Our staff

Search our superb team of highly experienced, insightful staff.

Name	Title	Team	Get in touch	Bio
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.
Ruth Nairn	Child Protection Consultant	Child Protection and neglect	0141 444 8568	Bio Ruth came to CELCIS straight from frontline social work practice to the CELCIS Neglect Programme. She is excited about the potential for this work to reduce and even prevent neglect. She's working closely with local partners to look over and better understand how their own systems and skills could make a real difference to young lives. Ruth acts as unofficial CELCIS activity champion as she tirelessly encourages colleagues to join in with the Step Challenge. And as a fearless foodie, Ruth will try almost anything edible.
Ruth Sills	Protecting Children Lead	Protecting Children	0141 444 8500	Bio
Samantha Fiander	Communications and Engagement Lead	Communications	0141 444 8500	Bio Samantha heads up the Communications and Events team as the Communications and Engagement Lead for CELCIS, helping us to share what we do and inform best practice and policy. Away from work Samantha is a Trustee of Foundation Scotland, Scotland's Community Foundation.
Sandy Moyes	Finance and Business Development Adviser	Finance	0141 444 8514	Bio Sandy is our bookkeeper in chief, she manages the money and is responsible for all things financial for us. She is in charge of our day-to-day transactions and ensures these are dealt with promptly, and in line with our Scottish Government funding objectives. She also manages income generated from our services and keeps a close eye on our expenditure column.
Sarah Deely	Improving Care Experiences Consultant	Improving care experiences	0141 444 8521	Bio
Sarah Hume-Anthony	Learning Enhancement Adviser	Communications and Events	0141 444 8517	Bio Sarah is a former Academic Skills Lecturer and Academic Advisor who discovered a passion for online education. She oversees and promotes our online learning options on offer, options which include our unique distance learning 'MSc in Child and Youth Care Studies', our 'Caring for Vulnerable Children' MOOC, and our many learning opportunities for the sector. Sarah moved to Scotland from Australia in 2014 and loves the cool weather and beautiful scenery.
Sharon McGregor	Research Associate	Consultancy	0141 444 8500	Bio Sharon joined the CELCIS redress team as a Research Associate to work on the consultation with victims and survivors of historic child abuse in Scotland. Previously, she worked on various university and NHS funded research projects, and on research connected with the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry to help chart the development of care services in Scotland between 1900 and 2014. Sharon is also a graduate member of the British Psychological Society with an interest in the psychology of coaching. In her spare time, Sharon can often be found on the side-lines watching her son and husband playing rugby or supporting her national side at Murrayfield or on TV!
Steven Paterson	Head of Business Development, Finance and HR	SMT	0141 444 8515	Bio Throughout Steven's career he has worked in organisations that support children and young people to improve their experiences and life opportunities. At CELCIS, he leads business development, financial planning and HR to ensure effective and efficient delivery of all of our services. As a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, and former graphic designer, Steven combines practical and creative approaches to problem solving. Steven also delivers inputs as a guest speaker on Leading Change, including partnerships with HR, at other UK Universities.