Examples of Emma's recent and current projects include:

• Efficacy study Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of Future Men's Boys Development Programme for the Youth Endowment Fund. The Boys Development Programme aims to reduce disengagement and exclusion from school for boys aged 11 to 14 in South London. The efficacy study is taking a two-arm parallel RCT approach, and will also include an implementation and process evaluation. The trial consists of 480 boys aged 11 to 16 across six secondary schools in South London, and will take place across two academic years.

• RCT feasibility study of the Drive Partnership's Restart programme for Foundations - the What Works Centre for Children and Families. Restart is a multi-agency intervention designed to improve responses to domestic abuse in low-to-medium risk families. This feasibility study aims to understand Restart’s programme theory and participant pathways, and to determine the feasibility of a future impact evaluation using experimental or quasi-experimental designs.

• Process, impact and cost-benefit assessment of Pupil Premium Plus Post-16 Funding for the Department for Education, in partnership with the Rees Centre at the University of Oxford. PP+ Post-16 is a funding programme rolled out across all local authorities in England with the remit to support children looked after (CLA) and care leavers with their education, training and employment outcomes between the ages of 16 and 18. This evaluation explores the implementation of the funding and considers early evidence about progress towards intended outcomes.

• Evaluation of The National Lottery Community Fund and The King's Fund Healthy Communities Together programme. HCT aims to support effective and sustainable partnership working between the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, the National Health Service (NHS) and local authorities, to better understand and address the needs of local communities and support improved health and wellbeing. The evaluation is taking a realist, systems-thinking-informed approach to account for the complexity of the HCT programme, and recognise its contribution towards change in the context of wider systemic factors.

• Programme concept test study of the Amber Foundation's Amber programme for Youth Futures Foundation. The Amber programme, operated by the Amber Foundation, provides supported accommodation for young people aged 16 to 30 who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness, are unemployed, and who may have additional co-occurring complex needs. The study aimed to explore programme theory, identify successes and areas for improvement in the model and delivery, and assess the feasibility of future robust impact evaluation.

• Review of safeguarding processes across Child Contact Centres in England for the Ministry of Justice. This research was commissioned to meet the requirements of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and aimed to (1) Understand the safeguards and processes in place to manage allegations and incidences of domestic abuse and harm whilst in contact centres, and (2) Make an assessment of the extent to which current processes adequately protect those at risk of domestic abuse and/or harm, and make any recommendations for change. The review included a national survey of contact centres, a review of safeguarding policies, and in-depth consultation with over 75 stakeholders from DfE, Cafcass, domestic abuse sector, contact centre sector, parents/carers and young people including perpetrators and victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

Prior to joining Cordis Bright, Emma worked at a housing association. She also has extensive voluntary experience with organisations seeking to help children at risk and adults experiencing homelessness.

Emma holds an MA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MSc with Distinction in Gender, Development and Globalisation from the London School of Economics.