People

We are a friendly department of academics, researchers, teachers, tutors and administrators, with additional staff within the Faculty and the University to support us.

Academic staff

Ryan Abbott

Prof Ryan Abbott

Professor of Law and Health Sciences

Thekli Anastasiou

Thekli Anastasiou

Teaching Fellow

Joshua Andresen

Dr Joshua Andresen

Senior Lecturer in National Security and Foreign Relations Law

Hrafn Asgeirsson

Dr Hrafn Asgeirsson

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Law

Mikolaj Barczentewicz

Mikolaj Barczentewicz

Lecturer in Public Law and Legal Theory

Bero

Dr Steve Bero

Lecturer in Private Law

Nicholas Clapham

Nick Clapham

Teaching Fellow

Bebhinn

Prof Bebhinn Donnelly-Lazarov

Professor of Neuroscience, Law and Legal Philosophy

Ken Ehrenberg

Dr Kenneth Ehrenberg

Reader in Public Law and Legal Theory

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Dr Emily Finch

Senior Lecturer in Law

Giglio

Prof Francesco Giglio

Professor of Civil and Private Law

Nicola Giglio

Dr Nicola Giglio

Director of Student Experience and Well-being

Melissa Hamilton

Dr Melissa Hamilton

Reader in Law and Criminal Justice

Timothy James

Timothy James

Teaching Fellow in Law

Ambrose Lee

Dr Ambrose Lee

Lecturer in Legal Theory, Deputy Head of Postgraduate Research, ECR Representative

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Claire Lillywhite

Teaching Fellow Professional Development and Employability

Ira Lindsay

Dr Ira Lindsay

Senior Lecturer in Finance Law and Ethics

Rosalind Malcolm

Prof Rosalind Malcolm

Professor of Law, Director of Environmental Regulatory Research Group (ERRG)

Marie Newhouse

Dr Marie Newhouse

Senior Lecturer in Law, Philosophy, and Public Policy

Noreen O'Meara

Dr Noreen O'Meara

Senior Lecturer in Human Rights and European Law

Dennis Patterson

Prof Dennis Patterson

Professor of Legal Philosophy

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Katy Peters

Teaching Fellow in Law (Tort; Medical Law & Ethics); Co-Director in Placement and Careers; Senior Professional Training Tutor; Post-Graduate Researcher (Medical Law)

Veronica Rodriguez Blanco

Prof Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco

Professor in Moral and Political Philosophy (Jurisprudence)

Alexander Sarch

Prof Alexander Sarch

Head of School, Professor of Legal Philosophy

Arman Sarvarian

Dr Arman Sarvarian

Senior Lecturer in Public International Law

Anthony Starza

Antony Starza-Allen

Teaching Fellow in Law

Christopher Taggart

Dr Christopher Taggart

Lecturer in Law

Vickie Thanapal

Dr Vickie Thanapal

Teaching Fellow in Law

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Krystof Turek

Teaching Fellow in Private Law, Director of Validations

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Dr Bo Wang

Lecturer in Chinese Comparative Law

Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth Williams

Principal Teaching Fellow in Law, Director of Clinical Legal Education Programmes

Visiting staff

Name Role Email
Akber Datoo

Visiting Professor in Practice

(CEO, D2 Legal Technology) 

  
Prof Maggie Mao Visiting Professor  
Prof Juan Ruiz Manero Visiting Professor j.ruizmanero@surrey.ac.uk
Prof Ángeles Rodenas  Visiting Professor a.rodenas@surrey.ac.uk
Ursula Smartt  Visiting Researcher u.smartt@surrey.ac.uk 

Emeritus staff

Name Role Email
Prof Alison Clarke Emeritus Professor a.c.clarke@surrey.ac.uk
Prof Alison Firth Emeritus Professor a.firth@surrey.ac.uk
Prof Margot Horspool Emeritus Professor margot.horspool@surrey.ac.uk
Prof Robert Upex Emeritus Professor r.upex@surrey.ac.uk

Associate staff

Name Role Email
Dr Charles Chatterjee Associate c.chatterjee@surrey.ac.uk 
Mr Richard Holt Associate r.holt@surrey.ac.uk

Postgraduate research students

Name Role Email
Jane Adogo PhD Research Student j.adogo@surrey.ac.uk
Ndidi Ahiauzu PhD Research Student n.ahiauzu@surrey.ac.uk
Margaret Cooper PhD Research Student m.a.cooper@surrey.ac.uk
Evelyn Ehigie PhD Research Student e.n.ehigie@surrey.ac.uk
Amy Elkington PhD Research Student amy.elkington@surrey.ac.uk
Andrew Field PhD Research Student a.field@surrey.ac.uk
Jamie Fletcher PhD Research Student j.j.fletcher@surrey.ac.uk
Chantal Frindall PhD Research Student c.frindall@surrey.ac.uk
Gbemi Odusote PhD Research Student o.odusote@surrey.ac.uk
Dr Joshua Kerr PhD Research Student j.kerr@surrey.ac.uk
Amel Ketani PhD Research Student a.ketani@surrey.ac.uk
Dr Mekdes Libasie PhD Research Student m.libasie@surrey.ac.uk
Maria Louca PhD Research Student m.louca@surrey.ac.uk
Melanie McGlone PhD Research Student m.mcglone@surrey.ac.uk
Katy Peters PhD Research Student k.peters@surrey.ac.uk
Paul Ratcliffe PhD Research Student p.ratcliffe@surrey.ac.uk
Ros Setterfield PhD Research Student r.setterfield@surrey.ac.uk
Mala Sharma PhD Research Student mala.sharma@surrey.ac.uk
Miriam Sheikh PhD Research Student m.sheikh@surrey.ac.uk
Katrien Steenmans PhD Research Student k.steenmans@surrey.ac.uk
Soultana Tsagka PhD Research Student s.tsagka@surrey.ac.uk
Dr Cynthia Tseng PhD Research Student c.tseng@surrey.ac.uk
James Tutu PhD Research Student j.tutu@surrey.ac.uk
Jessica Walsh PhD Research Student j.a.walsh@surrey.ac.uk