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Gill Westhorp

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Gill Westhorp

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-2860

Registered to supervise postgraduate research

20142026

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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, Developing realist methods for use in small scale community based evaluation, Nottingham Trent University

1 Feb 2002 → 1 May 2020

Award Date: 1 May 2008

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  5. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  6. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  7. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  8. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  9. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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