Citizenship and Outreach Award 2025

This award was given to Joanne ion recognition of her work in Citizenship and Outreach.

Her nomination:

"Joanne has done some amazing work undertaking outreach and impact work both here in Northern Ireland, and also in Scotland. She has obtained funding from the Civic Contribution Fund here at QUB and delivered a world class project, improving mental health outcomes for children.

Joanne spends one day per week seconded to the Widening Participation Unit (WPU) here at QUB. It would be fair to say that her impact on the activities of the WPU have been transformational. She has changed WPU’s planning to include the use of theories of change and logic modelling, and helped them change their interventions and practices to use evidence-informed interventions. This is all alongside her day job as a Research Fellow in SSESW. Modest, and incredibly skilled at her job, Joanne is an ideal candidate for this award."