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Find out more about the staff within the School of Health Sciences.
Meet the team
Head of School

Professor Melaine Coward
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; Head of the School of Health Sciences
Academic leads

Professor Jo Armes
Professor of Cancer Care and Lead for Digital Health

Amy Dopson
Head of Continuing Professional Development (CPD); Director of Studies Integrated Care (Nursing); Principal Teaching Fellow

Professor Jill Maben
Professor of Health Services Research and Nursing

Jackie McBride
Senior Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care, Head of Professional Preparation within Integrated Care

Professor Emma Ream
Professor, Director of Health Sciences Research
Academic staff

Ruth Abrams
Lecturer

Charlie Adler
Teaching Fellow in Paramedic Science

Dr Anand Ahankari
Lecturer in Maternal, Child and Family Health

Susie Aldiss
Research Fellow (Child Health)

Dr Justin Aunger
Research Fellow

Dr Carys Banks
Research Fellow

Professor Elizabeth Barley
Professor of Mental Health Sciences and Nursing

Zoe Bedford
Teaching Fellow

Simon Bettles
Director of Studies (HCPC Programmes) and Lead for Simulation Education

Lisa Blazhevski
Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care (Moving and Handling)

Dr Sarah Bolger
Midwifery Teaching Fellow

Julia Boon
Teaching Fellow in Midwifery

Laura Boswell
Research Assistant

David Brighton
Teaching Fellow in health science (adult nursing)

Sue Brooks
Senior Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care

Dr Anna Brown
Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care (Midwifery)

Ash Brownett
Teaching Fellow (Paramedic Science)

Dr Gemma Bryan
Research Fellow

Orlando Caetano
Teaching Fellow in Integrated Health (Moving and Handling)

Dr Alison Callwood
Senior Lecturer in Integrated Care (Midwifery)

Dr Theopisti Chrysanthaki
Lecturer in Integrated Care/ehealth

Rosalind Clegg
Teaching Fellow in Physician Associate Studies

Sarah Clements
Teaching Fellow

Jane Cockle Hearne
Research Fellow

Anita Combes
Teaching Fellow - Adult Nursing

Sarah Combes
Research Fellow

Dr Debbie Cooke
Reader

Dr Anna Cox
Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Lizzie Crowhurst
Teaching Fellow

Dr Laura Dando
Teaching Fellow

Annette Davies
Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care

Lisa Dennis
Teaching Fellow - Child Health

Cathy Derham
Principal Teaching Fellow, School of Health Sciences

Dr Jia Doulton
Programme Leader for PGDip Physician Associate Studies

Simon Downs
Paramedic Field Lead & Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care (Paramedic Practice)

Laurence Drew
Teaching Fellow in Mental Health Nursing

Corinne Drummond
Teaching Fellow/Co-lead for Non Medical Prescribing

Dr James Fisher
Teaching Fellow

Christopher Gage
Teaching Fellow

Bethany Gale
Mental Health Nursing Teaching Fellow

Professor Nophar Geifman
Professor of Health and Biomedical Informatics

Professor Faith Gibson
Professor of Child Health and Cancer Care

Dr Nyangi Gityamwi
Research Fellow

Dr Richard Green
Research Fellow in Palliative Care and Ageing

Rebecca Greenacre
Lead Midwife for Education, Director of Studies, Teaching Fellow Midwifery

Dr Hanna Groothuizen
Research Fellow

Dr Jenny Harris
Lecturer in Cancer Care

Louise Harris
Midwifery Teaching Fellow

Sam Harrison
Midwifery Teaching Fellow

Louise Havercroft
Teaching Fellow - Independent / Supplementary Prescribing and Advanced Assessment

Deanna Hodge
Teaching Fellow and Lead for Practice Education

Karen Hughes
Senior Teaching Fellow

Dr Athena Ip
Research Fellow

Dr Haomiao Jin
Lecturer in Health Data Sciences

Felicity Jones
Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care (Population Health), Director of Studies for Specialist Practice and Pathway Lead for Health Visiting

Dr Robert Kerrison
Lecturer in Cancer Care

Jacqueline Laden
Teaching Fellow

Heather Lane
Teaching Fellow Child Health

Liz Langley
Teaching Fellow in Mental Health

Kathy Leach
Teaching Fellow - Adult Nursing Field

Dr Agnieszka Lemanska
Senior Lecturer in Health Data Science

Professor Richard Lyon
Professor in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine

Professor Jill Maben
Professor of Health Services Research and Nursing

Dr Carin Magnusson
Lecturer in Health Services Research

Dr Afrodita Marcu
Research Fellow (RA II)

Dr Freda Elizabeth Mold
Senior Lecturer in Integrated Care

Linda Moore
Teaching fellow

Vicky Naidoo
Teaching Fellow in Mental Health

Professor Caroline Nicholson
Professor of Palliative Care and Ageing

Dr Jennifer Oates
Senior Personal Tutor, Lead for Wellbeing, Senior Teaching Fellow

Lucie Ollis
Research Fellow

Neesha Oozageer Gunowa
Pathway Lead in Community Nursing

Ihinosen Ovbude
Teaching Fellow

Dr Treena Parsons
Research Fellow

Zoe Polly
Teaching Fellow, Integrated Care, Children's Nursing

Dr Karen Poole
Teaching Fellow

Dr Ruth Riley
Senior Lecturer

Sarah Roberts
Teaching Fellow, Lead for Student Admissions (Health Sciences)

Dr Ann Robinson
Senior Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care (Midwifery)

Clare Royal
Teaching Fellow

Vikki Saravia
Teaching Fellow Integrated Health (Midwifery)

Dr Christopher Sartori
Teaching Fellow

Helen Sherriff
Teaching Fellow (Paramedic Science)

Colin Shore
Research Fellow

Pippa Sipanoun
Research Fellow

Dr Karen Stenner
Lecturer in Health Services Research

Mark Stobbart
Senior Teaching Fellow

Jaime Sutherland
Midwifery Teaching Fellow

Dr Katie Sutton
Research Fellow

Claire Tarrant
Senior Teaching Fellow

Professor Cath Taylor
Professor of Healthcare Workforce Organisation and Wellbeing

Dr Clive Tobutt
Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care (Mental Health Nursing)

Dr Renske Visser
Research Fellow

Hayley Ward
Teaching Fellow (Paramedic Science)

Dr Katriina Whitaker
Reader in Cancer Care

Nikki White
Senior Teaching Fellow

Ali Whitehouse
Teaching Fellow in Integrated Care (Children's Nursing)

Dr Emily Williams
Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Reader in Health Inequalities and Chronic Disease

Dr Magda Zasada
Lecturer in Workforce Organisation and Wellbeing

Suzanne van Even
Research Fellow