Meet the team
Led by Dr Neema Trivedi-Bateman, we are a small team of experts based at three different research institutions.
Our work is supported by a dedicated team who prepare materials for and oversee the delivery and evaluation of the Youth Compass sessions.
If you’d like to explore how Youth Compass could support you and the young people in your care, please get in touch – we’d love to talk to you.
Dr Neema Trivedi-Bateman
Principal Investigator
“I lead The Compass Project and am interested in why young people think, feel and act in certain ways - and how psychological traits develop through childhood and beyond. I am excited to work with the young people involved in Compass and hope we will provide them with the support and opportunities they need."
Dr Beth Hardie
Project Adviser (pilot study) and Co-Investigator (SATNAV Compass)
As Co-Investigator for the SATNAV Compass project, Dr Hardie provides expert advice on Situational Action Theory, fieldwork practicalities and process and impact evaluations. She is also the Managing Editor of the European Journal of Criminology and an Affiliated ҹɫֱ²¥apper at the Institute of Criminology (University of Cambridge). Having spent 14 years managing one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies of adolescent behaviour, she has a wealth of experience of transdisciplinary collaborations.
Professor Alex Sutherland
Professor in Practice Criminology and Public Policy, and Project Adviser
Professor Sutherland has worked on public policy evaluations for more than 20 years, initially in criminal justice then education, but latterly across a range of policy areas. Alex was previously Chief Scientist and Director of ҹɫֱ²¥app and Evaluation at the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT). He worked closely with the UK Government and was global lead for BIT’s research and evaluation function, working across policy areas with responsibility for research standards, quality assurance and methodological development at BIT. His role with Compass is as an adviser on research design, impact evaluation, funding acquisition and policy applications.
Megan Huggett
ҹɫֱ²¥app Associate
Megan holds an undergraduate degree in Criminology and Psychology, earning a prize for the Best Overall Performance by a BSc Criminology Student. She completed her Masters in Criminological ҹɫֱ²¥app at the University of Cambridge (2021). She has gained valuable experience working for Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service and lecturing undergraduates on youth justice, research methods and rehabilitation practices. She published in Criminology, holds a Level 3 Leadership and Management certification and has project management experience. Her interests lie in child and adolescent development, focusing on interventions that enhance the well-being of young people and those around them. Since January 2024, she has assisted Dr Trivedi-Bateman in running the Compass Project.
Our ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistants
- Julia Tsivska
ҹɫֱ²¥app Intern (current) & Pilot study ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (January-July 2022)
- Ellie Bashkova
ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (November 2023-March 2024)
- Ellie Buxton
ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (November 2023-February 2024)
- Rosie Woodhams
ҹɫֱ²¥app Intern (April 2023)
- Beth Allcock
Senior ҹɫֱ²¥app Intern (April 2023- April 2024)
- Ola Deryla
ҹɫֱ²¥app Intern (June 2022)
- Weronika Kapela
ҹɫֱ²¥app Intern (June 2022)
- Robyn Hawkins
Pilot study - ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (January-July 2022)
- Rachel Heeds
Fieldwork ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (January-July 2022)
- Samar Malik
Pilot study - ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (January-July 2022)
- Maggie Moon
Pilot study - ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (January-July 2022)
- Libby Newman
ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (February 2021-January 2022)
- Jackie Adams
ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (January 2021-December 2022)
- Emma Crook
Lead ҹɫֱ²¥app Assistant (January 2020-December 2022)
- Robert Colbert
ҹɫֱ²¥app Intern (January-July 2020)