Geraldine Davis is a Principal Lecturer and Director of the Doctorate in Education at Anglia Ruskin University.  She has worked in higher education for 14 years, following work as a teacher in schools, colleges and within the health sector.  She led the Masters degree in Early Years Professional Practice between 2010 and 2015.  Geraldine led a funded research project to explore the link between leadership in the early childhood workforce and outcomes for children from 2010 – 2013.  She co-edited the third edition of ‘An Introduction to Early Childhood’ with Professor Tim Waller in 2014 and wrote the chapter ‘Leadership and Change Management in Early Childhood’.