Caroline Bergeron

BSc, MSc
Research Officer
c.bergeron@nfer.ac.uk
+44 (0)1753 637203

Caroline joined NFER in April 2008 as a Research Officer, and is part of the Research, Evaluation and Information Department. She is working on a variety of projects, for the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Gatsby Foundation, and the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services.

Prior experience and professional background

Prior to working at the NFER, Caroline worked as a Research Officer at the Winnicott Research Unit, in the Department of Psychology and Clinical Linguistics at the University of Reading. She also worked for the National Evaluation of Sure Start, where she was based at the Institute for the Study of Children Families and Social Issues, Birkbeck College, University of London, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Research interests

Children’s Services, early years, primary education, research methods and statistics, social inclusion and special needs.

Selected publications

Wilson, S., Sharp, C, and Bergeron, C. (2009). The Double Club Evaluation: Interim Report  (DCSF Research Report 101) . London: DCSF. [Available online].

Coghlan, M., Bergeron, C., White, K., Sharp, C., Morris, M. and Rutt, S. (2009). Narrowing the Gap in Outcomes for Young Children through Effective Practices in the Early Years: Early Years Knowledge Review 1. London: Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services. [Available online].

Murray, L., De Rosnay, M., Pearson, J., Bergeron, C., Schofield, E., Royal-Lawson, M. and Cooper, P.J. (2008). ‘Intergenerational transmission of maternal social anxiety; the role of social referencing processes’, Child Development, 79, 4, 1049-1064.

Waldman, J., Bergeron, C., Morris, M., O'Donnell, L., Benefield, P., Harper, A. and Sharp, C. (2008). Improving Children's Attainment through a Better Quality of Family-Based Support for Early Learning: Scoping Review 2. London: Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services. [Available online].

Barnes, J., Cheng, C., Howden, B., Lattin-Rawstrone, R. and Sack, C. (2007). Changes in the Characteristics of SSLP Areas between 2000/01 and 2004/05 (DfES Research Report NESS/2007/FR/021). London: DfES. [Available online].

Murray, L., Cooper, P.J., Creswell, C., Schofield, E. and Sack, C. (2007). ‘The effects of maternal social phobia on mother-infant interactions and infant social responsiveness’, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 1, 45-52.