Meet the ASK Team Richard Bond Richard Bond. Richard’s teaching experience includes Australia, the UK, Vietnam and China. He's a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has qualifications in Economics, Psychology, Education and an MA in Linguistics. Richard has a background in Community Development, Immigration Administration and English Language Instruction. Outside of the office, he's active in theatre and music. Richard is the Head of Academic Skills Development and ASK contact for the Department of Arts and Humanities. Richard is the Head of Academic Skills Development and ASK contact for the department of Arts and Humanities. Craig Johnston Craig Johnston joined the ASK team in 2018 having taught academic writing at several Higher Education institutions in the UK, Japan and the United States at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has a special interest in critical thinking, memorisation and reflective writing. Craig is the ASK contact for the College of Health and Life Sciences. Dr Inna Namestnikova Dr Inna Namestnikova graduated from M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University where she was also awarded PhD in Applied Mathematics. She has many years experience of teaching mathematics at several Russian and British universities and joined Brunel in 2009. Her teaching interests include different areas of mathematics and her main research interests are in theoretical solid mechanics. Inna is the adviser for Maths and Numeracy. Dr Monica-Cristiana Hess Dr Monica-Cristiana Hess (re)joined the ASK team in 2018, having previously worked at Brunel University London between 2015-2016. She has worked at different UK universities, supervising undergraduate dissertation projects and teaching on a variety of modules, including Research Methods and Statistics. Monica-Cristiana Hess is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and her teaching interests include quantitative research and working with statistical softwares such as SPSS and AMOS. She has qualifications in Psychology and Education. Monica-Cristiana Hess is the adviser for Quantitative Research Methods, Statistics, and SPSS and the ASK contact for College of Health and Life Sciences. Dr Noel Parnis Noel joined the ASK team in August 2018, having previously supported quantitative and experimental research at the University of Essex, and worked in the telecoms industry. An electrical engineer by profession, Noel has a Masters degree in Information Systems and Telecommunications, and a PhD in Optical Network design. He has worked on collaborative pre-competitive research projects, as well as having held various senior positions in industry in the area of technology strategy. His teaching interests include Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, as well as using technology to analyse experimental data. He is particularly interested in research on network design and mathematical modelling. In his spare time Noel enjoys watching and coaching football, as well as reading a good book. Noel is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Dr Noel Parnis is the adviser for quantitative research, Statistics and SPSS. Yaser Hamed Yaser joined the ASK team in July 2025 as the Academic Skills Advisor for Transition Programmes, primarily supporting the Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) initiative. Having spent over a decade at Brunel as a Modern Languages Lecturer, Student Activities Officer, and Planning and Operations Team Leader within the Brunel Language Centre (2014–2025), and with prior teaching experience in the Middle East, he brings substantial experience in HE teaching, professional administration, and management. His academic background spans English language, literature, and education, including postgraduate studies completed at Brunel. An Associate Fellow of Advance HE and an alumnus of the Advance HE Diversifying Leadership Programme, he's committed to inclusive practice, educational excellence, and continuous professional development. zi emunah zi is the ASK contact for the College of Design, Engineering and Physical Sciences and the Brunel Business School.