Our staff
Our staff are able to draw on their academic backgrounds, subject specialisms, research and experiences to ensure you receive support throughout your studies.
Professor Helen Parr
Title: Head of School
Phone: +44(0)1782 733216
Email: h.parr@keele.ac.uk
Location: CBA 2.005
Academic Staff

Dr Sophie Allen
Philosophy Programme Director and Lecturer in Philosophy
- CBB 2.045
- +44 (0) 1782 7 33364
- s.r.allen@keele.ac.uk

Dr Santiago Abel Amietta
Lecturer in Criminology
- CBB1.001
- +44 (0)1782 734064
- s.amietta@keele.ac.uk

Professor Sorin Baiasu
Faculty Postgraduate Research (PGR) Director, Professor of Philosophy
- CBA 2.001
- +44 (0) 1782 733591
- s.baiasu@keele.ac.uk

Dr Elisabeth Carter
Senior Lecturer in Politics
- CBA 2.009
- +44 (0) 1782 734248
- e.carter@keele.ac.uk

Dr Philip Catney
Senior Lecturer in Politics
Expert in UK Politics, elections, Parliamentary standards, Parliamentary procedure.
- CBA 2.028
- +44 (0) 1782 733346
- p.j.j.catney@keele.ac.uk

Russell Clark
Programme Director for Academic English
- CBB0.027
- +44 (0) 1782 734293

Professor Mary Corcoran
Professor of Criminology
- CBB1.035
- +44 (0) 1782 733104
- m.corcoran@keele.ac.uk

Dr Anne-Marie Day
Lecturer in Criminology
- CBB1.010
- 01782 734166
- a.day@keele.ac.uk

Dr Giuseppina D'Oro
Reader in Philosophy
- CBA 2.007
- +44 (0) 1782 733350
- g.d'oro@keele.ac.uk

Dr Ranji Devadason
Lecturer in Sociology
- CBC0.027
- +44 (0)1782 734901
- r.e.devadason@keele.ac.uk
Professor Brian Doherty
Professor of Political Sociology
- CBA 2.015
- +44 (0) 1782 734176
- b.j.a.doherty@keele.ac.uk

Dr Sian Edwards
Lecturer in Education
- CBA0.014
- +44 (0) 1782 734290
- s.edwards1@keele.ac.uk

Dr Mark Featherstone
Professor of Social and Political Theory
- CBC0.028
- +44 (0) 1782 734179
- m.a.featherstone@keele.ac.uk

Dr Sally Findlow
Senior Lecturer in Education
- CBA0.034
- +44 (0) 1782 733913
- s.findlow@keele.ac.uk

Dr Evi Girling
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
- CBB1.001
- +44 (0) 1782 733851
- e.j.girling@keele.ac.uk

Professor Bülent Gökay
Professor of International Relations
- CBA 2.002
- +44 (0) 1782 733512
- b.gokay@keele.ac.uk

Dr Clare E Griffiths
Lecturer in Criminology
- CBB1.005
- +44 (0) 1782 733597
- c.e.griffiths@keele.ac.uk

Dr Marit Hammond
Lecturer in Politics
- CBB 2.010
- +44 (0) 1782 7 33214
- m.boeker@keele.ac.uk

Dr Aneta Hayes
Senior Lecturer in Education
- CBA1.059
- +44 (0) 1782 733556
- a.m.hayes@keele.ac.uk
Dr Emma Head
Lecturer in Sociology
- CBC0.012
- +44 (0) 1782 733898
- e.l.head@keele.ac.uk

Dr Jonathan Head
Lecturer in Philosophy
- CBA 2.032
- +44 (0) 1782 7 33515
- j.m.head@keele.ac.uk

Dr Jon Herbert
Senior Lecturer in Politics
- CBB 2.027
- +44 (0) 1782 7 33539
- j.n.herbert@keele.ac.uk

Dr Siobhan Holohan
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
- CBC0.025
- +44 (0) 1782 734230
- s.holohan@keele.ac.uk

Dr John Howlett
Lecturer in Education
- CBC0.026
- +44 (0) 1782 734151
- j.howlett@keele.ac.uk

Dr Peter Jones
Lecturer in Education
- CBA1.063
- +44 (0) 1782 734869
- p.jones2@keele.ac.uk

Dr Tony Kearon
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
- CBB1.031
- +44 (0) 1782 734382
- a.t.kearon@keele.ac.uk

Professor Robert Ladrech
Emeritus Professor of European Politics
Expert in French politics, the EU, European party politics, the politics of climate change.
- CBA 1.029
- +44 (0) 1782 734316
- r.ladrech@keele.ac.uk

Dr Rebecca Leach
Senior Lecturer in Sociology.
Director of Recruitment, Marketing & Outreach.
Academic Lead for Recruitment, Admissions and Marketing, School of SPGS
- CBA0.017
- +44 (0) 1782 733359
- r.leach@keele.ac.uk
Dr Gemma Loomes
Teaching Fellow in Politics
- CBA 1.038
- +44 (0) 1782 734236
- g.loomes@keele.ac.uk

Dr Moran Mandelbaum
Lecturer in International Relations
- CBA 1.034
- +44 (0) 1782 733513
- m.mandelbaum@keele.ac.uk

Professor Lydia Martens
Professor of Sociology
- CBC0.030
- +44 (0) 1782 734125
- l.d.martens@keele.ac.uk
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Professor Derek McGhee
Faculty Dean of Research, and Director of Institute for Social Inclusion; Professor of Sociology
- CBA 1.062
- +44 (0) 1782 734582
- d.mcghee@keele.ac.uk

Dr Monica Mookherjee
Senior Lecturer in Politics
- CBA 1.026
- +44 (0) 1782 733213
- m.mookherjee@keele.ac.uk

Dr Jane Parish
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
- CBC0.011
- +44 (0) 1782 734232
- j.a.e.parish@keele.ac.uk

Dr Jon Parker
Senior Lecturer in Politics
Expert in US Politics, the US justice system, US domestic policy, the Presidency, American elections.
- CBB 2.029
- +44 (0) 1782 733547
- j.parker@keele.ac.uk

Professor Helen Parr
Professor of Modern and Contemporary History (International Relations)
- CBA 2.005
- +44 (0) 1782 733216
- h.parr@keele.ac.uk

Dr Rebecca Richards
Lecturer in International Relations
- CBB 2.017
- +44 (0) 1782 7 33211
- r.richards@keele.ac.uk

Dr Barry Ryan
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
- CBA 1.036
- +44 (0) 1782 733354
- b.j.ryan@keele.ac.uk

Mr Naveed S Sheikh
Lecturer in International Relations
Expert in International Relations, politics of the Middle East, political violence, terrorism, history of the Middle East, the Cold War.
- CBB 2.019
- +44 (0) 1782 733400
- n.sheikh@keele.ac.uk

Professor James Tartaglia
Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
- CBA 2.014
- +44 (0) 1782 734315
- j.tartaglia@keele.ac.uk

Professor John Vogler
Professor of International Relations
- CBB2.008
- +44 (0) 1782 733353
- j.vogler@keele.ac.uk

Dr Heidi Wang-Kaeding
Lecturer in International Relations
Expert in How the rise of China is shaping the region/wider world; global environmental governance; economic statecraft in East Asia; and the role of emotions in international politics.
- CBA1.030
- 01782 733217
- h.wang-kaeding@keele.ac.uk

Dr Helen Wells
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Expert in Mobile phone use while driving, roads policing.
- CBB1.017
- +44 (0) 1782 733748
- h.m.wells@keele.ac.uk

Dr Samantha Weston
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
- CBB1.019
- +44 (0) 1782 734336
- s.k.weston@keele.ac.uk

Dr Hannah Wilkinson
Lecturer in Criminology
- CBB1.008
- +44 (0) 1782 734143
- h.r.wilkinson@keele.ac.uk

Dr Matthew Wyman
Senior Lecturer in Politics
- CBA 2.003
- +44 (0 ) 1782 733756
- m.d.wyman@keele.ac.uk
Emeritus Professors

Professor John Bale
Emeritus Professor of Sports Science
- CBA 2.052
- +44 (0)1782 733117
- j.r.bale@keele.ac.uk

Professor Mim Bernard
Professor of Social Gerontology
- CBC0.006
- +44 (0) 1782 734067
- m.bernard@keele.ac.uk

Professor John Horton
Emeritus Professor (Politics)
- CBB 2.024
- +44 (0) 1782 733348
- j.horton@keele.ac.uk

Professor Michael Rigby
Emeritus Professor of Health Information Strategy
- 00 353 4548 5858
- m.j.rigby@keele.ac.uk

Professor John Rogers
Emeritus Professor of the History of Philosophy
- CBB 2.024
- +44 (0) 1782 733303
- g.a.j.rogers@keele.ac.uk
Professional services staff

Charlotte Clements
School Operations Co-ordinator
- Chancellor's Building, CBC 1.004
- +44 (0)1782 734514
- c.v.clements@keele.ac.uk

Rebecca Lancett
Faculty Operations Manager, Research and Engagement
- CBA 1.037
- +44(0)1782 733192
- r.lancett@keele.ac.uk
Sessional tutors 2020/21
- Laura Briody
- Iwan Dinnick
- Sara Elsayed
- Alice Fani
- Tamsin Fisher
- Martin Goodhead
- Shehla Khan
- Sam Langley
- Ellie Ralph
- Ronnie Lippens
- Sophia Taha
School of Social, Political and Global Studies
Chancellor's Building CBA1.039
Keele University
Staffordshire, ST5 5BG
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733192
Undergraduate and postgraduate enquiries
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 734346
Email: spgs.office@keele.ac.uk