Elizabeth Sanderson
Senior Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Fellow
Summary
Elizabeth Sanderson is a Senior Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Fellow in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ based within the Centre’s Inclusive Economy research cluster. She has over a decade of research experience and has worked across a variety of research and evaluation projects for numerous clients including voluntary and community sector organisations, councils, and government organisations.
About
A significant proportion of the projects Elizabeth has worked on have been in the areas of welfare, labour markets and employment. She has considerable experience in evaluating employment programmes and the development of monitoring and data collection systems and tools. Recent work has focused on evaluating employment programmes seeking to address health issues. This has included leading the quantitative element of the evaluation of Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Working Well Early Help Programme and fulfilling a similar role on the evaluation of Humber Learning Consortium’s This-Ability Programme. She is currently leading the quantitative strand of an evaluation of the Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service.
Much of her experience has utilised quantitative techniques although she also has experience using qualitative methods. Elizabeth is currently in the process of undertaking a PhD exploring the experience, implementation and value of supporting young people towards employment.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ interests
Elizabeth’s research interests include:
- welfare, labour markets and employment
- project and programme evaluation
- youth transitions and youth unemployment
- survey design and implementation
- setting up and managing monitoring templates and systems.
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- Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
2024-2025 Evaluation of the Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service, Sheffield City Council. Role: Quantitative data lead.
2022-2025 Yorkshire Policy Engagement Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Network, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ England Development (RED) Fund. Role: Policy Fellow.
2018-2023 This Ability Evaluation and Learning contract, Humber Learning Consortium. Role: Interim project manager and quantitative data lead.
2021-2023 Evaluation of Your Work Your Way, Child Poverty Action Group. Role: Ï㽶ÊÓƵer.
2018-2022 Evaluation of the Working Well Early Help programme, Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Role: Monitoring and Insight lead.
2020-2022 Skills Audit, Bolsover District Council. Role: Project Director.
2019-2021 Evaluation of the Just in Time project, Derbyshire Law Centre. Role: Project Director.
2019-2021 Evaluation of Branching Out, Wakefield Council / Youth Endowment Fund Role: Project manager.
2013-2020 Evaluation and Learning Contract for the Big Lottery Fund Talent Match Programme, Big Lottery Fund. Role: Common Data Framework lead.
2016-2017 Talent Match Sheffield City Region: Local Evaluation, Sheffield Futures. Role: Project manager.
Publications
Journal articles
Adeyemo, O., Sanderson, E., & Wells, P. (2024). . People, Place and Policy Online, 18 (2), 115-128.
Sanderson, E. (2019). . Journal of Youth Studies.
Dayson, C., Macmillan, R., Paine, A.E., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Voluntary Sector Review, 8 (2), 149-168.
Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2017). . Housing Studies, 32 (7), 948-967.
Cole, I., Powell, R., & Sanderson, E. (2016). . Sociological Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Online, 21 (2), 1-14.
Conference papers
Sanderson, E., Wells, P., & Wilson, I. (2015). In Challenges for the New Cohesion Policy in 2014-2020 : An Academic and Policy Debate, Riga, 4 February 2015 - 6 February 2015.
Book chapters
Sanderson, E., Wells, P., & Wilson, I. (2016). . In Bachtler, J., Berkowitz, P., Hardy, S., & Muravska, T. (Eds.) EU cohesion policy: reassessing performance and direction. (pp. 127-139). Abingdon: Routledge:
Reports
Beatty, C., Bimpson, E., Gilbertson, J., McCarthy, L., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2024). . Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2024). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/this-ability-final-sroi-assessment
Sanderson, E. (2024). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Batty, E., Beatty, C., Harris, C., Pearson, S., & Sanderson, E. (2023). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Batty, E., Beatty, C., Harris, C., Pearson, S., & Sanderson, E. (2023). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/your-work-your-way-summary-report
Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2022). . Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/this-ability-sroi-analysis
Batty, E., Crisp, R., Gilbertson, J., Martin, P., Pardoe, J., Parkes, S., ... Wilson, I. (2022). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Bimpson, E., Reeve, K., Batty, E., Chambers, J., Goodchild, B., Mccarthy, L., ... Wilson, I. (2022). Local authority enforcement in the private rented sector: headline report.
Crisp, R., & Sanderson, E. (2022). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Batty, E., Crisp, R., Gilbertson, J., Martin, P., Pardoe, J., Parkes, S., ... Wilson, I. (2021). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Crisp, R., Gilbertson, J., Sanderson, E., & Woodward, A. (2021). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Batty, E., Ceolta-Smith, J., Crisp, R., Gilbertson, J., Martin, P., Parkes, S., ... Scullion, L. (2020). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., Wells, P., & Wilson, I. (2020). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., Wells, P., & Wilson, I. (2020). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Green, A., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., Wells, P., & Wilson, I. (2020). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., Devany, C., Gore, T., & Ramsden, S. (2019). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Crisp, R., Damm, C., Green, A., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., & Wells, P. (2018). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Bashir, N., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., & Wells, P. (2018). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Green, A., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., & Wells, P. (2018). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Wells, P., Pearson, S., Damm, C., & Sanderson, E. (2018). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/involving-young-people-lessons-from-the-talent-match-programme-evaluation
Wells, P., Pearson, S., Damm, C., & Sanderson, E. (2018). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/youth-employment-partnerships-lessons-from-the-talent-match-programme-evaluation
Wells, P., Pearson, S., Damm, C., & Sanderson, E. (2018). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/progression-to-employment-lessons-from-the-talent-match-programme-evaluation
Batty, E., Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., Lindsay, C., & Cullen, A.M. (2017). . Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/making-it-work-learning-and-evaluation-contract---final-report
Dayson, C., Pearson, S., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Prinos, I., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Prinos, I., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Prinos, I., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Prinos, I., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Damm, C., Prinos, I., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Dayson, C., Green, S., & Sanderson, E. (2017). . Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/evaluation-of-over2you
Damm, C., & Sanderson, E. (2016). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/sheffield-state-of-the-voluntary-and-community-sector-2016
Dayson, C., & Sanderson, E. (2016). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/rotherham-state-of-the-voluntary-and-community-sector-2015
Dayson, C., Bashir, N., Bennett, E., & Sanderson, E. (2016). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/the-rotherham-social-prescribing-service-for-people-with-long-term-health-conditions-annual-report
Dayson, C., Bashir, N., Bennett, E., & Sanderson, E. (2016). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/the-rotherham-social-prescribing-service-for-people-with-long-term-health-conditions-summary-report
Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2015). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/talent-match-evaluation-and-learning-contract-2013-19---common-data-framework-annual-report
Green, S., Robinson, D., Wilson, I., Barnes, S., Batty, E., & Sanderson, E. (2015). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/the-housing-options-of-older-people-in-doncaster
Foden, M., Green, S., Robinson, D., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2015). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/the-economic-impact-of-social-housing-organisations-in-northern-ireland
Patmore, B., & Sanderson, E. (2015). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Pearson, S., Batty, E., Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., Lindsay, C., & Cullen, A.M. (2015). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/making-it-work-learning-and-evaluation-contract---year-two-programme-report
Bashir, N., Bennett, E., Dayson, C., Eadson, W., & Sanderson, E. (2015). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/evaluation-of-heritage-lottery-funds-first-world-war-centenary-activity-year-1-report---summary
Bashir, N., Bennett, E., Dayson, C., Eadson, W., & Sanderson, E. (2015). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/evaluation-of-heritage-lottery-funds-first-world-war-centenary-activity-year-1-report
Green, S., Reeve, K., Robinson, D., & Sanderson, E. (2015). Sheffield: CRESR, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/direct-payment-of-housing-benefit-are-social-landlords-ready
Macmillan, R., Ellis-Paine, A., Kara, H., Dayson, C., Sanderson, E., & Wells, P. (2014). . Third Sector Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/building-capabilities-in-the-voluntary-sector-what-the-evidence-tells-us
Dayson, C., & Sanderson, E. (2014). . Birmingham: University of Birmingham. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/building-capabilities-in-the-voluntary-sector-a-review-of-the-market
Sanderson, E., Cole, I., Beatty, C., & Powell, R. (2014). . Department for Work and Pensions. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/monitoring-the-impact-of-recent-measures-affecting-housing-benefit-and-local-housing-allowances
Beatty, C., Cole, I., Green, S., Kemp, P., Powell, R., & Sanderson, E. (2014). . Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/monitoring-the-impact-of-recent-measures-affecting-housing-benefit-and-local-housing-allowances
Bashir, N., Cronin De Chavez, A., Gilbertson, J., Tod, A., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2014). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/an-evaluation-of-the-filt-warm-homes-service-summary-report
Bashir, N., Cronin De Chavez, A., Gilbertson, J., Tod, A., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Sheffield: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/an-evaluation-of-the-filt-warm-homes-service
Pearson, S., Bashir, N., Batty, E., Dayson, C., Sanderson, E., Wilson, I., ... Wolstenholme, C. (2013). myplace Impact Evaluation Report. Big Lottery Fund.
Beatty, C., Gore, T., Powell, R., & Sanderson, E. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/the-impact-of-welfare-reform-in-hampshire
Beatty, C., Gore, A., Powell, R., & Sanderson, E. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/trafford-state-of-the-voluntary-sector-2013
Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/wigan-state-of-the-voluntary-sector-2013
Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/tameside-state-of-the-voluntary-sector-2013
Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/salford-state-of-the-voluntary-sector-2013
Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/greater-manchester-state-of-the-voluntary-sector-2013
Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/city-of-manchester-state-of-the-voluntary-sector-2013
Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/borough-of-oldham-state-of-the-voluntary-sector-2013
Dayson, C., Eadson, W., Sanderson, E., & Wilson, I. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/bolton-state-of-the-sector-voluntary-sector-2013-a-report-on-social-and-economic-impact
Bashir, N., Dayson, C., Batty, E., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., Wilson, I., ... Wolstenholme, C. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/evaluation-of-myplace
Bashir, N., Batty, E., Dayson, C., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., Wilson, I., ... Wolstenholme, C. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/myplace-summary-report
Bashir, N., Batty, E., Dayson, C., Pearson, S., Sanderson, E., Wilson, I., ... Wolstenholme, C. (2013). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/myplace-technical-report
Bashir, N., Batty, E., Dayson, C., Pearson, S., Platts-Fowler, D., Sanderson, E., ... Wolstenholme, C. (2012). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/myplace-impact-evaluation-interim-report
Bashir, N., Batty, E., Dayson, C., Pearson, S., Platts-Fowler, D., Sanderson, E., ... Wolstenholme, C. (2012). . Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/myplace-impact-evaluation-interim-report-executive-summary