Christine Hallett

Christine Hallett
FRSE
Born (1947-05-04) 4 May 1947 (age 77)
NationalityBritish
Occupationacademic
Known forfirst woman Principal of a Scottish Pre-1992 - University of Stirling (2004-2010)
Academic background
Alma materNewnham College, Cambridge

Christine Margaret Hallett, FRSE (born 4 May 1949) is a retired British social scientist, academic administrator, and civil servant.

Biography

Hallett was born on 4 May 1949 to Richard William Hallett and his wife Gwendoline (née Owen).[1] She studied at Newnham College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA in 1970. In 1994 she completed her PhD in social policy from Loughborough University.[1]

She was Professor of Social Policy (1995–2010), and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling from 2004 to 2010, the first woman to head a Scottish Pre-1992.[2]

She had previously worked at Department of Health and Social Security, and was then an academic at the University of Oxford, Keele University, University of Western Australia, and the University of Leicester.[1][3][4]

In 2002, Hallett was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), Scotland's national academy.[5]

Selected works

  • Hallett, Christine (1995). Interagency Coordination in Child Protection: A Case Study. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0113217892.
  • Hallett, Christine, ed. (1996). Women And Social Policy: An Introduction. London: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf in association with SPA Social Policy Association. ISBN 978-0133538892.
  • Barry, Monica; Hallett, Christine, eds. (1998). Social Exclusion and Social Work: Issues of Theory, Policy and Practice. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing. ISBN 978-1898924326.
  • Hallett, Christine; Prout, Alan, eds. (2003). Hearing the voices of children: social policy for a new century. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415276412.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hallett, Prof. Christine Margaret, (born 4 May 1949), Professor of Social Policy, 1995–2010, and Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 2004–10, University of Stirling", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u45799, ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4, retrieved 1 December 2019
  2. ^ Menzies, Johnathon (7 June 2012). "Former Principal Christine to be honoured by University". dailyrecord. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "First female head for Scots pre-92 group". Times Higher Education (THE) (in French). 19 March 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ Curtis, Polly (16 March 2004). "Hallett makes history as new Stirling vice-chancellor". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Professor Christine Margaret Hallett FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
Academic offices
Preceded by Principal and Vice-Chancellor
University of Stirling
2004 to 2010 		Succeeded by