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 Venera Bekteshi, Senior Lecturer in Social Work/Research Ethics Application Reviewer
- Dr Michael Bloomfield, Senior Lecturer in International Development/Director of Studies (undergraduate)/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 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
- 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/Director of Studies for MSc International Development/Admissions Tutor for Postgraduate Taught Programmes (International Development)
- Professor Jason Hart, Professor of Humanitarianism and Development/Director of Studies for MSc Humanitarianism, Conflict and Development/Admissions Tutor for Postgraduate Taught Programmes (Humanitarianism, Conflict 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/Director of Studies for MSc Public Policy/Admissions Tutor for Postgraduate Taught Programmes (MPP)
- 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, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Peter Manning, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
- Dr Touseef Mir, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Sarah Moore, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department/Director of Studies for Criminology/Admissions Tutor for Criminology
- 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
- 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 Mohammed Alruzzi, Research Associate
- Dr Asha Amirali, 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 Kuat Akizhanov, Visiting Research Fellow
- Dr Zulfiqar Ali, Visiting Fellow
- John Birrell, Visiting Research Fellow
- Michael Bone, Visiting Research Fellow, History of Technology Research Unit
- Dr Jean Boulton, Visiting Senior Research Fellow
- Dr Mateo Garcia Cabello, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Lucy Easthope, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Keith Falconer, Visiting Research Fellow
- Dr Chao Fang, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Richard Harvey, Visiting Fellow, History of Technology Research Unit
- Ms Shreya Jha, Visiting Fellow
- Professor Malcolm Johnson, Visiting Professor/Senior Research Fellow
- Dr Bryn Jones, Visiting lecturer
- Stephen Jones, Visiting Fellow, History of Technology Research Unit
- Ricardo Valezquez Leyer, Visiting Fellow
- Dr Zainab Mai-Bornu, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Andreia Martins van den Hurk, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Peter Morris, Visiting Research Fellow, History of Technology Research Unit
- Dr Cate Newsome, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Dr Max Nino-Zarazua, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development Studies
- Dr Dan O'Brien, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Giles Richard, Visiting Fellow, History of Technology Research Unit
- Dr Justin Rogers, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy
- Dr Hannah Rumble, Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society
- Morten Siersted, Visiting Research Fellow
- Lorna Templeton, Visiting Research Fellow
- Mr Geoffrey Wallis, Visiting Research Fellow, History of Technology Research Unit
- Dr Jo Wilson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Death and Society