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Cristina Devecchi is co-director of the Centre for Education and Research where she is responsible for the PhD programme and PhD admissions. Before joining the University of Northampton, Cristina taught Italian and English to adults and young children in the UK and abroad and worked as a Teaching Learning Support Assistant in a secondary school. She gained an MEd in Special and Inclusive Education, MPhil in Educational Research and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. She currently supervises 12 PhD students using a variety of methodological approaches and researching diverse topics within education. She is the Chair of the Business and Education Research Degree Board and a member of the Faculty of Health, Education and Society's Research and Enterprise Committee.
She has collaborated as a researcher and Principal Investigator to a number of projects on a variety of topics related to inclusion. She has led on the EU funded project Success at School (www.successatschool.eu) developing volunteering-based intervention to re-engage young people into education, and she is currently the UK lead for the Below 10 project, aiming at tackling school drop-out. She was Principal Investigator on the Leading Change Together project (http://www.northampton.ac.uk/research/leading-change-together/), funded by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, looking at leadership and change management in UK Higher Education; the FEASST@8 and SuCCEED@8 project, funded by the Institute for Learning and Teaching, focusing on developing discipline-based training at PhD level, and the TECH4ALL projects focused on developing digital skills for learning and teaching in higher education. She is currently involved in a project looking at effective organisational communication.
Cristina is a reviewer for a number of journals, and for the European Educational Research Association (EERA). She was a research associate at the Von Hugel Institute, St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge and she was a coordinator of the Education thematic group for the Human Development and Capability Association. She is the co-founder and chair of the Cambridge Education Alumni Group and the Future Focused Group looking at the use of technology for teaching and learning, research and social impact.
Research interests: Inclusion; educational leadership; Higher Education; Human resource and knowledge management; technology.
Other Responsibilities
CURRENT AND PAST RESPONSIBILITIES
Chair (2014-present)
Business and Education Research Degree Board
Co-Chair (2017- present)
Readers, Associate Professors and Professors (RAPP) Group
Co-Director (2017- present)
Centre for Education and Research
PhD Coordinator
Faculty of Education and Humanities (2017-2019)
Level 8 Lead (Education)
Faculty of Health, Education and Society (2019- present)
Member of University Committees
- Research Degree Committee (2013 - present)
- Research and Enteprise Committee (2013 - present)
- Faculty Research and Enteprise Committee (2013 - present)
- Academic Senate (2012-2016; 2019-present)
Member of Working Groups
- PGR Teaching Opportunities (Lead on behalf of the Research Degree Committee)
- PGR mental health and wellbeing
Deputy Research Leader (2013-2016)
Centre for Education and Research, School of Education
Co-founder of the Future Focused Group, University of Northampton, (2018- present)
External Roles
- Editor in Chief (2017-2018) – Efficiency Exchange
- Expert Evaluator – H2020, SwafS programme (Science with and for Society) (2018-present)
- Expert Evaluator and international advisory board member (teaching and learning) – Excellent Department project, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research – Faculty of Philosophy and Education, University of Turin, Italy (2019-2022)
- Advisory panel member: InDEEP project, University of Padova
- External examiner: MEd programme, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (2019-present)
- Peer reviewer – ‘Theme 5: How higher education institutions respond to COVID-19, build resilience through research and knowledge creation, and find solutions to global challenges’ - Association of Commonwealth Universities & Commonwealth Secretariat (Current)
Teaching Interests
- Social Sciences research methods and methodologies
- Inclusion (particularly inclusion in Higher Education)
- Leadership and management in Higher Education
- PhD supervision and career development
Other Responsibilities
Co-Coordinator, Education Thematic Group, Human Development and Capability Association (2013-2015)
Member of the Von Hugel Institute, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge (2006-2010)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 12 Oct 2007
MPhil, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 12 Oct 2007
Master, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 10 Oct 2003
Bachelor, Universita degli Studi di Torino
Award Date: 1 Jul 1989
External positions
Peer reviewer – ‘Theme 5: How higher education institutions respond to COVID-19, build resilience through research and knowledge creation, and find solutions to global challenges’, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
Jun 2020 → …External Examiner - MEd Programme, Trinity College Dublin
Dec 2019 → …Expert Evaluator and international advisory board member (teaching and learning) – Excellent Department project, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research – Faculty of Philosophy and Education, University of Turin
Aug 2019 → …Expert Evaluator – H2020, SwafS programme (Science with and for Society), European Commission
2018 → …ILAS Fellow, Keele University
2017 → 2018Advisory panel member: InDEEP project, University of Padua
2016 → 2018Member of the Laboratorio di Pedagogia Speciale, Università Foro Italico, Rome
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- inclusion
- leadership and management
- teaching and learning
- higher education
- professional identity
- mental health and wellbeing
- disability
- special educational needs
- H Social Sciences (General)
- methodology
- Social justice
- Development
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Projects
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RAPID REVIEW- EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS FOR KNOWLEDGE MOBILISATION
16/01/18 → 1/05/18
Project: Research › Charitable Funding
Research output
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Enhancing Learning for Early Years Foundation Degree Students: Empowerment through Heutagogy and Reflecting on the Notion of Knowledgeable Others
Teszenyi, E., Richardson, T. & Devecchi, C., 3 Apr 2020, In: Polish Journal of Educational Studies. 72, 1, p. 24–44 21 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Being a Refugee Child in Lebanon: Implementing Young Children’s Rights in a Digital World through the Blockchain Educational Passport
Devecchi, C., 2019, (Accepted/In press) The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children’s Rights . RoutledgeResearch output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Leading change together: managing cultural change across the higher education workforce
Devecchi, M. C., Mansour, H. F., Allen, N. & Potter, J., 1 Jun 2018, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. 32 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › peer-review
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Other People’s Adaptations: Teaching Children With Special Educational Needs to Adapt and to Aspire
Devecchi, C. & Watts, M., Oct 2018, New Frontiers of the Capability Approach. Comim, F., Fennell, S. & Anand, P. B. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 571-596 15 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Editorial: Student voice. Listening to students to improve education through digital technologies
Manca, S., Grion, V., Armellini, A. & Devecchi, C., 14 Jul 2017, In: British Journal Of Educational Technology. 48, 5Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Educare la persona: provvedimenti focalizzati sulle capabilities per studenti universitari con disabilità
Devecchi, C., 2017, InDeEP University : Un progetto di ricerca partecipata per una Università inclusiva. Santi, M. & Di Masi, D. (eds.). Padova, Italy: Padova University Press, p. 61-76 15 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Moving to higher education: Opportunities and barriers experienced by people with disabilities
Shevlin, M., McGuckin, C., Bell, S. & Devecchi, C., 8 Feb 2017, Access and Participation in Irish Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., p. 159-175 17 p. (Access and Participation in Irish Higher Education).Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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SER05 Blockchain Educational Passport Blockchain Educational Passport: Decentralised Learning Ledger (DLL)
Devecchi, C., Turner, S., Armellini, A., Brooks, I., Mellish, B., Petford, N., Taeed, O. & Hadawi Cbe, A., 30 Apr 2017, 30 p. (Development Heads: Sajin Abdu (Technology))Research output: Book/Report › Technical Report › peer-review
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Prizes
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Winner of the Outstanding Author Contribution Award at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011) [books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0857244450]
Devecchi, Cristina (Recipient) & Ann Nevin (Recipient), 2011
Prize
Activities
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‘Capturing and transacting “value for students” in the Digital University: the Blockchain Educational Passport’
Cristina Devecchi (Speaker), Olinga Taeed (Speaker), Ali Al-Sherbaz (Speaker), Scott John Turner (Speaker) & Nicholas Petford (Speaker)
3 Sep 2018 → 7 Sep 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Leading change together: managing cultural change across the highereducation workforce
Cristina Devecchi (Speaker), Hala Fawzy Mansour (Speaker), Jackie Potter (Speaker) & Nick Allen (Speaker)
10 Sep 2018 → 11 Sep 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Capturing and transacting ‘value for students’ in the Digital University: the Blockchain Educational Passport
Cristina Devecchi (Speaker), Ali Al-Sherbaz (Speaker), Scott Turner (Speaker), Olinga Taeed (Speaker) & Nick Petford (Speaker)
18 Jun 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Universities in transition: Managing knowledge and developing people through the use of 4th stage intellectual capital framework
Cristina Devecchi (Invited speaker) & Nicholas Petford (Invited speaker)
14 Sep 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
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Life Beyond a PhD: Working with PhD students as co-researchers to re-imagine their employability skills
Cristina Devecchi (Speaker)
25 Oct 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Inclusion for all: supporting teachers and the case of England
Cristina Devecchi (Invited speaker)
5 Sep 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Supporting Community to Collaborate and Emotionally Engage in Digital Shifts @ level 8
Cristina Devecchi (Speaker), Anthony Stepniak (Speaker), Sue Watling (Speaker), Maitreyee Buragohain (Speaker), Ratika Malkani (Speaker) & Yu Zhao (Speaker)
12 Jun 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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What it takes to build a PhD community: Future looking, risk taking, employability ready, socially responsible
Cristina Devecchi (Speaker), Anthony Stepniak (Speaker), Maitreyee Buragohain (Speaker), Sue Watling (Speaker), Ratika Malkani (Speaker) & Yu Zhao (Speaker)
15 May 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
Press / Media
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Significant contribution recognised for new Associate Professors
Liz Gulliford, Amin Hosseinian Far, Matthew Callender, John Sinclair, Mark Rothery, Karen Anthony, Tracey Redwood, Rachel Maunder, Rachel Garwood, Helen Caldwell, Paul Jackson, Cristina Devecchi, Adrian Pryce & Eunice Lumsden
3/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
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University of Northampton recognised for being one of a handful of institutions teaching and researching Blockchain
Nicholas Petford & Maria Cristina Devecchi
5/09/18 → 6/09/18
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Erasmus Plus funding success for trio in Faculty of Education and Humanities
Jane Margaret Murray & Maria Cristina Devecchi
19/08/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Thesis
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An investigation into the mentoring experiences of in-service trainee teachers in Further Education (FE): A Q methodology study
Author: Bracey, P., Kentzer, N. & Devecchi, C., 15 Feb 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis