the PAX GBG, A Feasibility Study and a Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of the PAX ‘Good Behaviour Game’ in Disadvantaged Schools’ in 2019.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education: The State of the Discipline: an exploration of existing statistical data relating to staff equality in UK higher education
Belluigi, D. Z., Arday, J. & O'Keeffe, J., 11 Jan 2023, London: British Educational Research Association. 78 p. (Education: The State of the Discipline)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Education is in a state: exploration of in/equalities shown in statistical data of academic staffing in higher education (invited paper, AERA)
Belluigi, D. Z., Arday, J. & O'Keeffe, J., 12 Apr 2023, (Accepted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Education is in a state: exploration of in/equalities shown in statistical data of academic staffing in higher education (invited paper, EARLI)
Belluigi, D. Z., Arday, J. & O'Keeffe, J., 01 Jan 2023, (Accepted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Reading for meaning: reciprocal reading secondary for struggling readers (KS3). A randomised controlled trial and process evaluation
Cockerill, M., Thurston, A. & O'Keeffe, J., 01 Feb 2023, The Nuffield Foundation . 46 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Study on staff equality in education in UK higher education
Belluigi, D. Z., Arday, J. & O'Keeffe, J., 22 Feb 2023, (Accepted) In: Research Intelligence. 154, p. 14-15 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dataset for published report entitled "Education: The State of the Discipline: An exploration of existing statistical data relating to staff equality in UK higher education"
Belluigi, D. (Editor), Arday, J. (Contributor) & O'Keeffe, J. (Contributor), British Educational Research Association, 11 Jan 2023
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Inequalities in academic staffing in Northern Ireland: From a study on the staff composition and employment conditions in the discipline of Education across the UK, invited talk for the Race Equality Charter Network of Queen's University Belfast
Dina Belluigi (Invited speaker) & Joanne O'Keeffe (Invited speaker)
03 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Reading for Meaning: Reciprocal Reading Secondary for struggling readers in KS3:Dissemination Event 2nd February 2023
Maria Cockerill (Presenter), Joanne O'Keeffe (Presenter) & Allen Thurston (Presenter)
02 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Inequalities in academic staffing in Northern Ireland: From a study on the staff composition and employment conditions in the discipline of Education in UK higher education, invited talk for members of IRise (the staff group for migrant academics and those black, Asian and minority ethnic) of Queen's University Belfast
Dina Belluigi (Invited speaker) & Joanne O'Keeffe (Invited speaker)
30 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Inequalities in the discipline of education in UK higher education
Dina Belluigi (Contributor), Jason Arday (Contributor) & Joanne O'Keeffe (Contributor)
20 Jan 2023Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Education is in a State: Exploration of In/Equalities Shown in Statistical Data of Academic Staffing in UK Higher Education
Dina Belluigi (Speaker), Joanne O'Keeffe (Speaker) & Jason Arday (Speaker)
07 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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A Feasibility Study and a Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of the PAX ‘Good Behaviour Game’ in Disadvantaged Schools
Author: O'Keeffe, J., Jul 2019Supervisor: Thurston, A. (Supervisor), Kee, F. (Supervisor) & O'Hare, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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