Dr. Emily Winchip is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Zayed University. She currently teaches courses in educational assessment and evaluation. She completed her PhD at the University of Nottingham in 2019, researching the work of teachers in marketized schools. She holds a Master of Education degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago in educational measurement, evaluation, statistics, and assessment and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Western Illinois University. Dr. Winchip is an experienced educator having previously taught music at international schools in Kuwait and Dubai and public schools in Oregon, USA. Her research interests are critical education measurement, the work of teachers and the effects of marketization of schools on teachers. Her hobbies include rock climbing, beach-going and puzzle solving.