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Dr Chris Counihan is an Assistant Professor in Education at Northumbria University and a Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Dr Counihan completed his PhD in education which studied the effects of a peer-mediated literacy intervention with children from rural India. Chris has over ten years experience of working and leading on international development and education projects. His primary research interests lie in the field of child development and policy initiatives in education. He is currently developing ideas under the ‘Education for All’ agenda that targets poverty alleviation and educational empowerment. Dr Counihan’s research has positively impacted children’s learning opportunities in some of the poorest areas of the world that include: India, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
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):
Education, PhD, The effects of a peer-mediated synthetic phonics intervention with children from a rural Indian town, Newcastle University
28 Feb 2012 → 31 Oct 2017
Award Date: 31 Oct 2017
External Examiner, University of the West of Scotland
22 Feb 2022 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mulholland, Kirstin (Recipient), Nichol, David (Recipient), Counihan, Chris (Recipient), Meller, Sophie (Recipient), Luke, Carl (Recipient), Gray, William (Recipient), Anderson, Arlene (Recipient), Davies, Jane (Recipient), Taylor, Sue (Recipient) & Woodley, Helen (Recipient), 8 Aug 2024
Prize
Herridge, Deborah (Recipient), Anderson, Arlene (Recipient), Gray, William (Recipient), Lawrence, Julia (Recipient), Luke, Carl (Recipient), Meller, Sophie (Recipient), Mulholland, Kirstin (Recipient), Nichol, David (Recipient), Counihan, Chris (Recipient), Taylor, Sue (Recipient) & Davies, Jane (Recipient), 1 Sept 2022
Prize: Other distinction
Sophie Meller (Participant), Chris Counihan (Participant), Kirstin Mulholland (Participant), David Nichol (Participant), Arlene Anderson (Participant), Jane Davies (Participant), William Gray (Participant), Carl Luke (Participant), Sue Taylor (Participant) & Helen Woodley (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Deborah Herridge (Participant), Arlene Anderson (Participant), Chris Counihan (Participant), William Gray (Participant), Carl Luke (Participant), Sophie Meller (Participant), Kirstin Mulholland (Participant) & David Nichol (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...