Department of Social & Policy Sciences academic staff
We oversee and deliver the Department’s teaching and research activities.
Our responsibilities include:
- teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses
- supervising postgraduate research students
- offering research expertise across the department's portfolio
Head of Department
Academic and teaching staff
- Dr Aidan Barlow, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Michael Bloomfield, Senior Lecturer in International Development/Director for the Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
- Professor Louise Brown, Professor of International Social Work and Innovation/Associate Dean (Internationalisation) Faculty of H&SS/Academic Director (International Relations Office)
- Ms Dilara Bural, Lecturer
- Ms Rebecca Burden, Lecturer in Social Work/Admissions Tutor
- Professor Emma Carmel, Professor of Governance and Public Policy/Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dr Mel Channon, Reader in Social Policy/Director of Studies MSc Public Policy
- Dr Aurelie Charles, Senior Lecturer in Global Political Sustainability/MRes Programmes Director of Studies
- Dr Mihika Chatterjee, Lecturer in International Development
- Professor James Copestake, Professor of International Development/Director of Studies for the professional doctorate/Admissions Tutor for the professional doctorate
- Mrs Jo Davis, Senior Lecturer in Social Work/Professional Practice Tutor (Social Work)
- Dr Alejandro de Coss-Corzo, Lecturer in Sociology/Senior Tutor/Academic Year Tutor for UG Sociology/Social Policy (Y1)/First Year Academic Tutors Co-ordinator
- Professor Joe Devine, Professor in International Development
- Dr Matt Dickson, Reader in Public Policy
- Dr Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, Reader in Sociology/Director of Studies for Postgraduate Research/Admissions Tutor for Postgraduate Research Programmes/Coordinator of the Decolonizing Knowledge Research Hub (DECkNO)
- Dr Jeremy Dixon, Senior Lecturer in Social Work/Co-Director of Centre for Death & Society
- Dr Alinka Gearon, Lecturer in Social Work/Director of Studies for Social Work & Applied Social Studies
- Dr Kate Gooch, Deputy Head of Department/Senior Lecturer in Criminology/UG Director of Studies for Criminology/Teaching Assistant Co-ordinator/Probation Support
- Dr Jennifer Golan, Senior Lecturer in Development Economics
- Professor Jason Hart, Professor of Humanitarianism and Development
- Ms Caroline Hickman, Lecturer in Social Work
- Mrs Kim Holmes, Lecturer in Social Work
- Dr Neil Howard, Lecturer in International Development/Research Ethics Officer
- Dr Richard Itaman, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Rana Jawad, Reader in Social Policy/Director of Research
- Dr Beth Jaynes, Lecturer in Social Policy/Examinations Assessment Officer
- Professor Yvonne Jewkes, Professor of Criminology
- Dr Ricky Kanabar, Lecturer in Social Policy
- Mr Blair Keltie, Social Work Tutor
- Dr Omar Khan, Lecturer in Criminology
- Dr Helen Kowalewska, Lecturer in Social Policy
- Ms Elizabeth Kullmann, Lecturer in Criminology
- Dr Katharina Lenner, Lecturer in International Development
- Professor Roy Maconachie, Professor of Natural Resources and Development/Director of Impact/Director of Knowledge Exchange
- Dr Mathilde Maitrot, Senior Lecturer in International Development/Director of Studies for MSc International Development/Admissions Tutor for Postgraduate Taught Programmes (International Development)
- Dr Peter Manning, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
- Dr Touseef Mir, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Sarah Moore, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department
- Dr Piotr Ozieranski, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
- Dr Theodoros Papadopoulos, Lecturer in Social Policy/Director for the Centre for Analysis of Social Policy (CASP)
- Dr Naomi Pendle, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Kate Precious, Lecturer in Social Policy
- Dr Ben Radley, Lecturer in International Development/Academic Year Tutor for Postgraduate Teaching Programmes
- Dr Megan Robb, Lecturer in Social Work
- Professor Graham Room, Professor of European Social Policy
- Professor Harry Rutter, Professor of Global Public Health/Year Tutor for International Development with Economics (Y2)
- Dr Tina Skinner, Senior Lecturer in Sociology/Year Tutor for Criminology (Yr1)
- Dr Yixian Sun, Lecturer in International Development/Director of Studies for International Development with Economics (UG)
- Dr Jack Spicer, Lecturer in Criminology/Academic Year Tutor for UG Criminology (Y2)
- Dr Jordan Tchilingirian, Lecturer in Sociology/Director of Studies for Sociology, Social Policy & Social Sciences (UG)
- Dr John Troyer, Senior Lecturer in Sociology/Academic Tutor for UG Sociology/Social Policy (Y2)/Athena Swan Lead
- Dr Maria Jose Ventura Alfaro, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Oliver Walton, Senior Lecturer in International Development/Director of Learning & Teaching/Director of Studies for MSc Humanitarianism, Conflict and Development/Admissions Tutor for Postgraduate Taught Programmes (Humanitarianism, Conflict and Development)
- Dr Kate Woodthorpe, Reader in Sociology/Co-Director of Centre for Death and Society/Faculty Director of Knowledge Exchange
- Dr Alexandra Ziemann, Lecturer in Global Public Health
Research associates/officers
- Dr Asha Amirali, Research Associate
- Ms Rebecca Evans, Research Associate
- Dr Joel Lazarus, Research Associate
- Ms Lorna Templeton, Research Officer
- Dr Cameron Thibos, Research Fellow
Emeritus and honorary staff
- Professor Ian Butler, Emeritus Professor of Social Work
- Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones, Honorary Professor of Social Policy
- Professor Nick Gould, Emeritus Professor of Social Work
- Professor Ian Gough, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
- Professor Jane Millar, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
- Professor Tess Ridge, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
- Professor Tony Walter, Emeritus Professor of Death Studies
- Professor Sarah White, Honorary Professor of International Development
- Professor Geof Wood, Emeritus Professor of International Development
Visiting staff
- Dr Debra Bassett, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for death and Society
- Dr Jean Boulton, Visiting Senior Research Fellow
- Dr Pinar Cuhadar, Visiting Research Fellow
- Dr Lucy Easthope, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Luisa Enria, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Chao Fang, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Helen Frisby, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Tony German, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Tigist Grieve, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Col Andrew Johnstone, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Bryn Jones, Visiting Lecturer
- Dr Ori Katz, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Yusuke Kawamura, Visiting Research Fellow
- Dr Jana Kralova, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Anna Mackin, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Zainab Mai-Bornu, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Santosh Mehrotra, Visiting Professor, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Bethan Michael-Fox, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Ms Saori Murakami, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Sam Nadal, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Max Nino-Zarazua, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Dan O'Brien, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Stacey Pitsillides, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Viviana Ramirez, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Ms Rushil Ranchod, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Justin Rogers, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy
- Dr Bethany Simmonds, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Lorna Templeton, Visiting Research Fellow
- Ms Christina Torsein, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Lindsay Udall, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Jo Wilson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society