Department for Health academic staff
We oversee and deliver the Department’s teaching and research activities.
Our duties include:
- teaching on our undergraduate courses
- research expertise across our portfolio
- supervision of postgraduate students
Head of Department
- Professor Keith Stokes, Head of Department
Academic and teaching staff
- Dr Rachel Arnold, Lecturer/Director of Studies
- Dr James Betts, Reader
- Professor James Bilzon, Professor in Human and Applied Physiology
- Dr Brian Blacklidge, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Alan Buckingham, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Anthony Bush, Lecturer
- Dr John Campbell, Prize Fellow
- Dr Dario Cazzola, Lecturer
- James Chapman, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Enhad Chowdhury, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Thomas Curran, Lecturer
- Dr Bryan Clift, Lecturer
- Dr Nikki Coghill, Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
- Dr Jo Cranwell, Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
- Professor Christopher Eccleston, Professor / Director of Centre for Pain Research team
- Dr Sean Cumming, Senior Lecturer
- Tracey Duffy, Learning Technologist
- Mr James Fern, Teaching Fellow / Director of Studies
- Dr Jess Francombe-Webb, Lecturer
- Professor Simone Fullagar, Professor
- Dr Fiona Gillison, Deputy Head of Department, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Anna Gilmore, Professor
- Dr Javier Gonzalez, Lecturer
- Beenish Kamal, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Andrew Manley, Lecturer
- Dr Carly McKay, Lecturer
- Mr Darragh McGee, Lecturer
- Dr Polly McGuigan, Lecturer / Director of Studies
- Dr Stephanie Merchant, Lecturer
- Dr Brad Millington, Lecturer
- Dr Lee Moore, Lecturer
- Dr Lucy Noble, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Oliver Peacock, Lecturer
- Dr Cassandra Phoenix, Reader
- Dr Ezio Preatoni, Lecturer
- Emma Pullen, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Peter Rouse, Prize Fellow
- Dr Emma Rich, Senior Lecturer / Director of Studies
- Dr Aki Salo, Reader
- Rhys Shorney, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Alison Smith, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Emma Solomon-Moore, Lecturer
- Professor Paul Stallard, Professor
- Professor Martyn Standage, Professor
- Dr Afroditi Stathi, Reader / Director of Impact
- Mrs Valeria Symonds, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Abby Tabor, Lecturer
- Dr Gordon Taylor, Reader
- Dr Nicholas Townsend, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Dylan Thompson, Director of Research
- Dr James Turner, Lecturer
- Dr David Wainwright, Senior Lecturer / Director of Studies
- Dr Sarah Ward, Senior Lecturer
- Julian Widdowson, Clinical Director
- Dr Sean Williams, Lecturer
- Dr Shaun Williams, Teaching Fellow
- Mr Nick Willsmer, Teaching Fellow / Director of Studies
- Dr Cassie Wilson, Senior Lecturer / Associate Dean of Learning & Teaching
- Dr Gareth Wiltshire, Lecturer
- Dr Susann Wolfram, Teaching Fellow
Research Fellows/Officers
- Dr Lisa Austin, Research Manager
- Frankie Brown, Research Associate
- Rachel Chapman, Research Administrator
- Dr Steffi Coyler, Research Associate
- Jolanthe De Koning, Research Assistant
- Emma Dowden, Research Programme Coordinator
- Rhiannon Edwards, Research Assistant
- Catherine Flower, Research Administrator
- Dr Rebecca Grist, Research Assistant
- Dr Karen Evans-Reeves, Research Fellow
- Dr Jenny Hatchard, Research Fellow
- Dr Rosemary Hiscock, Research Officer
- Dr Francoise Koumanov, Lecturer
- Dr Tom Nightingale, Research Associate
- Silvy Peeters, Research Project Coordinator
- Dr Ruth Riley, Research Support Advisor
- Dr Simon Roberts, Research Officer
- Mr Andrew Rowell, Research Fellow
- Dr Elena Seminati, Research Associate
- Claire Shovelton, Research Associate
- Dr Andy Siddall, Research Officer
- Dr Jean-Philippe Walhin, Research Fellow
- Mr Daniel Walton, Specialist Physiotherapist
- Max Western, Research Assistant
- Dr Oliver Williams, Research Associate
- Dr Janet Withall, Trial Manager
Honorary members
- Professor Cara Aitchison
- Professor David Andrews
- Dr Miranda Armstrong, Research Fellow
- Dr Nina Attridge, Research Fellow
- Dr Paul Bennett, Research Fellow
- Stewart Brock, Research Fellow
- Geert Crombez, Professor
- Dr Matt Cross, Research Fellow
- Dr Michael Harris, Research Fellow
- Dr Tim Jenkinson, Senior Lecturer (Clinical)
- Professor Roy Jones, Professor
- Dr David Moore, Research Fellow
- Professor Roger Orpwood, Professor
- Professor John Osborne, Professor
- Maggie Rae, Research Fellow
- Dr Mark Rayson, Research Fellow
- Professor David Rowe, Professor
- Professor Deborah Stevenson, Professor
- Professor Kristine Toohey, Professor
- Dr Grant Trewartha, Reader
- Dr Elaine Wainwright, Research Fellow
- Dr Joseph Walsh, Research Fellow
- Professor Brian Wilson, Professor
Visiting staff
- Dr Nigel Harris, Professor
- Dr Lara Larissa, Research Fellow
- Dr Manuja Perera, Research Fellow