Staff in the Department of Social Sciences
We represent a wide range of expertise. Find out about our research interests.
Staff by area
Department executives
- Dr Peter Clegg, Head of Department
- Dr Carolyn Paul, Deputy Head of Department
- Dr Issy Bray, Associate Head of Department - Research and Knowledge Exchange
- Dr Stella Maile, Associate Head of Department - Partnerships, Employability and International
- Dr Nancy Zook, Associate Head of Department - Quality, Field and Student Experience
Criminology
Duncan McPhee, Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department
- Dr Nick Addis, Senior Lecturer
- Amelia Anning, Research Assistant
- Dr Cristina D'Aniello, Lecturer
- Kim Duffy, Senior Lecturer and Co-Programme Leader for Criminology and Law
- Dr Anne Foley, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Corinne Funnell, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Paul Gavin, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Anastasia Karamalidou, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Kate Matheson, Lecturer
- Professor Kieran McCartan, Professor of Criminology and Lead for the Social Science Research Group
- Dr Nikki McKenzie, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jane Nolan, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader
- Dr Olivia Pearson, Lecturer
- Dr Amber Phillips, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jack Spicer, Lecturer
- Raquel Velez Oliveria, Lecturer
- Dr Ian Walmsley, Senior Lecturer
Philosophy
Dr Charlotte Alderwick, Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department - Philosophy and Politics and International Relations
- Professor Alison Assiter, Professor in Feminist Theory
- Dr Iain Grant, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Katrina Mitcheson, Senior Lecturer
- Phoebe Page, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Miguel Prado Casanova, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Francesco Tava, Senior Lecturer and Co-Programme Leader
- Dr Emiliano Trizio, Senior Lecturer and Co-Programme Leader
- Dr Sean Watson, Senior Lecturer
Policing
Dr Anne Eason, Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department for PCDA
Dr Georgie Benford, Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department for DHEP
- Dean Andrews, Senior Lecturer
- Jodie Avery, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- James Barnett, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Aksar Bashir, Senior Lecturer
- Rob Blake, Lecturer
- Dr Stephen Brown, Senior Lecturer
- Morag Burrell, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Christian Butler, Senior Lecturer
- David Catt, Lecturer
- Dr Veronika Clegg, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Mike Coliandris, Senior Lecturer
- Steve Concannon, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Emma Davis, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Hannah Ewers, Lecturer
- Matthew Gaunt, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader - DHEP
- Mike Griffiths, Lecturer
- Tania Hammond, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Michael Harris, Senior Lecturer
- Duncan Hathaway, Senior Lecturer
- Fiona Johnston, Senior Lecturer
- Aga Kowalska, Lecturer
- Ian Lowe, Lecturer
- Dominic McVeigh, Senior Lecturer
- Eve Middleton, Tripartite Assessor and Apprenticeship Team Leader
- Dr Jack Greig Midlane, Lecturer
- Andy Mott, Senior Lecturer
- Emma Ollis, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Tracey Payne, Senior Lecturer and Co-Programme Leader - PCDA
- Emma Ranger, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Emma Sanchez, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- David Senart Jr, Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Jason Snelling, Senior Lecturer and Co-Programme Leader - PCDA
- Dr Rob Starr, Senior Lecturer
- Ben Vokins, Senior Lecturer
- Sarah Williams, Senior Lecturer
- Paul Williamson, Senior Lecturer
Politics and International Relations
Dr Charlotte Alderwick, Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department - Philosophy and Politics and International Relations
- Dr Emma Brannlund, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Peter Clegg, Associate Professor
- Professor Phil Cole, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Henrique Tavares Furtado, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Alan Greer, Associate Professor
- Dr Jane Kirkpatrick, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Sarah Leonard, Professor of International Security
- Dr Liam McCarthy, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader
- Dr Deogratius Mhella, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Stephen McGlinchey, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Simon Thompson, Associate Professor
- Dr Gunter Walzenbach, Senior Lecturer
Psychology
Dr Jennie Ferrell, Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department
Dr Zoe Thomas, Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department
- Hardeep Adams, Senior Psychology Technician
- Dr Latika Ahuja, Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Gamze Arman, Senior Lecturer - Occupational Psychology
- Dr Christopher Alford, Associate Professor of Applied Psychology
- Dr Selma Babayigit, Senior Lecturer
- Julian Bath, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader - ProfDoc Health Psychology
- Radhika Bhatia, Research Associate - CAR
- Kayley Birch-Hurst, Research Associate
- Dr Lucy Blake, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Sarah Brown, Senior Lecturer and Co-Programme Leader - MSc Health Psychology
- Kate Bradley, Senior Lecturer - Occupational Psychology
- Mahira Budhraja, Research Associate - CAR
- Dr James Byron-Daniel, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Philippa Carr, Senior Lecturer in Qualitative Research Methods
- Professor Richard Cheston, Professor of Mental Health Research (Dementia)
- Dr Mike Chase, Senior Lecturer - Social Psychology
- Dr Kait Clark, Senior Lecturer and Level 3 Leader for BSc Psychology Programmes
- Dr Gary Christopher, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Victoria Clarke, Associate Professor of Sexuality Studies
- Bruna Oliveira Costa, Research Associate - CAR
- Nadia Craddock, Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Toni Dicaccavo, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Phillippa Diedrichs, Professor of Psychology - CAR
- Dr Emily Dodd, Research Associate
- Dr Andy Eastwood, Lecturer
- Dr Eva Fragkiadaki, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader - Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology
- Dr Caroline Flurey, Senior Lecturer
- Emma Gaskin, Lecturer
- Kirsty Garbett, Research Fellow - CAR
- Caterina Gentili, Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Catrin Griffiths, Senior Lecturer - Health Psychology, Senior Research Fellow - CAR and Co-Programme Leader - MSc Health Psychology
- Ella Guest, Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Miltos Hadjiosif, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Claire Hamlet, Research Fellow - CAR
- Professor Diana Harcourt, Professor of Appearance and Health Psychology, CAR Co-Director
- Dr Adam Harvey, Lecturer - Social Psychology
- Farheen Hasan, Research Associate - CAR
- Dr Nikki Hayfield, Senior Lecturer
- Sharon Haywood, Research Associate - CAR
- Danny Holmes, Senior Lecturer and Co-Programme Leader - MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Dr Nicola Holt, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Iris Holzleitner, Lecturer
- Dr Jane Humphreys, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Elizabeth Jenkinson, Senior Lecturer
- Bethan Jones, Research Assistant
- Dr Scott Jones, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Stephen Jones, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Mary Keeling, Senior Research Fellow - CAR
- Danielle Keohane, Research Associate - CAR
- Dr Kris Kinsey, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Helena Lewis-Smith, Senior Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr James Macdonald, Senior Lecturer - Cognitive and Neuropsychology
- Liz Maliphant, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader - MA Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Dr Helen Malson, Associate Professor of Social Psychology
- Abbi Mathews, Research Associate - CAR
- Dr Jane Meyrick, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Tim Moss, Associate Professor of Health Psychology and Director - Postgraduate Research in HAS
- Dr Chris Pawson, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Nicole Paraskeva, Senior Research Fellow - CAR
- Georgina Pegram, Research Associate - CAR
- Gemma Pike, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader - MSc Occupational Psychology
- David Pomroy, Senior Lecturer
- Cody Porter, Co-Programme Leader for BSc Psychology Programmes
- Christine Ramsey-Wade, Senior Lecturer - Counselling Psychology
- Alison Rouse, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader - Counselling Certificate
- Dr Emily Le Roux-Rutledge, Senior Lecturer - Social Psychology
- Charlotte Russell, Senior Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Kat Schneider, Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Amy Slater, Associate Professor and Co-Director - CAR
- Ben Steeden, Lecturer and Programme Leader - MSc Business Psychology
- Dr Nicola Stock, Senior Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Abby Tabor, Wallscourt Fellow in Well-being and Mental Wealth
- Aline Tinoco, Research Associate - CAR
- Dr Pippa Tollow, Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Trang Tran, Lecturer
- Dr Miles Thompson, Senior Lecturer and Leader of the Psychological Sciences Research Group
- Dr Tony Ward, Associate Professor of Health and Counselling Psychology
- Janet Watkins, Psychology Laboratory Manager
- Nigel Williams, Visiting Fellow
- Dr Heidi Williamson, Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Matt Wood, Lecturer - Social Psychology and Co-Programme Leader for BSc Psychology Programmes
- Lindsay Woodford, Senior Lecturer and Co-Programme Leader - MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Fabio Zucchelli, Research Fellow - CAR
- Dr Nancy Zook, Senior Lecturer
Sociology
Dr Mandy Kidd, Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department
- Bethany Benker, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader - Foundation Year
- Dr Julia Carter, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Sean Creaven, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader
- Anne-Marie Cummins, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Lita Crociani-Windland, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Daniel Gray, Lecturer
- Dr Dave Green, Senior Lecturer
- William Hill, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Finn Mackay, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Stella Maile, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Andrew Mathers, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jon Mulholland, Associate Professor
- Dr Michal Nahman, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Peter Webb, Senior Lecturer
Technicians
- Marcus Olivant, Technical Manager
- David Corry, Deputy Technical Manager - Research
- Michelle Hickman, Deputy Technical Manager - Teaching
- Jasper Morrison, Senior Technician
- Hardeep Adams, Senior Technical Instructor - Psychology
- Janet Watkins, Technical Team Leader - Psychology
- Marta Freire Rodrigues, Technical Officer
- Paul Deane, Technician
- Liz Szczelkun, Technical Officer
- Emma Griffin, Technical Support Officer
