Department for Health academic staff
We oversee and deliver the Department’s teaching and research activities.
Our duties include:
- teaching on our undergraduate courses
- research expertise across our portfolio
- supervision of postgraduate students
Head of Department
Academic and teaching staff
- Dr Rachel Arnold, Reader
- Dr Chris Baker, Lecturer
- Dr Sheree Bekker, Senior Lecturer
- Professor James Betts, Professor, Director of Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism
- Professor James Bilzon, Professor
- Dr Rui Biscaia, Reader
- Dr Brian Blacklidge, Lecturer
- Dr Harry Bowles, Lecturer and Director of Studies (BSc Sport Management and Coaching)
- Dr Adam Brazil, Lecturer and Director of Studies (BSc/MSci Sport and Exercise Science)
- Dr Anthony Bush, Deputy Head of Department and Senior Lecturer
- Dr John Campbell, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Elizabete Cardoso, Lecturer
- Dr Dario Cazzola, Senior Lecturer
- Mr Jamie Chapman, Lecturer
- Dr Nikki Coghill, Lecturer
- Dr Steffi Colyer, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Joanne Cranwell, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies (MSc Global Public Health and Policy)
- Professor Sean Cumming, Professor
- Ms Becky Davison, Lecturer
- Professor Christopher Eccleston, Professor and Director of Centre for Pain Research
- Dr Alice Fabbri, Lecturer
- Mr James Fern, Senior Lecturer and Director of Teaching
- Dr Jess Francombe-Webb, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Fiona Gillison, Professor and Deputy Director of Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change
- Professor Anna Gilmore, Professor and Director of Tobacco Control Research Group
- Professor Javier Gonzalez, Professor and Director of Studies (PGR)
- Dr Tania Griffin, Lecturer, Director of Studies (BSc Health and Exercise Science)
- Dr Luke Jones, Lecturer
- Dr Francoise Koumanov, Senior Lecturer, Department Research Ethics Officer
- Dr Jeffrey Lambert, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies (MRes Health and Wellbeing)
- Mr James Lambdon, Lecturer
- Mr Andy Leaver, Lecturer
- Dr Jennifer Maher, Lecturer and Early Career Lecturer Representative
- Dr Andrew Manley, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies (MSc Sport Management)
- Dr Darragh McGee, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Polly McGuigan, Head of Department and Senior Lecturer
- Dr Carly McKay, Reader and Director of Studies (MSc Football Medicine)
- Dr Stephanie Merchant, Lecturer
- Dr Christian Michelet, Lecturer
- Dr Lee Moore, Senior Lecturer, Chair of Biomedical Sciences Ethics Committee
- Dr Kimberly More, Lecturer
- Dr Haydn Morgan, Senior Lecturer
- Ms Sian Morgan, Lecturer and Director of Studies (MSc Sports Physiotherapy)
- Dr Lucy Noble, Senior Lecturer and Director of Teaching
- Dr Bonnie Pang, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Oliver Peacock, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Ezio Preatoni, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Emma Rich, Professor and Director of Knowledge Exchange and Partnerships and Director of the Centre for Sport, Physical Activity and Health Equality (SPHERE)
- Dr Gareth Roberts, Lecturer
- Dr Peter Rouse, Senior Lecturer, Director of Studies (MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine)
- Dr Elena Seminati, Lecturer and Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Dr Emma Solomon-Moore, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Paul Stallard, Professor
- Professor Martyn Standage, Professor, Co-Director of Research and Director of Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change
- Professor Keith Stokes, Professor and Director of Centre for Health, and Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport (CHi2PS)
- Dr Roland Teare, Lecturer
- Professor Dylan Thompson, Professor, Deputy Head of Department and Director of Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism
- Dr Alison Tincknell-Smith, Lecturer and Director of Studies (FdSc/BSc Sport Performance)
- Dr David Wainwright, Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies (Professional Doctorate in Health)
- Dr Elaine Wainwright, Lecturer
- Dr Jean-Philippe Walhin, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Stephen West, Lecturer
- Dr Max Western, Senior Lecturer, Co-Director of Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change
- Dr Sean Williams, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Shaun Williams, Senior Lecturer
- Mr Nick Willsmer, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Cassie Wilson, Professor
- Dr Rhod Woodhouse, Lecturer
Research staff
- Dr Raouf Alebshehy, Managing Editor of Tobacco Tactics
- Dr Hala Alaouie, Monitoring Coordinator
- Dr Lisa Austin, Research Manager
- Mrs Samantha Barrett, Primary Care Research Governance Facilitator
- Dr Rachel Barry, Research Fellow
- Dr Sherif Elmitwalli, Research Associate
- Mr Hussein Faeq, Research Assistant
- Dr Emma Fisher, Senior Research Fellow
- Dr Iona Fitzpatrick, Research Associate
- Dr Allen Gallagher, Research Fellow
- Mr Tom Gatehouse, Research Assistant
- Miss Anna Gibby, Research Assistant
- Dr Rosemary Hiscock, Research Associate
- Mr Louis Laurence, Investigative Research Assistant
- Dr Tess Legg, Research Associate
- Dr Britta Matthes, Research Fellow
- Dr John Mehegan, Research Data Manager
- Dr Oliver Perkin, Research Fellow
- Miss Shringarika Prakash, Research Assistant
- Dr Simon Roberts, Research Fellow
- Mr Andrew Rowell, Research Fellow
- Ms Karin Silver, Deputy Editor of Tobacco Tactics
- Dr Richard Stevenson, Research Fellow
- Miss Xinmei Sun, Research Assistant
- Dr Logan Wade, Research Fellow
Technicians
- Mr Andreas Wallbaum, Senior Technician
- Mr James Hickman, Laboratory Technician
- Dr Mark Thomas, Laboratory Technician
Honorary staff
- Professor David Andrews, Honorary Professor
- Dr Daniel Augustine, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Dr Karen Evans-Reeves, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Erin Gaffney-Stomberg, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Michael Harris, Honorary Research Fellow
- Professor Nigel Harris, Honorary Professor
- Dr Ayush Joshi, Honorary Research Associate
- Dr Peter Ladlow, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Jim Murray, Honorary Research Associate
- Professor Roger Orpwood, Honorary Professor
- Dr Eva Piatrikova, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Jonathan Rodrigues, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Professor Richard Ryan, Honorary Professor
- Dr Aki Salo, Honorary Reader
- Dr John Saunders, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Dr Afroditi Stathi, Honorary Reader
- Dr Andrea Taylor, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Professor Mark Tooley, Honorary Professor
- Dr Darren Treasure, Honorary Professor
- Dr Grant Trewartha, Honorary Researcher
- Dr James Turner, Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Dr Selda Ulucanlar, Honorary Research Fellow
- Dr Janet Withall, Honorary Research Fellow