Nikki Luke
Nikki Luke
Dr
Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Dr Nikki Luke is a Research Fellow at the Rees Centre, University of Oxford, and has worked there since its launch in 2012. Inspired by their time as part of a fostering family, Nikki’s PhD in Developmental Psychology focused on the perceptions of self and others for children in care, and how this relates to peer relationships.
They use a range of research methods to explore their research interests, covering:
- Supporting the well-being of children and young people with experience of social care including interventions that bring together carers and teachers to support the well-being of children in care across the home and school contexts and working with care leavers to understand what ‘success’ means to them.
- Improving educational outcomes for children in care and children in need by linking national data on children’s social care and education to identify the factors linked to better outcomes.
- Supporting local authorities to make the best use of data and other information to inform services for children and families by mapping how information is collected, collated, analysed and used, and working with local authorities to identify how this can be improved.
Nikki is also a founder member of the Children’s Social Care Data User Group.
