Dr Rebecca Hardwick

Rebecca is a post doctoral research fellow in health services research, working on an NIHR funded project on commissioning and the voluntary sector. 

Qualifications

PhD Medical Studies, University of Exeter 

MSc Public Health, University of the West of England

BSc (Hons) Psychology, Goldsmiths' College, University of London

Research interests

Research interests include realist methodology, voluntary sector commissioning, knowledge mobilisation, public health, international development and evaluation research.

Other research

Methodologist. Indigenous Language Revitalisation in Northern Australian contexts: a realist evaluation. Charles Darwin University 

PhD Supervisor, Mr Brandon Walsh. Evaluation of Language Revitalisation programmes. Charles Darwin University

Grants & contracts

2019 Secretariat of the Pacific Community Capacity Building Evaluation EU 45,000 (co-investigator)

2019 – Charles Darwin University Rainmaker Readiness Grant: Evaluation of Indigenous Language Centres. AUD 20,000 (co-investigator)

2019 – Charles Darwin University Rainmaker Grant: Evaluation of Water, Land and Environment Programmes on soil and water management in Ethiopia. AUD 5000 (co-investigator)

2019 – Charles Darwin University Rainmaker Grant: Start-Up SIDA African Research Capacity Building AUD 5000 (consultancy)

2018 – MAR-X: QA Realist Method Design – Market Approach to Resilience in Ethiopia Extension AUD 9000 (co-investigator)

2018 – Charles Darwin University Rainmaker Grant: Workforce Northern Territory Research and Evaluation Creative Careers AUD 5000 (co-investigator)

2015 Devon Community Housing Aid Bay6 Service Evaluation GBP 10,000 (co-applicant)

2013 Association of Commonwealth Universities, Travel Award, GBP 2000 (individual award)

2013 University of Exeter Researcher-Led Initiative Grant, Development Award, GBP 2000 (co-applicant)

Conferences organised

2019 – 2020 Scientific Programme Committee Chair: Realist2020 International Conference on Realist Research, Evaluation and Synthesis.

2017-present Organising committee member: UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum Conference.

2017 Organising committee member: Realist2017 International Conference for Realist Research, Evaluation and Synthesis