Emily Scraggs

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Research Leader
Cambridge Office

Education

Ph.D. in sociology, London School of Economics; M.Sc. and B.Soc.Sc. in sociology, University College Cork

Overview

Biography

Emily Scraggs is a research leader for Evaluation and Performance Management at RAND Europe. She has worked in research and consultancy for more than ten years and has specialised in qualitative research and formative evaluation work. Prior to joining RAND Europe, Scraggs worked for a Cambridge-based public-sector consultancy for four years and before this worked in consultancy roles in Boston, Massachusetts, for three years. Recent projects that she has delivered include work on local regulation, telecommunications, third sector, creative industries, environment, and business innovation. She also has a long-standing interest in the field of knowledge transfer. Scraggs received her Ph.D. in sociology from the London School of Economics.

Recent Projects

  • An assessment of possible options of how human capital reporting may be used by employers
  • Evaluation of the Primary Authority scheme for the Local Better Regulation Office
  • Implementation of an impacts and outcomes toolkit in the public sector
  • Review of a payments-by-results scheme in the criminal justice sector
  • Analysis of the impact of converged regulation in the telecommunications sector