Our Staff
We created APiC to work in partnership with children, young people, and everyone who cares about making change with them.
Our Co-directors, Jenny and Jamie, are the ones that lead our projects. They work together as much as possible, and enjoy collaborating. Read more below about who they are and what they bring to APiC.
Dr Jenny Wood
Co-Director, Policy & Research
Since starting APiC, Jenny has successfully run several action research projects working collaboratively with children and young people, bringing about on-the-ground change, and understanding social and economic systems. She is a leading expert in children’s human rights and the built environment and also has a strong track record in the fields of social policy, homelessness and assisting people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage.
Jenny has spoken at a wide range of national and international events on child-friendly planning, including in South Korea, and successfully advocated for changes to the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 to include more provisions for child-friendly planning.
Dr Jamie Hamilton
Co-Director, Policy & Research
Jamie is a founding board member of APiC and has driven the organisation’s strategic development and business operations to date. He is a highly experienced management professional with specialism in strategic research and marketing, project management, co-creation methodologies, and systems approaches and analysis.
Jamie has successfully led multiple high impact projects through APiC, and specialises in the development of child-friendly projects, services and plans. He has a Degree in Psychology, a Masters in Environmental Decision-Making, and a PhD on early years outdoor learning and closing the attainment gap in Scotland.
Over the course of a diverse career, including working for a toy company, Jamie has also gained extensive experience in all aspects of research and business management. He has successfully co-founded and led several successful start-ups, notably, online research pioneers, Netfluential Ltd.