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Academic staff
Prof Mel Ainscow
Emeritus Professor
Research specialisms: Education
Dr Alison Alborz
Senior Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Education
Miss Zahra Alijah
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Science
Prof Michael Apple
Honorary Professor
Dr Rosa Archer
Senior Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Mathematics
Dr Paul Armstrong
Lecturer in Education (Leadership and Management)
Dr Cathy Atkinson
Lecturer in Educational and Child Psychology
Research specialisms: Child psychology
Dr Liz Ballinger
Lecturer in Education (Counselling)
Research specialisms: Counselling
Dr Alexander Baratta
Lecturer in Education (Language, Linguistics and Communication)
Research specialisms: Language and identity; Linguistic prejudice; Intercultural communication; Academic writing; Visual pedagogy
Dr Alexandra Barlow
Research Associate
Research specialisms: Educational psychology
Mrs Karen Beswick
Lecturer in Education (Primary)
Research specialisms: Assessment in higher education; Initial teacher education; Primary science and design technology; Teaching and learning in primary and higher education
Dr Laura Black
Senior Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Mathematics education; Identity; Early childhood; Social theories of learning
Prof Caroline Bond
Senior Lecturer in Educational and Child Psychology
Research specialisms: Child psychology
Mr Howard Bond
Lecturer (Management, Leadership and Leisure)
Research specialisms: Leisure management
Ms Jo Bragg
Research Associate
Mr George Brooks
Teaching Fellow
Research specialisms: Counselling
Ms Susan Brown
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Education
Mr Rob Buck
Lecturer in Education (Science Education)
Research specialisms: Science
Mr Peadar Buckley
Honorary Fellow
Research specialisms: Education
Prof Erica Burman
Professor of Education
Research specialisms: Education
Ms Kimberley Burrell
Research Support Assistant
Dr Sophina Choudry
Presidential Academic Fellow
Research specialisms: Mathematics education; Sociology of education; Teaching and learning; Social statistics; Social inequality
Dr Steven Courtney
Senior Lecturer in Management and Leadership
Research specialisms: Management and leadership
Mrs Louisa Dawes
Teaching Fellow; Director of Teach First PGCE
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Miss Ola Demkowicz
Lecturer in Psychology of Education
Research specialisms: Psychology of education
Tom Donnai
Teaching Fellow (History)
Research specialisms: History
Professor Alan Dyson
Professor of Education
Research specialisms: Education
Dr Carl Emery
Research Fellow
Research specialisms: Poverty and disadvantage
Prof Linda Evans
Professor of Education
Research specialisms: All aspects of working life in education contexts; Leadership; Professional development; Higher education and academic work; Researcher development and research leadership
Prof Peter Farrell
Professor Emeritus
Research specialisms: Educational needs
Ms Miriam Firth
Senior Lecturer (Management, Leadership and Leisure)
Research specialisms: Leisure management
Dr Richard Fay
Lecturer in Education (TESOL and Intercultural Communication)
Research specialisms: Intercultural communication
Mrs Anna Foster
Teaching Fellow
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Dr Amanda Banks Gatenby
Lecturer in Digital Technologies and Communication in Education
Research specialisms: Technologies and communication
Ms Susan Goldrick
Research Associate (Centre for Equity)
Research specialisms: Education
Prof Helen Gunter
Professor of Education Policy
Research specialisms: Education policy; Political studies; Knowledge production; Education leadership; Critical theory
Prof David Hall
Honorary Professional Research Fellow
Research specialisms: Higher education
Dr Terry Hanley
Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
Research specialisms: Counselling psychology
Dr Alexandra Hennessey
Lecturer in Psychology of Education
Research specialisms: Psychology of education
Dr Diane Harris
Research Associate
Mr Laurence Hicks
Teaching Fellow
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Mr Bob Hindle
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Education policy; Prevent duty
Dr Lise Hopwood
Teaching Fellow
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Dr Andy Howes
Senior Lecturer in Education; Director of Secondary PGCE
Research specialisms: Science
Ms Ceri Hughes
Research Associate
Research specialisms: Poverty and disadvantage
Prof Neil Humphrey
Professor of Psychology of Education; Head of Institute
Research specialisms: Mental health in children
Dr Graeme Hutcheson
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Education
Mark Innes
Teaching Fellow (English)
Research specialisms: English
Dr Sara Jackson
Teaching Fellow (Teach First)
Research specialisms: Teaching education
Mr Aleksander Jedrosz
Honorary Fellow
Research specialisms: Science education; School architecture; Teacher education; School leadership structures
Prof Steve Jones
Senior Lecturer
Research specialisms: Higher education; Education policy; Discourse analysis
Afroditi Kalambouka
Research Assistant
Mr John Keen
Lecturer in Education (PGCE English)
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Mrs Carmel Kellett
PGCE Secondary English Tutor
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Dr Catherine Kelly
Lecturer in Education and Child Psychology
Research specialisms: Child psychology
Mr Martin Kelly
Professional Studies Course Leader; Admissions Tutor
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Dr Kirstin Kerr
Senior Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Education
Dr Ann Lendrum
Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Education
Research specialisms: Educational psychology
Dr Miguel Antonio Lim
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Higher education; International education; Transnational education; Rankings and metrics; Higher education diplomacy
Dr Sylvie Lomer
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Higher education
Prof Ruth Lupton
Professor of Education
Research specialisms: Poverty
Dr Eric Lybeck
Research Fellow
Dr Sarah MacQuarrie
Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Education
Research specialisms: Educational psychology
Miss Tee McCaldin
Lecturer in Educational Leadership and Management
Dr Ruth Mcginity
Honorary Research Fellow
Prof Olwen Mcnamara
Professor Emeritus
Research specialisms: Mathematics
Dr Susie Miles
Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education
Research specialisms: Inclusive education
Dr Jenna Mittelmeier
Lecturer in Education (International)
Research specialisms: Higher education; International students' experiences; Curriculum internationalisation; Social transitions in higher education; Research methods
Mrs Sian Morgan
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Dr Gary Motteram
Senior Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Education; Distance education; Challenging contexts; Technology-enhanced language learning; Mobile learning
Dr Lisa Murtagh
Senior Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Dr Michael O'Donoghue
Senior Lecturer
Research specialisms: Education
Dr Zeynep Onat-Stelma
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Education
Dr Margarita Panayiotou
Research Associate
Dr Maria Pampaka
Lecturer in Education
Research specialisms: Mathematics
Dr Anthony Parnell
Honorary Fellow
Research specialisms: Counselling
Miss Rebecca Phillips
Senior Lecturer in Education (Primary PGCE)
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Dr Josef Ploner
Lecturer in International and Comparative Education
Dr Kelly Pickard-Smith
Research Associate
Dr Pauline Prevett
MEd Special and Inclusive Education
Research specialisms: Special education
Prof Pamela Qualter
Professor of Education
Dr Stephen Rayner
Lecturer in Education Leadership
Research specialisms: Educational leadership
Prof Carlo Raffo
Professor of Urban Education
Research specialisms: Poverty and disadvantage
Dr Debbie Ralls
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Mrs Karen Roberts
Teaching Fellow (Modern Languages)
Research specialisms: Teacher education
Ms Kate Sapin
Teaching Fellow
Research specialisms: Education
Mrs Diane Slaouti
Senior Lecturer
Dr David Spendlove
Professor of Education
Research specialisms: Initial teacher education; Teaching and learning; Creative and design education; Technology education; Assessment
Dr Garry Squires
Senior Lecturer (Educational Psychology)
Research specialisms: Applied educational psychology; Special educational needs; Inclusion; Mental health and therapeutic interventions; Evaluating school-based interventions
Dr Juup Stelma
Senior Lecturer in Education (TESOL)
Dr Janette Stothard
Lecturer in Education and Child Psychology
Research specialisms: Child psychology
Dr David Swanson
Research Associate and PGCE Secondary Mathematics Tutor
Research specialisms: Mathematics
Jonathan Tolan
Teaching Fellow (Maths)
Research specialisms: Mathematics
Prof Gajendra Verma
Emeritus Professor
Ms Lesley Warr
Programme Director BA Management, Leadership and Leisure
Research specialisms: Leisure management
Prof Etienne Wenger-Trayner
Honorary Professor of Education
Prof Mel West
Professor of Education
Research specialisms: Education
Dr Drew Whitworth
Reader in Education
Research specialisms: Digital literacy; Information literacy; Distance learning; Critical theory; Staff development
Dr Michael Wigelsworth
Senior Lecturer (Psychology of Education)
Research specialisms: Educational psychology
Prof Julian Williams
Professor of Education
Research specialisms: Mathematics
Dr Laura Winter
Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
Research specialisms: Social justice; Inequality; Emotional well-being; Counselling psychology
Mr Lawrence Wo
Research Assistant
Prof Kevin Woods
Professor of Educational and Child Psychology; Research Director
Research specialisms: Child psychology
Dr Diane Harris
Research Associate