Harvey Goldstein - brief CV
Full Name
Harvey Goldstein
Address
Centre for Multilevel Modelling
Graduate School of Education
University of Bristol
2 Priory Road
Bristol BS8 1TX
UK
Date of birth
October 30th 1939
Degrees and diplomas
- 1961: BSc Honours in Mathematics (Class II 1) (Manchester University
- 1962: Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics (University College, London)
Previous post
Jan 1977 – Sep 2005: Professor of Statistical Methods, Institute of Education
Current post
Professor of Social Statistics, University of Bristol (part time)
Further activities
Journal activity
- Associate Editor, Journal of Educational and Behavioural Statistics 1988 -
- Executive Editor, Assessment in Education 1993 -
- Editorial board, Statistical Modelling, 2000 –
- Section editor (methodology), International Journal of Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 2008 -
Royal Statistical Society
- Member of Council 1973 – 1977, 2000-2004
- Secretary of General Application Section 1970 - 1974
- Secretary of Social Statistics Section 1975 - 1978
- Chairman of Social Statistics Section 1978 – 1980
- Awarded Guy Medal in Silver 1998
- Chair of Educational Strategy Group: 2001-2004
Associated Examining Board
Member of Research Advisory Committee 1979 - 1994
National Foundation for Educational Research
Statistical Consultant 1981 - l987
Royal Society of Arts
Fellow 1991 - 1999
British Academy
Fellow 1996 -
University of East Anglia
Visiting professor 1992 -
University of Texas Health Science Centre, Houston
Adjunct Professor Biometry, 1998
Economic and Social Research Council
Member of Research Grants Board. 1999 - 2003
Higher Education Funding Council
Member of Research Assessment exercise education panel. 1999- 2001
Open University
Awarded honorary doctorate, June 2001
University of Bristol
Visiting professor 2000 – 2005
London School of Hygiene
Visiting professor, 2004 –
Institute of Child Health
visiting professor, 2004-
HM Government
CBE in New Year Honours list 2006: declined.
Research interests
The main research area is that of multilevel modelling: developing methodology, software and training materials. Another main area is in educational assessment, and especially international comparisons. A third area is that of performance indicators, especially national and international 'league tables'.
- Multilevel multiprocess models for partnership and childbearing event histories
- REALCOM: Developing multilevel models for realistically complex social science data
Professor Goldstein is a chartered statistician, has been editor of the Royal Statistical Society's Journal, Series A, a member of the Society's Council and was awarded the Society's Guy medal on silver in 1998. He was elected a member of the International Statistical Institute in 1987, and a fellow of the British Academy in 1996. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University in 2001.