Dr ZhiMin Xiao
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
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Profile
Biography
My main research interests are Child Health, Women's Abuse (of men and their children in particular), the Injustice of Family Justice (in England and Wales), and the Violence of Flawed Domestic Violence Research and Discourse. I refuse to conduct research that is simply politically correct. Methodologically, I am interested in causal and descriptive inferences using experimental and observational datasets. Drawing on inspirations from medical anthropology, I am particularly interested in mixed methods research that sheds light on causal mechanisms. Outside teaching and research, I enjoy cooking and watching some of the finest chefs using the best dishes they prepare to tell their personal stories. I am hoping that the research I conduct can tell my personal stories too. To that end, I will use critical social research more and become increasingly interested in community-based, participatory, action research.
Appointments
University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer, University of Essex (2021 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Causal Inference
Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice
Data Science for Health and Education
Child Health
Digital Education
Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT)
Human Rights Abuse in the UK
Injustice and its Impact on Health
Institutional Child Abuse
Women's Abuse of Men and Children
Racism and Health
Mixed Methods Research
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation (HS908)
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Global Health Epidemiology (HS885)
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Dissertation (HS982)
Current supervision
Previous supervision
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 15/9/2023
Publications
Journal articles (11)
Parker, K., Nunns, M., Xiao, Z., Ford, T. and Ukoumunne, OC., (2023). Intra-cluster correlation coefficients from school-based cluster randomised trials of interventions for improving health outcomes in pupils. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 158, 18-26
Parker, K., Eddy, S., Nunns, M., Xiao, Z., Ford, T., Eldridge, S. and Ukoumunne, OC., (2022). Systematic review of the characteristics of school-based feasibility cluster randomised trials of interventions for improving the health of pupils in the UK. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8 (1), 132-
Parker, K., Nunns, M., Xiao, Z., Ford, T. and Ukoumunne, OC., (2021). Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the United Kingdom: a methodological systematic review. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 21 (1), 152-
Parker, K., Nunns, MP., Xiao, Z., Ford, T. and Ukoumunne, OC., (2021). Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the UK: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 11 (2), e044143-e044143
Xiao, Z. and Higgins, S., (2021). Of Young People and Internet Cafés. Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 603992-
Xiao, Z., (2020). Mobile phones as life and thought companions. Research Papers in Education. 35 (5), 511-528
Xiao, Z., (2020). ‘You Are Too Out!’: A mixed methods study of the ways in which digital divides articulate status and power in China. Information Development. 36 (2), 257-270
Uwimpuhwe, G., Singh, A., Higgins, S., Coux, M., Xiao, Z., Shkedy, Z. and Kasim, A., (2020). Latent Class Evaluation in Educational Trials: What Percentage of Children Benefits from an Intervention?. Journal of Experimental Education. 90 (2), 404-418
Xiao, Z., Higgins, S. and Kasim, A., (2019). An Empirical Unraveling of Lord's Paradox. Journal of Experimental Education. 87 (1), 17-32
Xiao, Z. and Higgins, S., (2018). The power of noise and the art of prediction. International Journal of Educational Research. 87, 36-46
Xiao, Z., Kasim, A. and Higgins, S., (2016). Same difference? Understanding variation in the estimation of effect sizes from educational trials. International Journal of Educational Research. 77, 1-14
Book chapters (1)
Xiao, Z. and Higgins, S., (2014). When English Meets Chinese in Tibetan Schools: Towards an Understanding of Multilingual Education in Tibet. In: Trilingualism in Education in China: Models and Challenges. Editors: Feng, A. and Adamson, B., . Springer Netherlands. 117- 140. 978-9401793513
Reports and Papers (4)
Xiao, Z., Hauser, OP., Kirkwood, C., Li, DZ., Jones, B. and Higgins, S., Uncovering Individualised Treatment Effect: Evidence from Educational Trials
Xiao, Z., Henley, W., Boyle, C., Gao, Y. and Dillon, J., The Face Mask and the Embodiment of Stigma
Hutton, C., Lukes, S., Xiao, Z., Abdulkader, MS., Choudhury, R., Gulaid, A., Sadia, S. and Zere, A., (2015). Trusting the Dice: Immigration Advice in Tower Hamlets
Higgins, S., Xiao, Z. and Katsipataki, M., (2012). The Impact of Digital Technology on Learning: A Summary for the Education Endowment Foundation
Other (1)
Uwimpuhwe, G., Singh, A., Higgins, S., Xiao, Z., De Troyer, E., Kasim, A. and Vallis, D., (2023).eefAnalytics: Robust Analytical Methods for Evaluating Educational Interventions using Randomised Controlled Trials Designs,CRAN
Grants and funding
2022
Physical and Mental Health and Wellbeing across the Lifespan
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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