Research and Innovation team
We have a wide range of staff supporting our research activities.
Meet the team
Associate deans
Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters
Associate Dean Research and Innovation
Dr Kathrin Cohen Kadosh
Associate Dean Doctoral College
Dr Shelini Surendran
Associate Dean International
Dr Dynatra Subasinghe
Associate Dean Education
School research directors
Professor Derk-Jan Dijk
School of Biosciences and Medicine
Professor Chrissie Jones
School of Psychology
Dr Giovanna Nalesso
School of Veterinary Medicine
Professor Emma Ream
School of Health Sciences
School impact champions
Dr Kourosh Ahmadi
School of Biosciences and Medicine
Dr Joaquin Prada
School of Veterinary Medicine
Professor Cath Taylor
School of Health Sciences
Research theme champions
Dr Victoria Revell
Chronobiology and sleep (theme champion)
Isaiah Joseph Ting
Chronobiology and sleep (associate theme champion)
Professor Jo Armes
Digital health and data science (theme champion)
Dr Tibor Auer
Digital health and data science (associate theme champion)
Dr Debbie Cooke
Healthy ageing and supporting long-term conditions (theme champion)
Dr Ioannis Smyrnias
Healthy ageing and supporting long-term conditions (associate theme champion)
Professor Mark Chambers
Infection and immunity (theme champion)
Dr Terri Grassby
Nutrition and food security (theme champion)
Dr Johanna von Gerichten
Nutrition and food security (associate theme champion)
Dr Sharmini Julita Paramasivam
Scholarship of teaching and learning (theme champion)
Dr Veronica Giacintucci
Scholarship of teaching and learning (associate theme champion)
Dr Lada Timotijevic
Understanding people’s relationships with social and physical environments (theme champion)
Dr Charo Hodgkins
Understanding people’s relationships with social and physical environments (associate theme champion)
Professional Services team
Ieuan French
Technology Transfer Manager - Life Sciences
Chris Stevens
Development Manager (Health, veterinary and medical sciences)
Hannah Whitaker
Advancement Officer
