Sarah Pearson

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Sarah Pearson

Dean of Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange

Summary

Professor Sarah Pearson is Dean of Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE). She is responsible for delivery of the University’s RIKE strategy.

Image shows Sarah Pearson, wearing a green and white checked blouse. She is smiling at the camera, and standing in the atrium.

About

Sarah is an experienced research leader. She joined Hallam as a Research Associate in 1997 in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR). She has been both Deputy and Interim Director of CRESR, and Director of the Social and Economic Research Institute.

 

Her academic background is in social policy and sociology. Her research focuses on community participation and engagement, and evaluation theory and practice. 

 

She has held advisory roles to UK government and is currently Co-Director of the Centre for Community Participation and Connectedness, led by Sheffield Hallam University and supported by UKRI through its Creating Opportunities, Improving Outcomes theme.

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