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Name	Title	Team	Get in touch	Bio
Mihaela Manole	Research and Evaluation Associate	Research	0141 444 8570	Bio Mihaela came to work in Scotland via her homeland of Romania, and Vienna, and she brings a decade's experience working on policy and research projects with Save the Children and the Agency for Fundamental Rights. At CELCIS she will support the Neglect Programme by developing effective data and empirical evidence systems to measure progress. She's been blown away by the friendliness of Glaswegians, and cant wait to explore more of Scotland, but she won't be inviting new friends for dinner - she literally can't boil an egg.
Miriana Giraldi	International Associate	International	0141 444 8500	Bio Miriana has studied political science, international relations and European affairs (in Italy, Germany and the UK). Based in Brussels for the past 16 years, and worked in policy, project and resource management for organisations at European and global level. Miriana has professional experience which includes 10 years of work on care and support for vulnerable groups, including developing and influencing the European policy framework and funding for child rights and reform of child protection systems.
Moyra Hawthorn	Research Lecturer	Consultancy	0141 444 8501	Bio Moyra worked for many years as a social worker, residential practitioner and manager, and in therapeutic work with traumatised children and their families. Her research interests include using creative approaches to hear the voices of disabled and looked after children. Since 2005, Moyra has worked along with survivors of institutional abuse and other stakeholders to develop and implement An Action Plan on Justice for Victims of Historical Abuse of Children in Care. In 2018 she gained a PhD on exploring the narratives of survivors of historical institutional abuse. More recently she has worked as a music therapist, and is the CELCIS songbird. Moyra enjoys tap dancing, music, gardening and backpacking.
Nadine Fowler	Research Associate	Research		Bio
Nicola Baxter	PA/Administrative Assistant	Admin	0141 444 8552	Bio Nicola brings years of experience to her PA role from early days working in London, for the NHS in Scotland and the HSE in Ireland. She's known to family, friends and colleagues as 'Organised Baxter' for good reason. As PA to the 6-strong CELCIS management team, Nicola keeps them ticking over like a well-oiled machine, and leaves them in no doubt who's really in charge. As a yoga teacher and practitioner, Nicola runs two classes a week, including one at CELCIS where she helps fellow colleagues benefit from a beginner's practise.
Nyree Tobias	Admin Development Coordinator	Admin	0141 444 8516	Bio Once upon a time Nyree supervised over 200 call centre staff. She brings all that experience (and more) to managing the CELCIS admin team, and is a great champion of their critical function. Nyree leads the front-facing responsibilities of her team by example, and makes sure new recruits are positively embedded in the CELCIS culture right from the start. Every spare hour is spent on her own grand design - she and her family are working their way through a major house renovation.
Paul Sullivan	Sector Engagement Lead	Policy	0141 444 8537	Bio Using principles of co-production to engage people in service design has been a focus of Paul's work across a number of roles, including at the Life Changes Trust, the Prince's Trust, and RBS. At CELCIS, Paul promotes the use of child-centred co-production, participation and engagement work across the sector and internally, and helps to maintain valuable stakeholder relationships. Outside of work Paul enjoys helping people get into music and creativity, despite having no musical talent of his own to speak of!
Penny Scott	Administrative Assistant	Admin	0141 444 8507	Bio Penny supports Permanence and Care Excellence and Health work in CELCIS. She joined the University in 2007 and CELCIS in 2019. Outside work, she is trying to learn French and also likes baking.
Robert Porter	Research Associate	Research	0141 444 8549	Bio Robert is a psychology turned legal researcher. He provides evaluation and research to the Permanence and Care Team, as well as working on other social research projects for CELCIS. Due to defend his PhD in law soon, Robert enjoys doing applied research in environments with a real-world impact. Outside of work, Robert runs the Bantuan Coffee Foundation.
Rosanna Moore	Participation and Policy Advisor	Evidence and Innovation		Bio