
Research and Innovation team
We have a wide range of staff supporting our research activities.
Meet the team
Associate deans

Dr Kathrin Cohen Kadosh
Associate Dean (Doctoral College) and Associate Professor Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters
Walters Associate Dean (Research & Innovation) and Professor of Immunology

Dr Dynatra Subasinghe
Associate Dean (Education) and Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Clinical Practice

Dr Shelini Surendran
Associate Dean (International) and Associate Professor in Biosciences
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)

Dr 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