ARICD

Association for Research in Infant & Child Development

Officers, Trustees and Committees – for Members

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Trustees

President  Dr. Paula McAlinden (Northern Ireland, elected 2025)
Vice President 
Treasurer Marta Kalas (England, elected 2025)
Secretary  Ms. Hilary Lane (Ireland, elected 2021)

Dr. Sue Bloomfield (Scotland, elected 2021)
Mrs. Solange Fernandes Fale (Portugal, elected 2019)
Prof. Louise Stroud (South Africa, elected 2019)
Mr. Louis Coke (England, external trustee appointed 2023)
Dr. Paul O’Callaghan (Northern Ireland, elected 2024)
Dr. Brad Jongeling (Australia, elected 2024)
Mr. Michael Ter-Berg (England, elected 2025)

The Board of Trustees of ARICD takes on the ultimate legal and financial governance of all the activities of ARICD. The Trustees maintain an overview of policy and strategic direction.

COMMITTEES

Training, Equipment & Education:

Ms. Hilary Lane, chair.

  • Dr. Sue Bloomfield
  • Dr. Paula McAlinden
  • Mrs. Ines Calavalho
  • Mrs. Karen Gee
  • Jenny Jensen
  • Dr. Kavitha Gunasuntharam
  • Dr. Emi Okamoto
  • Prof. Louise Stroud
  • Laura Jellins

The purpose of the Training, Equipment and Education Committee is to 

  • Maintain an overview of training in the use of the Griffiths Scales.
  • Ensure that, globally, the equipment for the Griffiths Scales is to the highest standards.
  • Promote professional learning by organising meetings for the dissemination of learning and research.

IT-Website & Communications:

Mrs. Solange Fale, Chair

  • Dr. Emi Okamoto
  • Dr. Brad Jongeling
  • Marta Kalas

The purpose of the IT-Website Committee is to 

  • Maintain and ensure that the website, e-learning and other online resources are of the highest global standards expected by ARICD.
  • Explore and advise on issues related to IT at the request of the Board of Trustees.
  • Monitor and develop the e-learning platform for courses
  • Provide website statistics re: Registration, Membership, Courses etc.
  • Promote communication with the ARICD community, including Membership Newsletter.

Research:

Dr. Elizabeth Green, Chair

  • Dr. Sue Bloomfield
  • Dr. Vivian Burden
  • Dr. Phillip Coey
  • Dr. Johan Cronje
  • Ms. Hilary Lane
  • Dr. Brad Jongeling
  • Dr. Paula McAlinden
  • Dr. Paul O’Callaghan
  • Dr. Enitan Ogundipe
  • Dr. Ezhil Poorani
  • Prof. Louise Stroud
  • Mr. Michael Ter-Berg

The purpose of the Research Committee is to 

  • Promote worldwide research on the use of the Griffiths Scales.
  • Work to complete the post-publication studies linked to Griffiths III and GMS-C to support reliability and validity.
  • Maintain an overview of the research functions of ARICD.
  • Ensure ARICD research governance and compliance to UK standards.