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
Academic and teaching staff
- Dr Rachel Arnold, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Sheree Bekker, Lecturer
- Professor James Betts, Professor, Director of Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism and Chair of REACH
- Professor James Bilzon, Professor and Director of Research
- Dr Rui Biscaia, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Brian Blacklidge, Lecturer
- Dr Harry Bowles, Lecturer
- Dr Adam Brazil, Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Anthony Bush, Senior Lecturer
- Dr John Campbell, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Elizabete Cardoso, Lecturer
- Dr Dario Cazzola, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Mr Jamie Chapman, Lecturer
- Dr Bryan Clift, Senior Lecturer and Director of Centre for Qualitative Research
- Dr Nikki Coghill, Lecturer
- Dr Steffi Colyer, Lecturer
- Dr Joanne Cranwell, Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Professor Sean Cumming, Professor
- Professor Christopher Eccleston, Professor and Director of Centre for Pain Research team
- Mr James Fern, Lecturer and Director of Learning and Teaching
- Dr Jess Francombe-Webb, Senior Lecturer and Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Professor Fiona Gillison, Professor and Deputy Director of Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change
- Professor Anna Gilmore, Professor and Director of Tobacco Control research group
- Dr Javier Gonzalez, Reader and Director of Impact
- Dr Tania Griffin, Lecturer
- Dr Simon Jenkins, Lecturer
- Dr Francoise Koumanov, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jeffrey Lambert, Lecturer and Early Careers Representative
- Dr Andrew Manley, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Raluca Matei, Lecturer
- Dr Desmond McEwan, Lecturer
- Dr Darragh McGee, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Polly McGuigan, Deputy Head of Department and Senior Lecturer
- Dr Carly McKay, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Stephanie Merchant, Lecturer
- Dr Lee Moore, Lecturer
- Dr Haydn Morgan, Lecturer
- Ms Sian Morgan, Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Lucy Noble, Lecturer and Director of Learning and Teaching
- Dr Bonnie Pang, Lecturer
- Dr Oliver Peacock, Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Ezio Preatoni, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Emma Rich, Professor and Director of Knowledge Exchange and Partnerships
- Dr Gareth Roberts, Lecturer
- Dr Peter Rouse, Lecturer
- Dr Elena Seminati, Lecturer
- Mr Rhys Shorney, Lecturer
- Dr Emma Solomon-Moore, Lecturer
- Dr Lana St Leger, Lecturer
- Professor Paul Stallard, Professor
- Professor Martyn Standage, Professor and Director of Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change
- Professor Keith Stokes, Professor and Director of Centre for Injury Prevention
- Dr Roland Teare, Lecturer
- Professor Dylan Thompson, Professor and Director of Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism
- Dr Alison Tincknell-Smith, Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Nick Townsend, Senior Lecturer
- Dr James Turner, Senior Lecturer
- Dr David Wainwright, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Elaine Wainwright, Lecturer
- Dr Jean-Philippe Walhin, Lecturer
- Dr Max Western, Lecturer
- Dr Julian Widdowson, Clinical Director
- Dr Sean Williams, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Shaun Williams, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Mr Nick Willsmer, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Cassie Wilson, Professor
- Dr Rhod Woodhouse, Lecturer
Research staff
- Dr Raouf Alebshehy, Monitoring Coordinator
- Dr Zoe Anchors, Research Assistant
- Dr Lisa Austin, Research Manager
- Mrs Samantha Barrett, Primary Care Research Governance Facilitator
- Dr Frankie Brown, Research Associate
- Miss Mercedes Carballo, Research Assistant
- Dr Steven Carter, Research Associate
- Dr Adam Causer, Research Associate
- Miss Sarah Dance, Research Assistant
- Dr Stuart Edwards, Project Administrator
- Dr Sherif Elmitwalli, Research Associate
- Dr Karen Evans-Reeves, Research Fellow
- Dr Alice Fabbri, Research Fellow
- Dr Emma Fisher, Research Fellow
- Ms Iona Fitzpatrick, Research Associate
- Dr Allen Gallagher, Research Associate
- Dr Elisabeth Grey, Research Associate
- Dr Tom Hird, Research Fellow
- Dr Rosemary Hiscock, Research Officer
- Mr Louis Laurence, Research Assistant
- Dr Jennifer Maher, Research Fellow
- Dr Britta Matthes, Research Associate
- Dr Laurie Needham, Research Fellow
- Dr Rebecca Oliver, Research Fellow
- Ms Chloe Payne-Cook, Research Assistant
- Dr Oliver Perkin, Research Associate
- Dr Simon Roberts, Research Fellow
- Dr Lindsay Robertson, Research Fellow
- Mr Andrew Rowell, Research Fellow
- Ms Karin Silver, Research Assistant
- Dr Richard Stevenson, Research Associate
- Miss Marzia Violini, Research Assistant
- Dr Logan Wade, Research Associate
- Dr Ross Watkins, Research Associate
- Dr Scott Watkins, Research Manager
- Miss Georgina Wellock, Research Software Engineer
- Dr Mateusz Zatonski, Research Fellow
Technicians
- Mr Andreas Wallbaum, Senior Technician
- Mr James Hickman, Laboratory Technician
- Dr Mark Thomas, Laboratory Technician
Honorary staff
- Professor David Andrews, Honorary Professor
- Dr Daniel Augustine, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Dr Karen Evans-Reeves, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Erin Gaffney-Stomberg, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Michael Harris, Honorary Research Fellow
- Professor Nigel Harris, Honorary Professor
- Dr Ayush Joshi, Honorary Research Associate
- Dr Peter Ladlow, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Jim Murray, Honorary Research Associate
- Professor Roger Orpwood, Honorary Professor
- Dr Eva Piatrikova, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Jonathan Rodrigues, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Professor Richard Ryan, Honorary Professor
- Dr Aki Salo, Honorary Reader
- Dr John Saunders, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Dr Afroditi Stathi, Honorary Reader
- Dr Andrea Taylor, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Professor Mark Tooley, Honorary Professor
- Dr Darren Treasure, Honorary Professor
- Dr Grant Trewartha, Honorary Researcher
- Dr James Turner, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Dr Selda Ulucanlar, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Janet Withall, Honorary Research Fellow
Visiting staff
- Jessica Bartlett, Visiting Research Fellow