Justine is a Scottish Government Principal Research Officer who specialises in Children & Family analysis within the Educational Analytical Services division, based in the Directorate for Learning. 

Her research interests include: Academic engagement and liaison, Children in vulnerable situations, Economic analysis, Children in vulnerable situations research, Children in vulnerable situations Statistics, Early learning and childcare and school-aged childcare research, Early learning and childcare and school-aged childcare economic analysis, Early learning and childcare and school-aged childcare Statistics, Growing up in Scotland Survey (GUS), Maternal and child health Research, and Wellbeing of Children, Young People and Families Research. 

Justine has engaged extensively with the ADR Scotland team, and looks forward to developing her engagement and involvement with linked data.

“I am delighted to be an ADR Ambassador. Administrative data offers the opportunity to generate unique insights across a wide range of services many of which we all interact with. By applying a life-course, prevention-focused approach to the use of administrative data, we can better understand opportunities for primary prevention and early intervention. This enables us to generate valuable insights that support more informed policymaking, improve services, and ultimately enhance the lives of people across Scotland and the UK. There is immense potential within the datasets collected by different administrations to deepen our knowledge, foster greater collaboration across sectors, and enable more person- and family-centred approaches.”