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Our Team
IMH Executive
We are currently recruiting new Co-Directors at IMH.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Professor Angela Woods | Director |
| Evelyn Tehrani | Senior Research and Engagement Manager |
| Mary Robson | Senior Creative Facilitator |
| Victoria Patton | Senior Digital Development and Communications Manager |
| Carolyn Blake | Operations Manager |
IMH Research Theme Leads 2025-2027
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Katrin Wehling-Giorgi | Violence, Trauma and Memory |
| Corinne Saunders | Violence, Trauma and Memory |
| Jed Stevenson | Weather, Climate and Health |
| Maximilian Hepach | Weather, Climate and Health |
| Angela Filipe | Weather, Climate and Health |
| Roslyn Malcolm | Gender, Affective Injustice and Health |
| Katherine Puddifoot | Gender, Affective Injustice and Health |
| Sitna Quiroz | Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing |
| Arya Thampuran | Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing |
| Adam Powell | Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing |
| Loretta Lou | Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing |
| Fran Cettl | Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing |
| Samantha Halliday | The Beginning and End of Life |
| Emily Tupper | The Beginning and End of Life |
| Angela Woods | AI and Medical Humanities |
| SJ Bennett | AI and Medical Humanities |
| Alex Campolo | AI and Medical Humanities |
| Victoria Patton | AI and Medical Humanities |
Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities Staff
The Institute supports the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities, which is funded by Wellcome until 2030. A full list of staff can be found here: Discovery Research Platform – Our People.
IMH Professors in Practice
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nick Barley | Professor in Practice |
| Akiko Hart | Professor in Practice |
| Jonny Coates | Associate Professor in Practice |
Academic Staff in the MA in Medical Humanities
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Adam Powell | Director of the MA in Medical Humanities, Assistant Professor in Medical Humanities in the Department of Theology and Religion |
| Professor Angela Woods | Professor of Medical Humanities in the Department of English Studies |
| Dr Louise Creechan | Wellcome Early Career Fellow in the Department of English Studies |
| Dr Arya Thampuran | Assistant Professor in Black Health & the Humanities in the Department of English Studies |
| Dr Veronica Heney | Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities in the Department of Sociology |
| Professor Alex Broadbent | Professor of the Philosophy of Science and Medicine in the Department of Philosophy |
IMH Fellows
We warmly invite expressions of interest from Durham University staff and postgraduate students who would like to become a Fellow of the IMH. A full list of IMH Fellows can be found on our Fellows page.
Honorary Fellows and Associates
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Ruben Verwaal | Honorary Fellow |
| Dr Mary Coaten | Honorary Fellow |
| Reverend Emeritus Professor Chris Cook | Honorary Fellow |
| Dr Will Viney | Honorary Fellow |
| Dr James Rákóczi | Honorary Fellow |
| Dr Kelechi Anucha | Honorary Fellow |
| David Woodhead | Honorary Fellow |
| Anna Stenning | Honorary Fellow |
| Dr Jonny Coates | Honorary Fellow |
| Dawn Williams | Honorary Fellow |
| Dr Chimwemwe Phiri | Honorary Fellow |
| Dr Katharine Cheston | Honorary Fellow |
Operations Team Contacts
| Name | Role / Contact |
|---|---|
| IMH Operations | imh.mail@durham.ac.uk |
| IMH Events | imh.events@durham.ac.uk |
| IMH Finance | imh.finance@durham.ac.uk |
Interns
| Name | Role / Contact |
|---|---|
| Joyanne Chan | Communications Intern |
| Ifejuola Atunwa | Partnerships & Engagement Intern |