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Dr Gill Westhorp specialises in realist research and evaluation methodologies. She is a Professorial Research Fellow and leads the Realist Research Evaluation and Learning Initiative (RREALI). She is also an Adjunct Professor at RMIT University.
Gill is co-author of the international publication standards and quality standards for realist evaluation and realist literature review, and co-author of an invited entry in the Sage Foundations of Research Methods online encyclopedia. She has led, undertaken or advised over 70 research and evaluation projects in diverse sectors, and provided in excess of 70 training workshops in 14 countries. She develops new methods for realist research and evaluation, and publishes in realist methodologies. She is currently working on two aspects of realist philosophy – epistemology (knowledge) and axiology (value) - and their implications for evaluation. In 2018, she was made a Fellow of the Australian Evaluation Society.
Education/Academic qualification
Unknown, PhD, Nottingham Trent University
1 Feb 2002 → 1 May 2020
Award Date: 1 May 2008
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Evaluation of FECCA EnCOMPASS: Multicultural Aged Care Connector Program
1/11/21 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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IAS Rainmaker Start Up for Understanding sustainability of outcomes in international development : a researchpartnership
Grey, K., Westhorp, G., Worthington, S., Williams, E., Cant, S., Feeny, S. & Winterford, K.
26/05/20 → 26/03/21
Project: Research
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Models of Accountability in Consortia
Westhorp, G., Williams, E. & Meggetto, E.
1/01/22 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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USAID IDEAL - InCLuDe application by The Hunger Project
Worthington, S., Westhorp, G., Nykyforchyn-Clark, M. & Grey, K.
15/09/20 → 14/09/21
Project: Research
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Impacts of child sponsorship communications: Findings from World Vision programmes
Feeny, S., Clarke, M., Westhorp, G., Jennings, M. & Donohue, C., 27 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Development in Practice. p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding sustainable outcomes in international development: Towards a realist evaluation framework
Feeny, S., Westhorp, G. & Williams, E., May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of International Development. p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Potent Fuel? Faith Identity and Development Impact in World Vision Community Programming
Jennings, M., Clarke, M., Feeny, S., Westhorp, G. & Donohue, C., Jan 2021, In: Journal of International Development. 33, 1, p. 70-85 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of Community-Led Development on Food Security (InCLuDE): A Rapid Realist Review
Donohue, C., Westhorp, G., Nicholls, R., Veda, G., Williams, A., Delgadillo, D., Cloete, E., Cruse, M., Wright, M. & Trandafili, H., Sep 2021, Movement for Community-Led Development. 181 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - ERA-eligible
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Development of a program theory for shared decision-making: A realist synthesis
Waldron, T., Carr, T., McMullen, L., Westhorp, G., Duncan, V., Neufeld, S. M., Bandura, L. A. & Groot, G., 23 Jan 2020, In: BMC Health Services Research. 20, 1, p. 1-17 17 p., 59.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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