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Dr Stuart Andrews Dr Stuart Andrews
Senior Lecturer in Theatre
I am interested in the ways we understand, practise and manage the places around us. As a Co-directo...
T: +44 (0)1895 265493
E: stuart.andrews@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265493 stuart.andrews@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 111
Dr Emily Baines Dr Emily Baines
Senior Lecturer (Professional Practice) in Music
Dr. Emily Baines is a professional recorder player, lecturer and musical director working throu...
T: +44 (0)1895 266856
E: emily.baines@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266856 emily.baines@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 023
Dr Gianluca Balla Dr Gianluca Balla
Senior Lecturer in Games Design (Art)
Dr Gianluca Balla is a Senior Lecturer in Game Art, Animation and Visual Effects at Brunel Universit...
T: +44 (0)1895 267923
E: gianluca.balla@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267923 gianluca.balla@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 144
Dr Marco Benoit Carbone Dr Marco Benoit Carbone
Senior Lecturer Intercultural Studies – Games Design
Dr Marco B. Carbone is a Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Studies and the Research Lead for the Digi...
E: marcobenoit.carbone@brunel.ac.uk
marcobenoit.carbone@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Bhagya Casaba Somashekar Dr Bhagya Casaba Somashekar
Lecturer in English
I specialise in contemporary, postcolonial, and world literatures, with a focus on representations o...
T: +44 (0)1895 268285
E: bhagya.casabasomashekar@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268285 bhagya.casabasomashekar@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 138
Dr Josephine Coleman Dr Josephine Coleman
Senior Lecturer in Media and Public Relations
As a Geography graduate from Cambridge University, Josephine first worked as a promotions and PR Exe...
T: +44 (0)1895 266620
E: josephine.coleman@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266620 josephine.coleman@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 166
Dr Jessica Cox Dr Jessica Cox
Divisional Lead/Reader in English Literature
Jessica obtained her PhD from Swansea University in 2007 and worked as a lecturer at the University ...
T: +44 (0)1895 266402
E: jessica.cox@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266402 jessica.cox@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 126
Mr Chris Cox Mr Chris Cox
Head of Department / Reader (Education)
Chris lectures in Games Design and Games Application. He has an MA in Games Theory and Design from B...
T: +44 (0)1895 265696
E: chris.cox@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265696 chris.cox@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 151
Dr John Croft Dr John Croft
Reader - Music
John Croft (b. 1971) studied philosophy and music at the Victoria University of Wellington, and comp...
T: +44 (0)1895 266583
E: john.croft@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266583 john.croft@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 030
Ms Helen Cullen Ms Helen Cullen
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing
Helen Cullen is an Irish writer and academic living in London.  Helen worked at RTE (Ireland&rs...
T: +44 (0)1895 265040
E: helen.cullen@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265040 helen.cullen@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 142
Dr Thaleia Deniozou Dr Thaleia Deniozou
Reader (Education) / Division Lead for Digital Arts
Thaleia is the Division Lead for Digital Arts, managing the Games Design subject and overseeing unde...
T: +44 (0)1895 265787
E: thaleia.deniozou@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265787 thaleia.deniozou@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 152
Ms Frances Dickenson Ms Frances Dickenson
Lecturer (Education) in Film Production
At Brunel, delivering a variety of modules, online, both as module leader and sharing delivery. Prio...
T: +44 (0)1895 268507
E: frances.dickenson@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268507 frances.dickenson@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 164
Dr Mariza Dima Dr Mariza Dima
Reader in Games Design
Mariza is a Reader in Games Design. She specialises in User Experience and User Interface design for...
T: +44 (0)1895 267313
E: mariza.dima@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267313 mariza.dima@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 175
Ms Meretta Elliott Ms Meretta Elliott
Reader - Arts & Humanities
Meretta trained as an actress at the School of Theatre in Manchester and went on to complete an MA i...
T: +44 (0)1895 266567
E: meretta.elliott@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266567 meretta.elliott@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 102
Professor Bernardine Evaristo Professor Bernardine Evaristo
Professor - Creative Writing
Professor Bernardine Evaristo won the Booker Prize 2019 for her novel, Girl, Woman, Other. It a...
T: +44 (0)1895 267240
E: bernardine.evaristo@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267240 bernardine.evaristo@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 132
Dr Carl Faia Harrison Dr Carl Faia Harrison
Lecturer in Digital Programmes
Dr Carl Faia studied composition at the University of California at Santa Barbara with Peter Racine ...
T: +44 (0)1895 265501
E: carl.faiaharrison@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265501 carl.faiaharrison@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 021
Dr Brent Ferguson Dr Brent Ferguson
Lecturer in Games Sound and Music
Brent is a Lecturer in Games Sound and Music. They are also a performer, composer, and scholar of vi...
T: +44 (0)1895 265744
E: brent.ferguson@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265744 brent.ferguson@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 173
Dr Emma Filtness Dr Emma Filtness
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Creative Writing
Dr Emma Filtness is Lecturer in Creative Writing (Academic Education). She is primarily a poet, but ...
T: +44 (0)1895 268547
E: emma.filtness@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268547 emma.filtness@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 133
Dr Ivan Girina Dr Ivan Girina
Senior Lecturer in Games Studies
Ivan Girina is a Senior Lecturer in Game Studies and holds a PhD in Film and Television Studies from...
T: +44 (0)1895 268286
E: ivan.girina@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268286 ivan.girina@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 125
Dr Dominik Havsteen-Franklin Dr Dominik Havsteen-Franklin
Professor of Practice - Arts Therapies
Dominik Havsteen-Franklin is a Professor of Practice (Arts Therapies) at Brunel University, with a P...
T: +44 (0)1895 266060
E: dominik.havsteen-franklin@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266060 dominik.havsteen-franklin@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 028
Dr Sean Holmes Dr Sean Holmes
Reader in Film and Television Studies
Dr Sean Holmes is Vice Dean International for the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences and ...
T: +44 (0)1895 266832
E: sean.holmes@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266832 sean.holmes@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 162
Dr Emily Horton Dr Emily Horton
Senior Lecturer
Emily received her PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2009 and worked at various universities,...
T: +44 (0)1895 266369
E: emily.horton@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266369 emily.horton@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 143
Dr Kate Houlden Dr Kate Houlden
Senior Lecturer in English Literature
Kate's research focuses on the intersections between queer studies, materialist feminism and world-l...
T: +44 (0)1895 266239
E: kate.houlden@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266239 kate.houlden@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 142
Professor Nick Hubble Professor Nick Hubble
Professor
I am Professor of Modern and Contemporary English and Director of the Brunel Centre for Contemporary...
T: +44 (0)1895 266245
E: nick.hubble@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266245 nick.hubble@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 123
Dr Leon Hunt Dr Leon Hunt
Senior Lecturer - Arts and Humanities
Leon is a Senior Lecturer in Film and TV Studies. His teaching and research interests include Hong K...
T: +44 (0)1895 266586
E: leon.hunt@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266586 leon.hunt@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 160
Dr Andra Ivanescu Dr Andra Ivanescu
Senior Lecturer in Games Studies
Andra is a Lecturer in Game Studies and a ludomusicologist. Andra’s research interests are bro...
T: +44 (0)1895 265924
E: andra.ivanescu@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265924 andra.ivanescu@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 175
Dr Max Kinnings Dr Max Kinnings
Reader in Creative Writing
Max Kinnings has written the screenplays for feature film productions, Act of Grace (2012)...
T: +44 (0)1895 267769
E: max.kinnings@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267769 max.kinnings@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 128
Dr Victor Ladron de Guevara Dr Victor Ladron de Guevara
Lecturer in Theatre
I am an academic, a pedagogue, an actor and a director. As a teacher I have 20 years of experience t...
T: +44 (0)1895 266385
E: victor.ladrondeguevara@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266385 victor.ladrondeguevara@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 104
Dr Frazer Lee Dr Frazer Lee
Reader in Creative Writing
Frazer Lee is a novelist, screenwriter and director. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Gothic Filmmaker ...
T: +44 (0)1895 266578
E: frazer.lee@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266578 frazer.lee@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 130
Dr Kate Lewis Dr Kate Lewis
Senior Lecturer in Music
Kate Lewis is a multi-genre guitarist, educator and researcher. She holds a BMus (Hons) and MMu...
T: +44 (0)1895 267235
E: kate.lewis@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267235 kate.lewis@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 022
Dr Hannah Lowe Dr Hannah Lowe
Reader in Creative Writing
Dr Hannah Lowe is a Reader in Creative Writing. She is a poet and memoirist, whose work lies between...
T: +44 (0)1895 267967
E: hannah.lowe@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267967 hannah.lowe@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 127
Professor Claire Lynch Professor Claire Lynch
Professor
Claire Lynch is a Professor in English and Irish Literature at Brunel University London. She special...
T: +44 (0)1895 266475
E: claire.lynch@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266475 claire.lynch@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 134
Dr Ruaidhri Mannion Dr Ruaidhri Mannion
Lecturer (Education) in Music
Ruaidhri Mannion (b.1985) is an Irish composer, music producer and sonic artist. He completed his do...
T: +44 (0)1895 266292
E: ruaidhri.mannion@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266292 ruaidhri.mannion@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 029
Mr Mario Michaelides Mr Mario Michaelides
Reader (Education)
Mario Michaelides is a Reader in Games Design. For over 19 years, Mario has dedicated his career to ...
T: +44 (0)1895 266167
E: mario.michaelides@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266167 mario.michaelides@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 152
Professor Royona Mitra Professor Royona Mitra
Associate PVC (EDI) / Professor - Dance and Performance Cultures
Royona Mitra (she/her) is Professor in Dance and Performance Cultures and the author of Akram Khan: ...
T: +44 (0)1895 266821
E: royona.mitra@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266821 royona.mitra@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 110
Ms Liliana Montoya De La Cruz Ms Liliana Montoya De La Cruz
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Art Psychotherapy
Liliana Montoya De La Cruz is the Programme Lead for the MA in Art Psychotherapy. She is an Art Ther...
T: +44 (0)1895 268046
E: liliana.montoyadelacruz@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268046 liliana.montoyadelacruz@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell building 056
Professor Jago Morrison Professor Jago Morrison
Professor - English
Jago Morrison is a specialist in contemporary literature. His key areas of expertise are:Contempor...
T: +44 (0)1895 265827
E: jago.morrison@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265827 jago.morrison@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 129
Dr Sharanya Murali Dr Sharanya Murali
Senior Lecturer in Theatre
My first degree was in English Literature, having minored in French Literature and Philosophy. I rec...
T: +44 (0)1895 266580
E: sharanya.murali@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266580 sharanya.murali@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 114
Professor Daljit Nagra Professor Daljit Nagra
Professor
T: +44 (0)1895 268711
E: daljit.nagra@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268711 daljit.nagra@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 135
Dr Joseph Norman Dr Joseph Norman
Lecturer (Education) in English and Creative Writing
I am a writer, researcher, educator, and music journalist based in London, who works across the disc...
T: +44 (0)1895 266139
E: joseph.norman@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266139 joseph.norman@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell 140
Dr Katrina O'Loughlin Dr Katrina O'Loughlin
Reader - English
T: +44 (0)1895 265809
E: katrina.o'loughlin@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265809 katrina.o'loughlin@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 143
Dr Katerina Paramana Dr Katerina Paramana
Senior Lecturer in Theatre
https://csalateral.org/upcoming/https://csalateral.org/upcoming/Dr. Katerina Paramana (Senior Lectur...
T: +44 (0)1895 268900
E: katerina.paramana@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268900 katerina.paramana@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 109
Ms Sarah Penny Ms Sarah Penny
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing
T: +44 (0)1895 266581
E: sarah.penny@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266581 sarah.penny@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 131
Dr Grant Peterson Dr Grant Peterson
Associate Dean - Student Experience/Senior Lecturer in Theatre
I joined Brunel in 2013 and co-founded the musical theatre subject strand and degree pathway courses...
T: +44 (0)1895 265543
E: grant.peterson@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265543 grant.peterson@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 112
Dr Ellie Reed Dr Ellie Reed
Lecturer in English
I am a Lecturer in English at Brunel University London. My teaching specialism is twentieth-century ...
T: +44 (0)1895 268802
E: ellie.reed@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268802 ellie.reed@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 138
Mr Colin Riley Mr Colin Riley
Reader in Music
Colin Riley's music draws on a range of elements including new technologies, improvisation, son...
T: +44 (0)1895 266582
E: colin.riley@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266582 colin.riley@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 026
Dr Caroline Ruddell Dr Caroline Ruddell
Divisional Lead/Reader
Caroline Ruddell is Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer in Film and Television in the Department of A...
T: +44 (0)1895 267937
E: caroline.ruddell@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267937 caroline.ruddell@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 165
Professor Daniele Rugo Professor Daniele Rugo
Professor of Film
I am an award-winning filmmaker and scholar. My main interests are in documentary and conflict, worl...
T: +44 (0)1895 265353
E: daniele.rugo@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265353 daniele.rugo@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 161
Professor Will Self Professor Will Self
Professor - Modern Thought
Will Self is the author of nine novels, six collections of short stories, three novellas and six non...
T: +44 (0)1895 265913
E: will.self@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265913 will.self@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 139
Dr Iman Sheeha Dr Iman Sheeha
Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature
I joined Brunel English in 2018 as Lecturer in English (Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature). My...
T: +44 (0)1895 267233
E: iman.sheeha@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267233 iman.sheeha@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 141
Mr Gavin Thatcher Mr Gavin Thatcher
Senior Lecturer in Theatre
I am an academic, pedagogue, theatre maker and UEFA qualified football coach. Having developed a por...
T: +44 (0)1895 267403
E: gavin.thatcher@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267403 gavin.thatcher@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 103
Professor William Watkin Professor William Watkin
Professor - English
William Watkin is Professor of Contemporary Philosophy and Literature. He has been at Brunel Univers...
T: +44 (0)1895 266560
E: william.watkin@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266560 william.watkin@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 119
Professor Michael Wayne Professor Michael Wayne
Professor - Media
Michael has been an academic most of his working life. In part this is because studying film at the ...
T: +44 (0)1895 265830
E: michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265830 michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 166
Professor Benjamin Zephaniah Professor Benjamin Zephaniah
Professor - Creative Writing
Professor Benjamin Zephaniah was one of the pioneers of the performance poetry ‘scene’ i...
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