Personal profile
Overview
I am currently a Research Associate on the #BeeWell programme and Data Manager for Wave 3 of the Education for Wellbeing programme. Prior to my current role, I completed my PhD at the University of Liverpool, which looked at socioeconomic inequalities in vocabulary and their implications for educational attainment and mental health in adolescence. I used two British birth cohort studies (the 1970 British Cohort Study and The Millennium Cohort Study) throughout my thesis, which sparked a passion for working with large datasets and data visualisation in R. Alongside my PhD, I worked on a Randomised Controlled Trial, in collaboration with the University of Sheffield and the BBC Education team, which investigates the effectiveness of BBC Education’s Tiny Happy People video resources.
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):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Unequal educational outcomes for children with similar early childhood vocabulary but different socio-economic circumstances
Thornton, E., Matthews, D., Patalay, P. & Bannard, C., 26 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaking point: identifying the factors that predict suspension from school
Cahill, S., Vagnetti, R., Knowles, C., Thornton, E., Cheng, Q. & Humphrey, N., 2025, (Submitted).Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint
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Bullying Victimisation, Self-Esteem and Perceived Appearance Among Minoritised Sexual and Gender Identities in Adolescence
Lereya, S. T., Constantinou, M., Parker, G., Thornton, E., Jordyn, T., Knowles, C. & Humphrey, N., 13 Jun 2025, (Submitted) OSF Preprints, p. 1-27, 27 p.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint
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Cost-effectiveness of Mindfulness, Relaxation, and Strategies for Safety and Wellbeing in English primary and secondary schools: the INSPIRE cluster randomised controlled trial
Zhang, K., King, D., Boehnke, J., Deighton, J., Thompson, A., Thornton, E., Knowles, C., Hayes, D., Stallard, P., Santos, J., Ashworth, E. & Evans-Lacko, S., 24 Oct 2025, (Submitted) OSF Preprints, 17 p.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint
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Cost-effectiveness of school-based interventions for well-being and mental health literacy of pupils in Year 9 in England: the AWARE cluster randomised controlled trial
Zhang, K., King, D., Boehnke, J., Deighton, J., Thompson, A., Thornton, E., Knowles, C., Hayes, D., Stallard, P., Santos, J., Ashworth, E. & Evans-Lacko, S., 24 Oct 2025, OSF Preprints, 15 p.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint