EMILY WINCHIP, PhD, SFHEA
CAREER SUMMARY AND GOALS
Facilitating professional development for higher education faculty in educational technology for assessment Researching the area of critical education policy studies, how measurement affects education policy
Aiming to develop the field of critical educational measurement
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor and Senior Specialist: Assessment and Educational Measurement, Center for Educational Innovation (CEI), Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2025-present)
Assistant Professor, Center for Educational Innovation (CEI), Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2024-2025)
Assistant Professor, College of Education, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2019-2024)
Visiting Scholar, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, UAE (2016-2017)
EDUCATION
PhD in Education, Centre for Research in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of Nottingham, UK (2019)
MEd in Educational Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics and Assessment
University of Illinois – Chicago, USA (2014)
BME in Music Education with teacher certification, Summa cum laude
Western Illinois University, USA (2006)
Certifications
Critical Friend Group Coach – National School Reform Faculty (2024)
Senior Fellow Award of AdvanceHE for Higher Education Leadership (2024)
Fellow Award of AdvanceHE for Higher Education Teaching (2023)
Teaching Certification – K-12 General and Instrumental Music, Oregon, USA
AWARDS AND PRIZES
Article of the Year for 2019 in Educational Review for article Measuring privatisation in education: methodological challenges and possibilities (Winchip, Stevenson & Milner, 2019)
Successful Research Bids
2024 – 2026 Inclusive Education for All Needs: European Sectoral Social Partners in Education Promoting Inclusion of Persons with Special Needs in Education
Grant amount – €30,000
2023 – 2024 Critical Analysis of School Inspection Data from Dubai School Inspection Bureau of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)
Grant amount – 10,000AED
2020 – 2022 COVID-19 and Emergency Distance Learning in the United Arab Emirates
Grant amount – 10,000AED
2016 – 2017 European Trade Union Committee for Education Professional Development Education Trade Unions for the Teaching Profession: Strengthening the capacity of education trade unions to represent teachers’ professional needs in social dialogue.
Grant amount – £11,500
2016 – 2019 U21 Graduate Innovation Project and Research Project, blog and podcast http://www.raisingvoicesineducation.org
Grant amount – €5,000
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Winchip, E. (under review for special edition) Feminist quantitative methods: conflicts, considerations and creation
Laursen, R., Milner, A.L. & Winchip, E. (2026). Inclusive Ideals, Managerial Realities – How Discourses on Inclusion Responsibilise School Leaders’ Professional Practices. Management in Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/08920206261433144
Winchip, E. (2024). Teachers’ work and the marketisation of international schools: A quantitative analysis of teacher control, fulfilment, and buffering from business influences. Journal of Research in International Education, 23(3), 244–269. https://doi.org/10.1177/14752409241302626
Winchip, E. (2024). Comparison Despite Uniqueness: A Thematic Analysis of the PISA 2022 Results for the United Arab Emirates. Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR). https://doi.org/10.18502/gespr.v5i2.16218
Winchip, E. (2024). Charter School Reform in Abu Dhabi: Policy borrowing, translation and frenemies. Globalisation, Societies and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2024.238118
Winchip, E. (2024). Open for business: A quantitative analysis of teachers’ experiences of marketisation in international schools. Educational Review, 76(4), 915–937. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2022.2094343
Winchip, E. (2021). Teachers’ Experiences of Marketization in the United Arab Emirates. The Gulf Education and Social Policy Review. https://doi.org/10.18502/gespr.v1i2.8457
Winchip, E. (2020). The interplay of government, private funding and civil actors in the United Arab Emirates: response to ‘private actors and public goods: a comparative case study of funding and public governance in K-12 education in 3 global cities’. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 52(1), 120-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2020.1724395
Winchip, E., Stevenson, H. & Milner, A. (2019). Measuring privatisation in education: methodological challenges and possibilities. Educational Review: Special issue – The Global Education Reform Movement (GERM): Infection, Immunity, Prevention and Cure. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2019.1524197
**Also published in the collection: Martin, J., Bowl, M., & Banks, G. (2023). Mapping the Field: 75 Years of Educational Review, Volume I (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003403708
Reports
Milner, A., Laursen, R. & Winchip. E. (2026). Inclusive Education for All Needs: European Sectoral Social Partners in Education Promoting Inclusion of Persons with Special Needs in Education. European Trade Union Committee for Education: Brussels. https://www.csee-etuce.org/en/item/7195:research-inclusive-education-for-all-needs-european-sectoral-social-partners-in-education-promoting-inclusion-of-persons-with-special-needs-in-education
Medwell, J., Cooker, L., Bailey, L. & Winchip, E. (2017) The impact of the PYP exhibition on the development of international mindedness, critical thinking and attributes of the learner profile. International Baccalaureate Organization: Bethesda, MD. https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/new-structure/research/pdfs/pyp-exhibition-final-report-en.pdf
Stevenson, H., Hagger-Vaughan, L., Milner, A. & Winchip, E. (2017) Education and Training Policy in the European Semester: public investment, public policy, social dialogue and privatisation patterns across Europe. European Trade Union Committee for Education: Brussels. https://www.ei-ie.org/en/item/21980:education-and-training-policy-in-the-european-semester-public-investment-public-policy-social-dialogue-and-privatisation-patterns-across-europe
Stevenson, H., Shah, S., Cooker, L., Bailey, L., Winchip, E. & Karak, M. (2017) The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) implementation in the United Arab Emirates. International Baccalaureate Organization: Bethesda, MD. https://ibo.org/contentassets/a7bc64e18f3a4a5493d4213f648f8b18/myp_uae_finalreport_en3.pdf
Book Chapters
Stevenson H., Milner A., Winchip E. and Hagger-Vaughan L. (2019) Education policy and the
European Semester: Challenging soft power in hard times in L. Tett and M. Hamilton (2019) Resisting neoliberalism in education: local, national and transnational perspectives. Bristol: The Policy Press.
TEACHING
Center for Educational Innovation, Zayed University (2023-present)
Support strategic implementation of assessment standards across the university in conjunction with the Office of Educational Effectiveness, including training for leadership, faculty, and staff for constructive alignment, learning outcomes design, rubric creation, and modes of assessment.
Facilitate faculty and staff workshops and trainings related to assessment design, AI-resilient assessment, and meeting university and government requirements for quality.
Coordinate implementation and training for formative and summative assessment design with external software providers (Cadmus and FeedbackFruits).
Other faculty trainings:
Supporting Students in Ethical Use of AI – Fall 2024-present
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – Spring 2024-present
Reimagining Assessment: Principles and practices for effective evaluation – Spring 2024-present
Build the Claim for AdvanceHE Fellowship – Spring 2024-present
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods – Spring 2024-present
Modifying Assessments for the Age of AI – Fall 2023-present
Using Google Forms for Data Collection – Fall 2023-present
Writing Rubrics – Fall 2023-present
College of Education, Zayed University (2019-2024)
Undergraduate courses
Assessment and Evaluation (EDC353) Spring 2021 – Spring 2024
Classroom Management (EDC321) Spring 2020 – Fall 2022
Early Childhood Math and Science II (EDC452) Spring 2020 – Spring 2024
Early Childhood Math and Science I (EDC352) Spring 2020 – Fall 2023
Educational Technology (EDC360) Fall 2019 – Spring 2022
Field Experience (EDC390, EDC480, EDC490) and Student Capstone Project (EDC499)
ACADEMIC SERVICE – PEER REVIEW
Manuscript Reviews
Cogent Education – Cross-border Edu-businesses (2025)
Critical Studies in Education – PISA data privatization indicators (2023/4)
Educational Review – Expatriate teachers’ experiences in China (2024), Ethics of data use in schools (2021)
Frontiers in Education –Teacher and leader resilience (2020)
Gulf Education and Social Policy Review – Math learning centers in early childhood education (2025), Academic integrity (2025), PISA and socioeconomic status in the UAE (2025), Teacher attrition (2025), Gender and academic performance (2022), Teacher international exchange program (2021), Participation of women in higher education in the Gulf (2019)
International Journal of Educational Development – International schools online marketing (2025/6)
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives – Success of e-learning (2026), LMS Usability Analysis (2025), Online learning experiences (2025), Academic Integrity (2025), ICT use and student satisfaction (2024), Teaching effectiveness (2020)
Professional Development in Education – Lesson Study (2025), Teachers’ Workplace Learning Instrument Validation (2024), Universal Design for Learning training (2018/9), Intervention team effectiveness (2018/9), English language teacher training programs abroad (2018), Professional learning survey (2018)
Conference paper reviewer
Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching International Conference – Reviewed 15 abstracts (2024)
Gulf Comparative Education Society Conference – Reviewed 40 abstracts (2023)
AERA Division L section 5 – Reviewed 5 papers on education policy (2022)
AERA Rasch SIG – Reviewed 2 papers on the application of the Rasch model (2022)
Grant and award reviewer
Evaluation Committee for the 20th cycle of the RAK Awards for Educational Excellence (2025)
Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research (2023) – Reviewed 2 large research grant applications
OTHER ACADEMIC SERVICE
Working Group Member Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Teacher Retention (2025)
Expert Delegate AI & AssessmentDigital Education Council Working Group Member(2025-present)
Journal Advisory Board Member Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (2023-present)
AI Teacher Incubator Grant application mentor (2024)
Innovation Month Events 2024, 2025
Host of Deconstructing Innovation in Teaching – Pecha Kucha competition
AdvanceHE Fellow application reviewer and mentor to new applicants (2023- present)
Mentor candidates writing and revising their claims
Review claims and meet with the moderation team
TART (Teacher Candidate Action Research Training)
Data collection, analysis and lesson planning training for students during their internship to collect and analyze data for action research projects (2021-2023)
Course Lead
Education Studies courses (Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
Committee Membership
Teaching and Learning –Zayed University (2022- present)
Learning Outcomes Assessment – Zayed University (2020-2022)
Curriculum Review – Zayed University (2020-2022)
Accreditation Data Analysis
Assisted in data analysis and presentation for Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for accreditation of the Zayed University undergraduate teacher education program (2019-2020)
Continuous Improvement Seminar Work Group
Analyzed assessments for alignment to course learning outcomes, suggested improvements to assessments and analyzed student responses to identify poor items on key assessments (2019-2020)
Other Related Service
Music Commission Research Reference Group for (ABRSM) consulting music progression (2017-2018)
International Moderator in Music for the International Baccalaureate Organization MYP (2011-2015)
Faculty Advisory Committee, the American International School in Kuwait (2011- 2012)
Curriculum Writer for The American International School in Kuwait (PYP and MYP) (2009-2013)
Music Textbook Adoption Committee, Salem-Keizer School District, USA (2006-2007)
Community Service
Beta Reader – Fail Safe by Katy Morgan (2021)
Crag development and planning – Stardust Climbing area, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE (2019-present)
INVITED TALKS
2025 European Sectoral Social Partners in Education Promoting Inclusion of Persons with Special Needs
ETUCE and EFEE join event, Paris, France and Lisbon, Portugal
2025 AI and Assessment in Higher Education
Advance HE Gulf Fellowship Network Forum 2025, Dubai, UAE
2024 Pre-conference Workshop on AI and Assessment in Higher Education
Workshop leader, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Dubai, UAE
2024 Grant Alumni Event
Presenter, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research
2024 Outcome-Based Education Seminar
Panel Discussion, Commission for Academic Accreditation, Ras al Khaimah, UAE
2023 Navigating the AI Frontier in Higher Education: Transforming learning, teaching and assessment
Panel Discussion, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Conference, Dubai, UAE
2023 Developing Feminist Quantitative Methodologies
Presenter, Social Science Faculty TalksNYU Abu Dhabi, UAE
2021 Women @ Work in Higher Education
Panel Discussion, Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research series (online)
2020 Measuring Privatisation in Education: Methodological challenges and possibilities
Presenter, Educational Review Article of the Year Celebration (online)
2019 A Feminist Approach to Measurement
Presenter, Contemporary Approaches for Measurement and Evaluation of Complex Social Phenomena
University of Manchester – Manchester, UK
2017 Soft Power in Hard Times: Survey analysis and results
Presenter, Critical Education Policy and Leadership RIG of BELMAS, Nottingham, UK
CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS
2025 Comparison Despite Uniqueness: A Thematic Analysis of the PISA 2022 Results for the UAE
Gulf Comparative Education Society Conference, Ras al Khaimah, UAE
2025 Policy Advocacy for Disability Inclusion: A Quantitative Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges for Education Unions and Employer Organisations in Europe
European Educational Research Conference (ECER), Belgrade, Serbia
2025 Comparison Despite Uniqueness: A Thematic Analysis of the PISA 2022 Results for the UAE
European Educational Research Conference (ECER), Belgrade, Serbia
2025 Evaluating the KHDA School Evaluation tool
Critical Quantitative Methods Work Week, Online
2024 Reconnecting Assessment in Higher Education: AI and the Implications for Assessment Integrity
International Conference on Education, Abu Dhabi
2024 Teacher’s Work and the Marketisation of Schools
European Educational Research Conference (ECER), Nicosia, Cyprus
2024 Assessment Policies in Higher Education in the UAE
Applied Linguistics and Language Teachers Conference, Dubai, UAE
2023 Critical Analysis of KHDA School Evaluation Data
Gulf Comparative Education Society Conference, Ras al Khaimah, UAE
2023 Critical Analysis of School Inspection Data from Dubai School Inspection Bureau of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)
International Objective Measurement Workshop (IOMW), Chicago, USA
2023 Charter Schools in Abu Dhabi: American policies translated overseas
AERA, Chicago, USA
2022 Charter Schools in Abu Dhabi, UAE
ReformED Conference, Barcelona, Spain
2021 Teachers’ Experiences of Marketization: The United Arab Emirates as a prime example
European Educational Research Conference (ECER) (online)
2021 The Experiences of Teachers and Marketization in the UAE
Gulf Comparative Education Society Conference (online)
2020 Comparative Education Society in Europe (accepted but cancelled due to COVID19)
2018 Measuring the Business Influences on Teachers’ Work
European Educational Research Conference (ECER), Balzano, Italy
2018 Negotiating ‘Voice’ in the Space Between: Using digital platforms for transformative and transnational knowledge production
European Educational Research Conference (ECER), Balzano, Italy
2018 The Business Influences on Teachers’ Work
American Educational Research Association Annual Conference (AERA), New York, USA
2018 The Voice of Teachers in For-Profit Schools
Gulf Comparative Education Society Symposium, Ras al Khaimah, UAE
2017 Challenging Teacher Workload: An analysis of discourses of action in trade union policy
European Educational Research Conference (ECER), Copenhagen, Denmark
2017 The Voices of Teachers in For-Profit International Schools
European Educational Research Conference (ECER), Copenhagen, Denmark
2017 Education Policy, the EU and the European Semester: Soft policy in hard times. at the European
Educational Research Conference (ECER), Copenhagen, Denmark (contributing author)
2017 Feminist Research and Quantitative Methods: Is there a conflict?
Gender and Education Association (GEA) conference, London, UK
2017 Self-Determination Theory and Teachers’ Experiences
Rasch Users UK Annual Meeting, Coventry, UK
2016 Developing a Feminist Quantitative Approach to Educational Research
European Educational Research Conference (ECER), Dublin, Ireland
2016 Rasch Measurement as a Feminist Quantitative Approach
Rasch Users UK Annual Meeting, Durham, UK
2014 Analyzing the School Inspection Instrument of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai
European Association of Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
Special Interest Group for Educational Evaluation, Bielefeld, Germany
2013 Examining Assessment Practices of the IB MYP Using a Many-Facet Rasch Model
European Association of Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Junior Researchers Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS
2021 Mothers as invisible heroes: Managing parenting and self-care during COVID19
Parenting During a Pandemic Series, Zayed University Early Childhood Learning Center
2021 Teachers’ Experiences of Marketization
Faculty Research Sharing, Zayed University
2018 The Voice of Teachers in Schools
Workshop Facilitator, MENA Teachers’ Summit – Dubai, UAE
2017 The Experiences of Teachers in For-Profit International Schools
Three Minute Thesis Finals – University of Nottingham, LINK conference
2017 Business Influences on Teachers’ Work in the UAE
Al Qasimi Foundation Majlis Series Lecture, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Designing Assessment in the Era of AI – Cambridge Assessment (October 2024-June 2025)
STATISTICAL SOFTWARE COMPETENCIES
SPSS and AMOS
Winsteps and Facets
R
SAS
HLM7
HONORS AND ACADEMIC AWARDS
University of Nottingham Graduate Travel Prize (2018)
Vice-Chancellors Scholarship for Research Excellence – Full Tuition Scholarship (2015 – 2017)
Western Illinois University Honors Scholar (2001 – 2006)
Music Talent Grant – Full Tuition Scholarship (2001 – 2005)
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Primary Music Teacher, GEMS World Academy – Dubai, UAE (2013-2015)
Secondary Music Teacher, The American International School in Kuwait (2009-2013)
Music Teacher, Salem-Keizer School District, Salem, Oregon, USA (2006-2009)
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