Our teams
KIITE is a cross-cutting Institute. We work across all learning communities and learning spaces at Keele University, shaping educational delivery and evaluation; with academics, with students and with external partners.
Leadership Team

Professor Rafe Hallett
Director, KIITE / Dean of Education
Areas of expertise: Digital Literacy, Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design, Civic Engagement
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Terry Dray
Director for Employability and Employer Engagement / Deputy Director, KIITE
Areas of expertise: Employability/career development, student and graduate enterprise, employer/stakeholder engagement
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Dr Filippo Nereo
Associate Director Curriculum Design and Development
Areas of expertise: Internationalisation, languages, research-based teaching
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Emma Pearce
Head of Global Opportunities
Areas of expertise: Student Mobility Programme Development, International Partnerships, Erasmus+
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Catherine Chambers
Head of Digital Education
Areas of expertise: Flexible learning, digital learning, creative pedagogies, inclusive learning, technology enhanced learning, social learning, storytelling in teaching and learning, multi-media content production, product development
Read moreCurriculum Design and Development
Our teams of developers and learning technologists work together to shape educational delivery, design curricula and deliver enhanced education outcomes for both staff and students. We work in close partnership with the university’s three faculties, and our work is overseen by an international Curriculum Advisory Board and Keele’s Principal Fellow and National Teaching Fellow Network. Curriculum Design and Development is led by Dr Filippo Nereo. View the Curriculum Design and Development Vision and Mission statement

Angela Rhead
Senior Curriculum Developer (Student Success)
Areas of expertise: Holistic curriculum development, academic reading practices, action research
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Aimee Merrydew
Curriculum Developer (Student Success)
Areas of expertise: Inclusive learning communities, innovative teaching practices, creative pedagogies
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Georgina Spencer
Senior Curriculum Developer (Digital Learning)
Areas of expertise: Assessment and feedback, innovative teaching practice, personal tutoring
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Dr Adam Jeffery
Curriculum Developer (Curriculum Development and Evaluation)
Areas of expertise: Virtual learning environments, Experiential learning, Inclusive learning
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KIITE Curriculum Design and Development Fellows

Dr Steve Rogers
KIITE Curriculum Fellow and Lecturer in Geology
Areas of expertise: Collaborative and Co-created Education; Authentic Assessment; Education for Sustainability; Technology Enhanced Education; Curriculum Design and Development; Sedimentary Geology
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Karen Gunnell
KIITE Curriculum Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice
Areas of expertise: Wellbeing in the Curriculum, Embedding Employability Skills within the Curriculum
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Dr Gordon Dent
KIITE Curriculum Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology
Areas of expertise: Student recruitment & selection; coherent curriculum design; assessment
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Dr Ella Maysami
KIITE Curriculum Fellow and Lecturer in Neuroscience
Areas of expertise: Interdisciplinary and internationalisation of the curriculum, research-led teaching, and technology-led assessment
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Dr Katherine Haxton
KIITE Curriculum Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
Areas of expertise: Inclusive Learning, Educational Scholarship, Education for Sustainability
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Dr Panos Sousounis
KIITE Curriculum Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Economics & Finance
Areas of expertise: Educational Scholarship, Internationalisation, Curriculum design for employability
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Dr Rebecca Venables
KIITE Curriculum Fellow and Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy
Aareas of expertise: Authentic Assessment, Inclusive learning, Ethics
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Professor Will Foster
KIITE Curriculum Fellow, PFHEA & Senior Lecturer in Leadership - Director of MBA and Executive Education
Areas of expertise: New programme innovation & online development; Academic leadership; Scholarship development / HEA / Mentoring / Coaching; Ethnographic research
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Dr Sarah Aynsley
KIITE Curriculum Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Bioscience
Areas of expertise: Educational Scholarship, Technology Enhanced Learning, Mixed methods approaches and Gamification
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Dr Nicola Ralph
KIITE APP Fellow and Lecturer in Psychology
Areas of expertise: Educational scholarship, inclusion of students with disabilities, bullying in HE
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Dr Katie Szkornik
KIITE APP Fellow, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography and Dean of Education for Faculty Natural Sciences
Areas of expertise: Access and Participation, Programme Design and Development, Interdisciplinary Education
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Professor Zoe Robinson
KIITE Fellow, Professor of Sustainability in Higher Education and Director of Education for Sustainability
Areas of expertise: Education for Sustainability; Interdisciplinarity; Civic engagement & employability
Read moreLearning Technology - Digital Education
Our Learning Technology - Digital Education team, led by Catherine Chambers, is a collaborative hub of Educational Technologists working to enhance and transform learning, teaching, and research.

David Bloor
Flexible Curriculum Designer
Areas of expertise: Curriculum and Assessment Design, Social Learning, Flexible Learning, Learner Engagement, Experiential Learning, Learning Technology, Interactive Multimedia
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Matt Street
Senior Lead, Digital Education Projects
Areas of expertise: Educational technology, learning design, flexible learning
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Mike Lancaster
Digital Learning Producer
Areas of expertise: Learning design, learning technology, media production
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Elizabeth Williams
Content Developer
Areas of Expertise: Virtual learning environments, Digital writing & content creation, Creative education and learning design, Flexible and inclusive e-learning
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Cat Hallam
Learning Technologist
Areas of Expertise: Electronic assessments and feedback, virtual learning environments, project management, equality, diversity and inclusion, enhancing digital skills, digital exclusion and inclusion
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Daryl Kerr
Learning Technology Officer
Areas of Expertise: Digital literacy, online platform design, resource design, augmented reality, programming and development, virtual learning environments.
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Dr Pete Lonsdale
Senior Lead, Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovation
Areas of expertise: Technology-enhanced learning, innovative practice, flexible learning design
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Employability, Enterprise and Employer Engagement
Led by Terry Dray, our Employability, Enterprise and Employer Engagement Teams focus on developing and promoting Keele Talent. Not only supporting the development of students into highly employable graduates and entrepreneurs, but also connecting businesses and alumni with students and curriculum development opportunities at every level, engaging with opportunity providers and stakeholders every step of the way.
Careers & Employability

Lisa McWilliams
Head of Careers and Employability
Areas of expertise: Graduate Employability, Quality in Higher Education Careers Services
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Bernadette Grannon
Careers Consultant
Areas of expertise: Careers Guidance and Coaching, Employability Enhancement.
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Sarah Longwell
Careers Consultant
Areas of expertise: Careers Guidance and Coaching, Career Development in the Curriculum, Employability Enhancement.
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Ben Simkins
Careers Consultant
Areas of expertise: Careers guidance and coaching, graduate attributes and skills articulation, careers and employability education.
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Andrew Whitmore
Careers Consultant
Areas of expertise: Careers guidance, graduate recruitment, careers education
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Will Pritchard
Entrepreneur in Residence
Areas of expertise: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
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Engaged & Experiential Learning

Lou Taylor-Murison
Development Manager
Areas of expertise: Degree and Higher Apprenticeships, placements and work-based learning, reflective practice, e-learning.
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Huw Morgan
Business Engagement Manager
Areas of expertise: Business engagement, apprenticeships, Keele Connector
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Linda Thorley
Apprenticeships Operation Manager
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OfS Student Knowledge Exchange Project

Philippa Richardson
Employment Engagement Advisor
Areas of Activity: Innovative Programming for Internships, Community and Public Engagement
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Alice Whitehouse
Experiential Learning Advisor
Areas of Activity: Experiential Learning, Internships, Employability, Project based learning.
Read moreFind out more about the OFS Student Knowledge Echange Project.
Global Opportunities Team
The Global Opportunities Team, led by Emma Pearce, provides opportunities for students to spend time abroad through a semester or year of study, a Faculty-led short programme, or summer school, and is responsible for the management and development of staff mobility, through Erasmus+ Staff Mobility. The Team also welcomes inbound students to Keele from all over the world.

Rob Meredith
Global Opportunities Officer
Areas of expertise: staff and student mobility, Turing Scheme, internationalisation, widening participation
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Rachel Huddleston
Global Opportunities Coordinator: Summer Schools and Short Programmes
Areas of expertise: Summer Schools, Short Programmes, Erasmus+ KA107 staff mobility
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Find out more about the Global Opportunities Team