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Department of Sociology
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Staff

Professional Support Staff

NameTitle
Jess StaceyDepartment Manager
Lucy CawsonSenior Research Administrator
Melanie LyonsOperations Administrator (General Enquiries)
Anne ParkPGR Coordinator
Miss Victoria HeseltonStudent Support Officer (Part-Time)
Gwen BurnsLearning and Teaching Coordinator
Miriam ChisholmLearning and Teaching Manager
Judith CooperLearning and Teaching Administrator (Admissions and Recruitment)
Julie DentLearning and Teaching Coordinator (Master of Social Work)
Emma HaggieLearning and Teaching Administrator (PGT Non-Professional Programmes)
Esther NealLearning and Teaching Administrator (Master of Social Work - Admissions and Placements)
Jo SparkLearning and Teaching Coordinator (Undergraduate)

Academic Staff: Department of Sociology

NameTitle
Dr Michelle AddisonAssociate Professor - Director of MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Programme
Dr Briony AndersonCareer Development Fellow (Criminology)
Dr Stephen AsheAssistant Professor - Director of Undergraduate Studies
Dr Jana BacevicAssociate Professor
Dr Jennifer BadhamAssistant Professor - Director of MA Social Research Methods
Professor Sarah BanksProfessor
Professor Vikki BoliverProfessor - Level 1 BA Sociology Year Tutor
Dr Donna BrownAssociate Professor
Professor Brian CastellaniProfessor of Sociology
Professor Charlotte ClarkeProfessor
Dr Will CoylesAssistant Professor (Teaching) - Deputy Director of Undergraduate Studies
Dr William CraigeAssistant Professor (Teaching) - Director of Education
Dr Stephen CrossleyAssistant Professor - Terms 1&3_Level 2 BA Sociology Year Tutor/erm 2_Level 2 BA Sociology Year Tutor / Term 1_BAs CHSS_JH UG Year Tutor
Dr Matthew DavidAssociate Professor - Level 3 BA Sociology Year Tutor
Dr Nadena DohartyAssociate Professor
Professor Catherine DonovanProfessor
Dr Angela FilipeAssociate Professor
Professor Carlene FirminProfessor
Dr Susan FordeCareer Development Fellow
Professor Simon ForrestPrincipal of College of St Hild and St Bede
Dr Sol GamsuAssistant Professor - Director of MSc Sociology Programme
Professor Geetanjali GangoliHead of Department, Professor
Dr Alina GeampanaAssistant Professor - Term 2_Level 2 BA Sociology Year Tutor / Terms 2&3 BAs CHSS_JH UG Year Tutor
Professor Simon HackettProfessor (Director of Research)
Dr Kimberly JamieAssociate Professor
Dr Alison JobeAssociate Professor, Director of Postgraduate Research
Dr Hannah KingAssociate Professor
Dr Sui Ting KongAssociate Professor
Dr Christopher LawlessAssociate Professor
Professor Stephen MacdonaldProfessor of Criminology and Disability Studies - Terms 2&3_Level 3 BA Criminology Year Tutor
Dr Holly McSpaddenCareer Development Fellow (Criminology)
Professor Tiago MoreiraProfessor of Sociology
Dr Alice NahAssociate Professor
Catrin NooneLecturer in Social Work
Dr Kate O'BrienAssociate Professor
Dr Andrew OrtonAssociate Professor
Josie PhillipsAssistant Professor (Teaching)
Dr Jesse ProudfootAssociate Professor - Level 1 BA Criminology Year Tutor
Dr Nicole RenehanAssistant Professor
Dr James RowlandsAssistant Professor - Term 1_Level 3 BA Criminology Year Tutor
Nikki RutterAssistant Professor
Dr Dana TherovaTeaching Fellow
Dr Kate TudorAssociate Professor
Professor Nicole WestmarlandProfessor
Dr Jonathan WistowAssociate Professor
Jane WistowAssistant Professor Social Work
Dr Keming YangAssociate Professor

Research Staff

NameTitle
Dr Rebecca BrownProject Coordinator / Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Kate ButterbyPostdoctoral Research Associate
Mrs Victoria ButterbyPostdoctoral Research Associate
Lynne CairnsResearch Assistant
Dr Cristina Chueca Del CerroPostdoctoral Research Associate
Veronica HeneyPostdoctoral Research Associate
Salman KhanResearch Assistant/Associate
Eileen LausterMarie Curie Research Fellow
Dr Jenny LloydAssociate Professor (Research)
Carol LongResearch Assistant/Associate
Molly ManisterResearch Assistant
Joanne McGrathPostdoctoral Research Associate
Rachael OwensAssistant Professor (Research)
Delphine PeaceResearch Associate
Lorna PepperillResearch Assistant
Dr Lauren WroeAssociate Professor (Research)
Trayten ZhangResearch Assistant/Associate
Dr Mohaddeseh ZiyachiAssistant Professor (Research)

Postgraduate Research Students: 32 Old Elvet

NameTitle
Carly Adams-EliasPostgraduate Research Student
Justice AinaPostgraduate Research Student
Majed AlharbiPostgraduate Research Student
Melody BishopPostgraduate Research Student
Laura BowerPostgraduate Research Student
Vanessa Bradbury-LeatherPostgraduate Research Student
Fernanda Chacon-OnettoPostgraduate Research Student
Sam ColcloughPostgraduate Research Student
Steph DawPostgraduate Research Student
Maria DuahPostgraduate Research Student
Holly DustinPostgraduate Research Student
Ayurshi DuttPostgraduate Research Student
Ruoyi FangPostgraduate Research Student
James FarleyPostgraduate Research Student
Mary Freer-DalzielPostgraduate Research Student
Paul GratrickPostgraduate Research Student
Emma GrattePostgraduate Research Student
Julia GuyPostgraduate Research Student
Tasnim HassanPostgraduate Research Student
David HicksPostgraduate Research Student
Emma HodgsonPostgraduate Research Student
Hume HumePostgraduate Research Student
Judith IbukunlayoPostgraduate Research Student
Vani JainPostgraduate Research Student
Cait JobsonPostgraduate Research Student
Maureen JohnsonResearch Postgraduate
Salman KhanCombined Role
Elaine KrusePostgraduate Research Student
Brenda LarssonPostgraduate Research Student
Cynthia LawsonPostgraduate Research Student
Sijin LiPostgraduate Research Student
Shang LiPostgraduate Research Student
Jiaxi LiPostgraduate Research Student
Jennifer LiPostgraduate Research Student
Ben LindsayPostgraduate Research Student
Yujing LiuPostgraduate Research Student
Jiachen LiuPostgraduate Research Student
Ben MainPostgraduate Research Student
Shabana MarshallPostgraduate Research Student
Lihan MiaoPostgraduate Research Student
Joe NaglePostgraduate Research Student
Charles NgPostgraduate Research Student
Morise OgunyimikaPostgraduate Research Student
Hooney OhPostgraduate Research Student
Esther OutramPostgraduate Research Student
Saier PanPostgraduate Research Student
Kathleen PaynePostgraduate Research Student
Luany PromenzioPostgraduate Research Student
Anne RabePostgraduate Research Student
Rachel ReayPostgraduate Research Student
David ReevesPostgraduate Research Student
Gary ReynoldsPostgraduate Research Student
Amy RichardsPostgraduate Research Student
Amy RogersPostgraduate Research Student
Susan SakanoPostgraduate Research Student
Jack SimmondsPostgraduate Research Student
Katie SmithPostgraduate Research Student
Laura TiddPostgraduate Research Student
Joanne Walker-McGowanPostgraduate Research Student
Erina Wilson WilsonPostgraduate Research Student
Shuman XiePostgraduate Research Student
Tengpeng ZhangPostgraduate Research Student
Zhuo ZhangPostgraduate Research Student
Zuzana ZilkovaPostgraduate Research Student

Honorary/Visiting/Emeritus

NameTitle
Helen CharnleyEmeritus Reader
Jason ArdayHonorary Professor
Lucy BaldwinHonorary Fellow
Stephen BurrellHonorary Fellow
David ByrneEmeritus Professor
Anthony ChapmanHonorary Professor
Prof Andrew GrayEmeritus Professor
Marai LarasiProfessor in Practice
Robert MacdonaldHonorary Professor
Jordan MullardHonorary Fellow
Dr Sue ReganHonorary Research Fellow
Mr Sandy RuxtonHonorary Fellow
Professor Richard ScothonProfessor in Practice (Health)

Service User Representative

NameTitle
Claire RussellService User Representative