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
Dr Fiona Gillison, Head of Department, Reader and Deputy Director of Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change
Academic and teaching staff
- Dr Rachel Arnold, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Sheree Bekker, Lecturer
- Professor James Betts, Professor and Chair of REACH
- Professor James Bilzon, Professor
- Dr Brian Blacklidge, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Harry Bowles, Lecturer
- Dr Adam Brazil, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Alan Buckingham, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Anthony Bush, Senior Lecturer and Director of Learning and Teaching
- Dr John Campbell, Lecturer
- Dr Dario Cazzola, Senior Lecturer
- Mr James Chapman, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Bryan Clift, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Nikki Coghill, Lecturer
- Dr Steffi Colyer, Lecturer
- Dr Jo Cranwell, Lecturer
- Dr Sean Cumming, Reader
- Professor Christopher Eccleston, Professor / Director of Centre for Pain Research team
- Miss Lana Evans, Teaching Fellow
- Mr James Fern, Teaching Fellow and Director of Studies
- Dr Jess Francombe-Webb, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Anna Gilmore, Professor
- Dr Javier Gonzalez, Reader
- Dr Tania Griffin, Lecturer
- Dr Francoise Koumanov, Lecturer
- Dr Jeffrey Lambert, Lecturer
- Dr Andrew Manley, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Desmond McEwan, Lecturer
- Dr Darragh McGee, 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, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Lucy Noble, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Oliver Peacock, Lecturer
- Dr Ezio Preatoni, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Professor Emma Rich, Professor
- Dr Gareth Roberts, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Peter Rouse, Lecturer
- Dr Elena Seminati, Lecturer
- Mr Rhys Shorney, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Emma Solomon-Moore, Lecturer
- Professor Paul Stallard, Professor
- Professor Martyn Standage, Professor and Director of Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change
- Professor Keith Stokes, Professor
- Dr Abby Tabor, Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Mary Thomas, Teaching Fellow
- Professor Dylan Thompson, Professor and Director of Research
- Dr Alison Tincknell-Smith, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Nick Townsend, Senior Lecturer
- Dr James Turner, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr David Wainwright, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
- Dr Jean-Philippe Walhin, Lecturer
- Dr Max Western, Lecturer
- Dr Julian Widdowson, Clinical Director
- Dr Sean Williams, Lecturer
- Dr Shaun Williams, Teaching Fellow and Director of Studies
- Mr Nick Willsmer, Teaching Fellow
- Dr Cassie Wilson, Senior Lecturer
Research staff
- Dr Zoe Anchors, Research Assistant
- Dr Lisa Austin, Research Manager
- Mrs Samantha Barrett, Primary Care Research Governance Facilitator
- Dr Frankie Brown, Research Associate
- Miss Danielle Byrne, Research Assistant
- Miss Mercedes Carballo, Research Assistant
- Mr Steven Carter, Research Associate
- Mr Adam Causer, Research Associate
- Dr Enhad Chowdhury, Research Associate
- Miss Sarah Dance, Research Assistant
- Dr Madeleine Davies, Research Associate
- Dr Stuart Edwards, Project Administrator
- Dr Karen Evans-Reeves, Research Fellow
- Dr Emma Fisher, Research Fellow
- Ms Iona Fitzpatrick, Research Associate
- Dr Allen Gallagher, Research Associate
- Dr Elisabeth Grey, Research Associate
- Dr Jenny Hatchard, Research Fellow
- Dr Tom Hird, Research Fellow
- Dr Rosemary Hiscock, Research Officer
- Dr Ayush Joshi, Research Associate
- Miss Nancy Karreman, Research Assistant
- Mr Louis Laurence, Research Assistant
- Dr Jennifer Maher, Research Associate
- Dr Britta Matthes, Research Associate
- Dr Laurie Needham, Research Associate
- 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
- 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
- Miss Jade Creighton, Exercise Physiology Technician
- Mr Andreas Wallbaum, Senior Technician
- Dr Mark Thomas, Laboratory Technician
Honorary staff
- Professor David Andrews, Honorary Professor
- Professor Roger Orpwood, Honorary Professor
- Professor Richard Ryan, Honorary Professor
- Professor David Rowe, Honorary Professor
- Dr Aki Salo, Honorary Reader
- Dr John Saunders, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Dr Afroditi Stathi, Honorary Reader
- Professor Deborah Stevenson, Honorary Professor
- Professor Kristine Toohey, Honorary Professor
- Dr Darren Treasure, Honorary Professor
- Dr Grant Trewartha, Honorary Researcher
- Dr Elaine Wainwright, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Janet Withall, Honorary Research Fellow
Visiting staff
- Dr Neal Cronin, Visiting Research Fellow
- Professor Richard Edwards, Visiting Professor
- Dr Nigel Harris, Visiting Professor