Kate is a Research Associate working with the Better Start Bradford Innovation Hub, where she is working on the evaluation of the Baby Steps and the Incredible Years programmes. Kate also completed her PhD in the department, which investigated socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in children’s working memory development in the Born in Bradford cohort study.
Kate has a background in Psychology, with an MSc in Child Development and an MA in Social Research. Prior to starting her PhD, she gained worked as a Research Assistant for the Born in Bradford study, and as a Trial Support Officer for the E-SEE trial.
Kate is a quantitative researcher interested in investigating and reducing social inequalities in children's early development and educational outcomes. She has a particular interest in children's cognitive development and children's social and emotional development.