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 Dominic Aitken, Lecturer in Criminology/Year Tutor for Criminology (Yr2)
- Dr Donna Arrondelle, Lecturer in International Development/Year Tutor Sociology/Social Policy (Y2)
- Dr Venera Bekteshi, Senior Lecturer in Social Work
- Dr Michael Bloomfield, Lecturer in International Development/Director of Studies (undergraduate)/Director for the Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
- Mrs Jo Boyles, Lecturer in Social Work
- Professor Louise Brown, Professor of International Social Work and Innovation/Associate Dean (Internationalisation) Faculty of H&SS
- Dr Emma Carmel, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy
- Dr Mel Channon, Lecturer in Social Policy/ Director of Studies (MSc Public Policy)/Admissions Tutor for Postgraduate Taught (MPP)
- Dr Aurelie Charles, Lecturer in Global Political Economy/Director of Studies (MRes programmes)
- Professor Lynn Prince Cooke, Professor of Social Policy/Research staff coordinator/Athena Swan Lead
- Professor James Copestake, Professor of International Development/Director for the Centre for Development Studies (CDS)/Director of Studies (professional doctorate)/Admissions Tutor
- Mrs Jo Davis, Professional Practice Tutor (Social Work)
- Dr Alejandro de Coss-Corzo, Lecturer in Sociology/Senior Tutor/Year Tutor Sociology/Social Policy (Y1)
- Professor Joe Devine, Deputy Dean/Professor in International Development/Admissions Tutor for International Development with Economics
- Dr Matt Dickson, Reader in Public Policy
- Dr Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, Reader in Sociology/Director of Studies for Postgraduate Research
- Dr Jeremy Dixon, Senior Lecturer in Social Work
- Dr Alinka Gearon, Lecturer in Social Work/Admissions Tutor for Social Work/Equalities & Diversity
- Dr Kate Gooch, Deputy Head of Department/Senior Lecturer in Criminology/UG Director of Studies
- Dr Jennifer Golan, Lecturer in Development Economics/Examinations Assessment Officer
- Dr Jason Hart, Senior Lecturer in International Development
- Caroline Hickman, Teaching Fellow in Social Work
- Dr Neil Howard, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Rana Jawad, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy
- Professor Yvonne Jewkes, Professor of Criminology/Director of Research
- Dr Ricky Kanabar, Lecturer in Social Policy
- Dr Madeleine Le Bourdon, Lecturer in International Development
- Dr Katharina Lenner, Lecturer
- Professor Roy Maconachie, Professor of Natural Resources and Development/Director of Impact/Director for the Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
- Dr Mathilde Maitrot, Lecturer in International Development/Director of Studies for International Development with Economics (postgraduate taught)/Director of Studies (MSc International Development)/Admissions Tutor for International Development with Economics
- Dr Peter Manning, Lecturer in Sociology/Director of Learning & Teaching
- Dr Sarah Moore, 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 Rosana Pineiro-Machado, Lecturer in International Development/Dissertations Tutor
- Dr Ben Radley, Lecturer in International Development/Year Tutor for International Development with Economics (Y1)
- Dr Megan Robb, Lecturer in Social Work/Director of Studies for 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/Library Representative
- Dr John Troyer, Senior Lecturer in Sociology/Director of Centre for Death & Society/Athena Swan Lead
- Dr Oliver Walton, Senior Lecturer in International Development/Director of Studies (MSc Humanitarianism, Conflict and Development)
- Dr Phillipa Woods, Lecturer in Criminology/Year Tutor for Criminology (Yr1)
- Dr Kate Woodthorpe, Senior Lecturer in Sociology/Research Ethics Officer/Director of Centre for Death & Society/UG Director of Studies
Research associates/officers
- Dr Mohammed Alruzzi, Research Associate
- Dr Niels Blom, Research Associate, NEWFAMSTRAT
- Dr Cynthia Kamwengo, 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 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