Dr Catherine Farrell
Reader in Public Management
- farrellcm@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4197
- Room F04, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Catherine Farrell is a Reader in Public Management at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University.
She is programme director for the MSc Public Leadership award - https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/public-leadership
Catherine's research interests are in public boards in relation to their leadership and governance. She is currently researching different approaches to governance in both education and the fire and rescue and the association with effective leadership. In addition, she is working on a project on professionals and their careers in public services. Catherine's research has been published in journals including Public Administration, Public Management Review, Policy and Politics, Local Government Studies, Human Relations and Industrial Relations.
Biography
Academic Positions:
2019 – to date Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Cardiff Business School
2006- 2019 Professor of Public Management, University of South Wales
1996- 2006 Principal Lecturer in Public Management, University of Glamorgan
1989-1996 Senior Lecturer in Public Management, University of Glamorgan
Qualifications:
B.A. (Hons) Public Administration (2:1), Polytechnic of Wales, 1988
Post Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Wales College of Cardiff, 1989
PhD Public Administration ‘Territorial Justice and the Provision of Nursery Education in England and Wales 1981-1994’ University of Glamorgan, 1996
Academic Responsibilities and Affiliations
External examiner Roles:
University of Birmingham, INLOGOV, MSc Public Management and Leadership awards
Stirling University, MSc Social Sciences
Editorial positions:
Joint Editor, Teaching Public Administration, Sage.
External committees:
Chair, Academi Wales Advisory Board
Member of the Academic Reference Group for Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services 2018-.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Publications
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Teaching commitments:
Contemporary Challenges in Public Leadership
Leadership and Professional Development - Executive MBA
Course Director - Masters in Public Leadership - https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/public-leadership
Research interests
- Leadership and Public Boards
- Governance and Scrutiny
- Public Service Outcomes and Service Improvement
- Professionals and Public Organisations
Supervision
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Public boards and their governance;
- Citizen and public participation in governance;
- Governance and scrutiny;
- Public leadership.
Past projects
I have successfully supervised at least 10 successful PhD students including those in the following areas:
Charity boards and governance;
Leading public organisations;
Public Service Partnerships and Collaborations.