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Dr Neveen Shaaban Abdalla Dr Neveen Shaaban Abdalla
Lecturer in International Relations (Defence and Intelligence)
T: +44 (0)1895 266148
E: neveenshaaban.abdalla@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266148 neveenshaaban.abdalla@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 207
Mr Matthew Adams Mr Matthew Adams
PhD Student
Anthropologist researching the place of minorities in China's new cyber society. Qualifications:MS...
E: matthew.adams@brunel.ac.uk
matthew.adams@brunel.ac.uk
Miss Bandana Adhikary Miss Bandana Adhikary
PhD Student
E: bandana.adhikary@brunel.ac.uk
bandana.adhikary@brunel.ac.uk
Mr Chentiba Ahmed Mr Chentiba Ahmed
PhD Student
I am a Doctoral Researcher from Ghana, West Africa, studying Sociology and Communications at the Soc...
E: chentiba.ahmed@brunel.ac.uk
chentiba.ahmed@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Ayushman Bhagat Dr Ayushman Bhagat
Lecturer in Political Geography
I am a political geographer with a research focus on the politics of anti-slavery and the spatialisa...
E: ayushman.bhagat@brunel.ac.uk
ayushman.bhagat@brunel.ac.uk
Miss Iram Bhatti Miss Iram Bhatti
PhD Student
E: iram.bhatti@brunel.ac.uk
iram.bhatti@brunel.ac.uk
Mr Mamoon Bhuyan Mr Mamoon Bhuyan
PhD Student
I am a Doctoral Researcher at the Division of Sociology and Communications at the Department of Soci...
E: mamoon.bhuyan@brunel.ac.uk
mamoon.bhuyan@brunel.ac.uk
Miss Udita Bose Miss Udita Bose
PhD Student
I am Udita Bose, from India. I hold an undergraduate (2018), a postgraduate (2020) and M.Phil (2023)...
E: udita.bose@brunel.ac.uk
udita.bose@brunel.ac.uk
Miss Mercy Brown Miss Mercy Brown
PhD Student
E: mercy.brown@brunel.ac.uk
mercy.brown@brunel.ac.uk
Mr Tom Butler Mr Tom Butler
PhD Student
I am an AHRC-funded Doctoral Researcher in the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences. My res...
Dr Alison Carrol Dr Alison Carrol
Reader in European History
I am a historian of Modern Europe, and I am interested in the history of borders, borderlands, natio...
T: +44 (0)1895 267980
E: alison.carrol@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267980 alison.carrol@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 215
Dr Owen Coggins Dr Owen Coggins
Lecturer in Sociology
Owen is a Lecturer in Sociology, and recently completed a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (Septem...
T: +44 (0)1895 265402
E: owen.coggins@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265402 owen.coggins@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 217
Mr Steven Cohen Mr Steven Cohen
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Journalism
Steve is a former award-winning regional newspaper editor who later set up his own successful public...
T: +44 (0)1895 268384
E: steven.cohen@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268384 steven.cohen@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 223/223a
Dr Gareth Dale Dr Gareth Dale
Reader in Political Economy
Gareth is Associate Head of the Department of Social and Political Sciences. He worked at Birkbeck, ...
T: +44 (0)1895 267298
E: gareth.dale@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267298 gareth.dale@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 214
Professor Philip Davies Professor Philip Davies
Professor - Intelligence Studies / Director of BCISS
Although born in England, I took my first two degrees in Canada then returned to pursue my PhD at Re...
T: +44 (0)1895 266827
E: philip.davies@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266827 philip.davies@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 207
Dr Sara De Benedictis Dr Sara De Benedictis
Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Communications
Sara joined Brunel in May 2017. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Communications i...
T: +44 (0)1895 265662
E: sara.debenedictis@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265662 sara.debenedictis@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 218
Professor Monica Degen Professor Monica Degen
College Creative Industries Lead / Professor
Dr Mónica Degen is Professor in Urban Cultural Sociology in the Political and Social Sciences...
T: +44 (0)1895 265940
E: monica.degen@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265940 monica.degen@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 236
Dr Inge Dornan Dr Inge Dornan
Divisional Lead / Reader in the History of Race and Gender
My research and teaching focus on histories of race and gender in Britain and the Americas. I joined...
T: +44 (0)1895 266831
E: inge.dornan@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266831 inge.dornan@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 228
Mr Regan Ebsworth Mr Regan Ebsworth
PhD Student
Thesis title: “Resistance, Collaboration and the Spaces in Between: the Internment of British ...
E: regan.ebsworth@brunel.ac.uk
regan.ebsworth@brunel.ac.uk
Mr James Farmer Mr James Farmer
PhD Student
I have always had a keen interest in history since an early age.  Growing up near to Windsor an...
E: james.farmer2@brunel.ac.uk
james.farmer2@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Monica Fernandes Dr Monica Fernandes
Lecturer in Modern African History
I am a scholar specialising in modern African history and transnational women's activism. I have a B...
T: +44 (0)1895 266147
E: monica.fernandes@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266147 monica.fernandes@brunel.ac.uk Bannerman Centre 019D
Dr Martin Folly Dr Martin Folly
Reader in International History
I studied for my PhD under Donald Cameron Watt and Antony Best at the London School of Economics, an...
T: +44 (0)1895 266823
E: martin.folly@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266823 martin.folly@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 230
Mr Alexander Giannakouras Mr Alexander Giannakouras
PhD Student
I started my PhD in January 2023 under the supervision of Mark Neocleous and Maria Kastrinou. My res...
E: alexander.giannakouras@brunel.ac.uk
alexander.giannakouras@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Richard Hammond Dr Richard Hammond
Senior Lecturer in War Studies
I am a Senior Lecturer in the History and Politics Division. Prior to this I held positions at King'...
T: +44 (0)1895 267528
E: richard.hammond@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267528 richard.hammond@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 205
Dr Sam Han Dr Sam Han
Lecturer in Sociology
Sam Han is an interdisciplinary social scientist, working primarily in the areas of social/cultural/...
T: +44 (0)1895 267706
E: sam.han@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267706 sam.han@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 231
Dr Martin Hansen Dr Martin Hansen
Associate Dean (QA) / Reader - Politics
Dr Martin Ejnar Hansen is a political scientist specialising in Comparative European Politics and Pu...
T: +44 (0)1895 267715
E: martin.hansen@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267715 martin.hansen@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 220
Dr Eleanor Tiplady Higgs Dr Eleanor Tiplady Higgs
Lecturer in Sociology
I am an interdisciplinary feminist scholar in humanities and social sciences. After completing my Ph...
E: eleanor.higgs@brunel.ac.uk
eleanor.higgs@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 201
Ms Kelly Holmes Ms Kelly Holmes
PhD Student
Thesis title: The First Step or Short Vision?: The Influence of the British Film Institute ...
E: kelly.holmes@brunel.ac.uk
kelly.holmes@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Anita Howarth Dr Anita Howarth
Senior Lecturer in Journalism
Anita Howarth's research interests lie at the intersection of media/journalism and social justice is...
T: +44 (0)1895 267047
E: anita.howarth@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267047 anita.howarth@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 223/223a
Professor Matthew Hughes Professor Matthew Hughes
Professor of Military History
Matthew Hughes studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies and at the London School of Eco...
T: +44 (0)1895 266872
E: matthew.hughes@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266872 matthew.hughes@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 210
Dr Victor Jatula Dr Victor Jatula
Lecturer in Communications and Journalism
My research is located in the general field of press and politics. I explore media studies, democrac...
T: +44 (0)1895 267722
E: victor.jatula@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267722 victor.jatula@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 223/223a
Professor Jeffrey Karp Professor Jeffrey Karp
Professor - Comparative Politics
Jeffrey Karp is a political scientist specialising in research on public opinion, elections, and pol...
T: +44 (0)1895 265632
E: jeffrey.karp@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265632 jeffrey.karp@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 232
Dr Anneleen Kenis Dr Anneleen Kenis
Lecturer in Geographies of Political Ecology and Environmental Justice
Anneleen Kenis is a critical human geographer working on the (de)politicisation of environmental iss...
E: anneleen.kenis@brunel.ac.uk
anneleen.kenis@brunel.ac.uk
Mrs Nieke Monika Kulsum Mrs Nieke Monika Kulsum
PhD Student
Nieke is a recipient of an International Ph.D. scholarship in the Department of Social and Political...
E: niekemonika.kulsum@brunel.ac.uk
niekemonika.kulsum@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Amanda Lanzillo Dr Amanda Lanzillo
Lecturer in South Asian History
I am an historian of South Asia, researching labour, technology, and social change within South Asia...
T: +44 (0)1895 265405
E: amanda.lanzillo@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265405 amanda.lanzillo@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 215
Dr Sharon Lockyer Dr Sharon Lockyer
Associate Dean – Equality & Diversity (Students) / Reader - Sociology & Communications
Sharon Lockyer is a Reader in Sociology and Communications with an international research track-reco...
T: +44 (0)1895 267373
E: sharon.lockyer@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267373 sharon.lockyer@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 218
Dr John Macmillan Dr John Macmillan
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
The inter-disciplinary nature of International Relations has, for me, always been one of the most st...
T: +44 (0)1895 266101
E: john.macmillan@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266101 john.macmillan@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 216
Miss Nicole Maib Miss Nicole Maib
PhD Student
I am a PhD student in Politics and History. I am originally from the United States where I completed...
E: nicole.maib@brunel.ac.uk
nicole.maib@brunel.ac.uk
Professor Sarita Malik Professor Sarita Malik
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor – Research Impact / Professor - Media, Culture and Communications
Sarita Malik has been Professor of Media and Culture in the Division of Sociology and Communications...
T: +44 (0)1895 266874
E: sarita.malik@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266874 sarita.malik@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 236
Miss Angeliki Martinou Miss Angeliki Martinou
PhD Student
I am a researcher in Intelligence and Security at Brunel University London, with a background in Int...
E: angeliki.martinou2@brunel.ac.uk
angeliki.martinou2@brunel.ac.uk
Mr Beowulf Mayfield Mr Beowulf Mayfield
Lecturer (Professional Practice) in Journalism
Beowulf "Wulfie" Mayfield worked as a local newspaper journalist in the Midlands and London for more...
T: +44 (0)1895 265342
E: beowulf.mayfield@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265342 beowulf.mayfield@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 223/223a
Mr Cavyn Mitchell Mr Cavyn Mitchell
PhD Student
I am a PhD student in the sociology department within CBASS. My research focuses on transgender iden...
E: cavyn.mitchell@brunel.ac.uk
cavyn.mitchell@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Paul Moody Dr Paul Moody
Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications
Paul is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, with research interests in British cinem...
T: +44 (0)1895 267804
E: paul.moody@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267804 paul.moody@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 203
Professor Kenneth Morgan Professor Kenneth Morgan
Professor - Maritime History
I am primarily an economic and social historian of the British Atlantic world in the ‘long’ eighteen...
T: +44 (0)1895 266828
E: kenneth.morgan@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266828 kenneth.morgan@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 211
Dr Benedetta Morsiani Dr Benedetta Morsiani
Research Fellow - Leverhulme
Benedetta joined Brunel University as a Leverhulme Research Fellow in 2023, with a research project ...
E: benedetta.morsiani@brunel.ac.uk
benedetta.morsiani@brunel.ac.uk
Professor Mark Neocleous Professor Mark Neocleous
Professor - Critique of Political Economy
I am Professor of the Critique of Political Economy in the Department of Social and Political Scienc...
T: +44 (0)1895 266824
E: mark.neocleous@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266824 mark.neocleous@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 237
Miss Jaspreet Nijjar Miss Jaspreet Nijjar
PhD Student
Jaspreet has been studying for her PhD in the department of Sociology and Communications on a part-t...
Dr Billur Ozgul Dr Billur Ozgul
Senior Lecturer in Political Communications
I joined the School of Social and Political Sciences as a Lecturer in Political Communications in Au...
T: +44 (0)1895 267943
E: billur.ozgul@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267943 billur.ozgul@brunel.ac.uk Marie Johoda 213
Dr Niall Palmer Dr Niall Palmer
Lecturer in American Politics
I studied for my BA in Politics at Swansea University and graduated in 1984. I then undertook my PhD...
T: +44 (0)1895 266826
E: niall.palmer@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266826 niall.palmer@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 224
Professor Julian Petley Professor Julian Petley
Honorary Professor - SPS
During his career, Julian has moved back and forth between working in the media and t...
T: +44 (0)1895 265479
E: julian.petley@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265479 julian.petley@brunel.ac.uk Gaskell Building 164
Dr Magali Peyrefitte Dr Magali Peyrefitte
Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Deviance
I completed a PhD in Sociology (ESRC 1+3) from the University of Nottingham in 2011. After having wo...
T: +44 (0)1895 265795
E: magali.peyrefitte@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265795 magali.peyrefitte@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 213
Dr Rohini Rai Dr Rohini Rai
Lecturer in Sociology of Race
I am a sociologist of race & ethnicity, and am a Lecturer in the Sociology of Race at the Depart...
T: +44 (0)1895 265256
E: rohini.rai@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265256 rohini.rai@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 201
Dr Ebony Reid Dr Ebony Reid
Lecturer in Criminology
Dr Ebony Reid is a Criminologist and Ethnographer specialising in research on street crime/violence ...
T: +44 (0)1895 265429
E: ebony.reid@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265429 ebony.reid@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 208
Dr Kevin Riehle Dr Kevin Riehle
Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies
Dr Kevin Riehle retired in 2021 from a 30+ year career in the U.S. national security community, with...
T: +44 (0)1895 268549
E: kevin.riehle@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268549 kevin.riehle@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 205
Dr Hauke Riesch Dr Hauke Riesch
Deputy Head of Department / Divisional Lead / Senior Lecturer in Sociology
I am a sociologist of science with a particular interest in science communication, risk and environm...
T: +44 (0)1895 266854
E: hauke.riesch@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266854 hauke.riesch@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 217
Professor John Roberts Professor John Roberts
Professor - Sociology and Communications
I completed my PhD at Cardiff University in 2000 on urban space and free speech. I’ve studied ...
T: +44 (0)1895 266377
E: john.roberts@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266377 john.roberts@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 232
Dr Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt Dr Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt
Vice Dean Research (CBASS) / Reader
I completed my PhD in 2007 with the support of the ESRC and the University of Essex. I then joined t...
T: +44 (0)1895 267717
E: katja.sarmiento-mirwaldt@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267717 katja.sarmiento-mirwaldt@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 219
Dr Manu Savani Dr Manu Savani
Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Public Policy
My research uses mixed method experiments to answer questions about health and political behavi...
T: +44 (0)1895 267985
E: manu.savani@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267985 manu.savani@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 203
Professor Matthew Seligmann Professor Matthew Seligmann
Professor of Naval History
I Joined Brunel as a Reader in 2012 and became a professor in 2015. I am a specialist on intelligenc...
T: +44 (0)1895 267261
E: matthew.seligmann@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267261 matthew.seligmann@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 212
Mrs Rachel Sharp Mrs Rachel Sharp
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Journalism
Rachel Sharp is a senior lecturer in Journalism here at Brunel. She is an experienced newspaper edit...
T: +44 (0)1895 267108
E: rachel.sharp@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267108 rachel.sharp@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 223/223a
Dr Fabio Simonetti Dr Fabio Simonetti
Lecturer in European Politics and History
Fabio Simonetti is a historian specialising in Italian and European Modern History, transnational an...
E: fabio.simonetti@brunel.ac.uk
fabio.simonetti@brunel.ac.uk
Miss Isabel Sykes Miss Isabel Sykes
PhD Student
In October 2022 I began studying an AHRC-funded PhD student at Brunel. My doctoral project, funded b...
E: isabel.sykes@brunel.ac.uk
isabel.sykes@brunel.ac.uk
Professor Peter Thomas Professor Peter Thomas
Head of Department / Professor - History of Political Thought
Professor Peter D. Thomas is an historian of political thought, an historian of philosophy and a pol...
T: +44 (0)1895 267573
E: peter.thomas2@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267573 peter.thomas2@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 229
Dr James Thomson Dr James Thomson
Honorary Research Fellow - SPS
Doctoral Researcher at the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies at Brunel University ...
E: james.thomson@brunel.ac.uk
james.thomson@brunel.ac.uk
Mr Kenn Toft Mr Kenn Toft
Lecturer (Education) in Shorthand
Kenn Toft started his career at Brunel University as an industry expert in data gathering and media ...
T: +44 (0)1895 267584
E: kenn.toft@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267584 kenn.toft@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 223/223a
Miss Lili Toitot Miss Lili Toitot
PhD Student
E: lili.toitot@brunel.ac.uk
lili.toitot@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Steven Wagner Dr Steven Wagner
Senior Lecturer in International Security
I am an historian of intelligence, security, empire and the modern Middle East. Before coming to Bru...
T: +44 (0)1895 268984
E: steven.wagner@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 268984 steven.wagner@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 217
Dr Simon Weaver Dr Simon Weaver
Reader
Simon is a Reader in Media and Communications at Brunel University London. He is an intern...
T: +44 (0)1895 265029
E: simon.weaver@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265029 simon.weaver@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 203
Dr Hannah Whittaker Dr Hannah Whittaker
Senior Lecturer in Modern African History
I am an historian of modern Africa. My research is mainly focused on issues relating to colonialism,...
T: +44 (0)1895 267174
E: hannah.whittaker@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267174 hannah.whittaker@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 225
Dr Peter Wilkin Dr Peter Wilkin
Reader - Comms, Media & Cultural Studies
I studied at Southampton University (1987-2004) before taking up my first post at Lancaster Universi...
T: +44 (0)1895 267241
E: peter.wilkin@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267241 peter.wilkin@brunel.ac.uk Marie Jahoda 232
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