College of Arts and Law: Key School Contacts
The College of Arts and Law is made up of five Schools.
English, Drama and American & Creative Studies
Heads of Departments:
Full staff lists:
History and Cultures
Heads of Departments:
Full staff lists:
Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music
Heads of Departments:
Full staff lists:
Philosophy, Theology and Religion
Heads of Departments
Full staff lists:
Academic Administrative roles in the Schools
English, Drama & American and Canadian Studies
- Head of Education - Dr Dan Moore
- Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement- Dr Amanda Patten
- Heads of Research - Professor Dagmar Divjak and Professor Tiffany Stern
- PGR Lead - Dr John Fagg
- PGT Lead - Dr Erin Sullivan
- Impact Lead - Dr Ruth Gilligan
- Research Lead (English Literature): Dr Rebecca Roach and Dr Jarad Zimbler
- Research Lead (Drama & Theatre Arts): Dr Caroline Radcliffe
- Research Lead (English Language & Linguistics): Professor Jack Grieve
- PGTA Co-ordinator - Dr Philippa Semper
- Assessment and Progress Lead - Dr Philippa Semper
- Appeals and Reasonable Diligence Officer - Bob Holland
- Senior Tutor - Dr Sara Wood
- Senior Admissions and Recruitment Lead - Dr Dan Moore
- Extenuating Circumstances Officer- Dr Matt Hayler
- Deputy Extenuating Circumstances Officer - TBC for semester two
- Staff-Student Liaison Contact- TBC for semester two
- Academic Integrity Lead - Dr Oliver Herford
- Employability and Enterprise Lead - Dr Ruth Page
- Global Engagement Lead - Dr Nick Groom
- Programmes and Modules (School Academic Administration and Quality Manager) - Dr Ian Evans
- International Exchange Tutor - Dr Matteo Fuoli
- Athena Swan Lead - Dr Rachel Sykes
- Equality and Diversity Lead - TBC for semester two
- School Outreach and Engagement Lead - Dr Jessica Fay
- International Student Authorised Absence Tutor - Dr Sheldon Brammall
- Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement - Dr Simone Laqua O'Donnell
- Head of Education - Dr Matthew Francis
- Director of Research - Dr Henriette van der Blom
- Head of PGR Studies - Dr Simon Yarrow
- Head of Taught Postgraduate Studies - Dr Jonathan Willis
- Learning Resources Representative- Dr Archie Dunn
- School Senior Admissions Tutor - Dr Dan Reynolds
- Admissions Lead-
- CAHA - Dr Dan Reynolds and Professor Henry Chapman.
- DASA - Dr Daniel Mulugeta
- History - Dr David Gange
- International Heritage Management - Professor Henry Chapman
- World Heritage Studies - Dr Helle Jorgensen
- Assessment and Programme Lead Dr Julian Greaves
- School Plagairism/Academic Integrity Officer - Professor Henry Chapman
- Employability Co-ordinator - Dr Christopher Markiewicz
- School Student Mobility - Dr Armin Grunbacher
Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music
- Head of Education - Dr Andrew Watts (Nicholas Hunter - Acting Head of Education for Semester One)
- Deputy Head of Education - Nicholas Hunter
- Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement- Nicholas Hunter
- Head of Research - Dr Monica Jato
- Deputy Head of Research (Impact) - Dr Sophie Hatchwell and Professor Andrew Kirkman
- Head of Postgraduate Studies - Dr Charlotte Ross
- PGT Lead - Dr Nicholas Martin
- Senior Admissions Officer - Dr Craig Blunt
- Assessment and Progress Lead - Dr Claire Jones
- Academic Integrity Officer - Professor Matthew Riley
- Head of Internationalisation Dr Berny Sebe
- Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Dr Amy Brosius
- School Senior Tutor - Dr Kate Nichols
- School Deputy Senior Tutor - Dr Paul Rodmell
- School Appeals Officer - Dr Paul Rodmell
- Study Abroad Chair - Dr Ruth Whittle (Semester One) and Dr John Goodyear (Semester Two)
- Extenuating Circumstances Panel Chair - Dr Ben Earle
- Word, Music, Image (Chair) - Professor Scott Wilson
- Deputy Head of Education (Support) - Dr Maureen Mapp
- LLB Deputy Head of Education (LLB) - Dr Kieren McGuffin
- Specialised UG Programmes Deputy Head of Education (Specialised UG) - Dr Sam Schnobel
- PGT Deputy Head of Education (PGT): Dr Lydia Morgan
- Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement- Dr Rehana Parveen
- Quality and Development Student Communications and Special Projects Lead -Dr Javier Eskauriatza
- VL/PGTA Co-ordinator - Dr Katharina Moser
- Deputy Head of Research - Dr Alan Greene
- Research Funding Lead - Professor Richard Young
- Research Impact Lead - Dr Sophie Boyrun
- Quality and Development Peer Review Panel - Dr Atina Krajewska, Professor Lorraine Talbot, Professor Sean Coyle
- REF Reader - Professor Shahab Shahabuddin, Professor Karen Yeung, Professor Karen McAuliffe, Professor Rosie Harding, Dr Catherine Mitchell
- PGR Lead - Dr Bosko Tripkovic
- Deputy PGR Lead (PGR Environment) - Dr Andreas Kokkinis
- Deputy PGR Lead (Admissions Tutor and Funding) - Dr John Child
- Senior Tutor - Dr Maureen Mapp
- Senior Admissions Tutor - Dr Gavin Byrne
- UG Admissions Tutor - Dr John Tingle and Dr Mohd Hwaidi
- PGT Admissions Tutor - Dr Henok Asmelash
- Dubai Admissions Tutor - Dr Shamini Ragava
- German Programmes Liaison - Dr Sandra Inglekofer
- French Programmes Liaison - Dr Sophie Boyron
- Programme Lead (Energy and Environmental Law Distance LLM) - Dr Walters Nsoh
- Library and Learning Resources Representative and BLS Open Access Champion - Dr Mairela de Amstalden
- Assessment and Progress Lead - Dr Adrian Hunt
- Academic Support and Programme Lead - Dr Charlotte Bendall
- Academic Integrity Officer - Dr John Tingle
- School Extenuating Circumstances Panel Chair - Dr Chen Zhu
- Extenuating Circumstances Panel Member - Dr Jenny Papettas, Dr Claire McIvor, Dr Chukwuma Okoli
- Appeals Officer - Dr Synda Obaji, John Tingle, Dr Emma Marchant
- Student Compliants Lead - Dr Catherine Mitchell
- Chair of LLM Portfolio Review - Dr Marianne Wade
- LLM Portfolio Review Panel member - Dr Lydia Morgan, Dr Andreas Kokkinis, Dr Jenny Pappetas, Dr Ben Warwick
- CAL Misconduct Committee Representative - Dr John Tingle
- Student Support and Development - Dr Maureen Mapp
- International Student Tutor - Dr Rilka Dragneva-Lewers (S1), Dr Georgia Antonopoulou (S2)
- Reasonable Diligence Officer - DrAlexander Orakhelashvili, Dr Emma Marchant
- Cross-Cutting Head of Global Engagement - Dr Paul McConnell
- Equality and Diversity Officer - Dr Steven Cammiss
- Widening Participation Lead [also P2B Coordinator, Stephen Lawrence Scholarship Lead and Benussi Bursary Lead] - Dr Lovleen Bhullar
- Vice President and Chair of Committee (Holdsworth Club) - Dr John Tingle
- School Communications - Dr Tara Quinlan
- Inter-Sessional Lead [also Welcome Week Coordinator] - Dr Theresa Lynch
- Research Committee - Scholarship Liaison - Dr Rehana Parveen
- School Ethics Lead - Dr Damian Gonzalez-Salzberg
- BLS Blog Editors - Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili, Dr Alan Greene
- REF2021 Review Panel – member - Professor Nelson Enonchong, Dr Alan Greene, Dr Steven Cammiss, Dr Rehana Parveen, Professor Jean McHale, Professor Richard Young
- Chair of Staff Voice Forum - Dr Theresa Lynch
- Academic Development Head of Academic Development - Professor Sean Coyle
- Deputy Head of Academic Development (Education) - Emma Flint
- Deputy Head of Academic Development (Research) - Professor Lorraine Talbot
- Head of CEPLER - Linden Thomas
- Deputy Head of CEPLER (Research Facilitation) - Dr Damien Gonzalez Salzberg
- Deputy Head of CEPLER (Employability) - Paul McConnell
- Employability Team Member (Solicitor Lead) - Paul McConnell
- Employability Team Member (Employer engagement and CEPLER placements) - Nia Stead
- Employability Team Member (Careers in NGOs and the Third Sector) - Dr Tara Quinlan
- Employability Team Member (Careers as an Academic) - Dr Tara Quinlan
- Employability Team Member (Careers at the Bar) - Theresa Lynch
- Employability Team Member (Legal Careers in other Jurdistictions) - Dr Samantha Schnobel
- Law in the City and Diversity Initiatives - Emma Flint
- Deputy Head of CEPLER (Pro Bono) - Amy Tabri
- Pro Bono Team Member (Supervising solicitor for pro bono legal advice and assistance inc PGT Provision) - Amy Tabari
- Pro Bono Team Member (Supervising solicitor for pro bono legal advice and assistance) - Linden Thomas
- Pro Bono Team Member (Legal information, training and policy projects) - Dr Amber Dar
- Deputy Head of CEPLER (Extra Curricular Advocacy) - Theresa Lynch
- Advocacy Team Member (Skills Training) - Theresa Lynch
- Advocacy Team Member (Internal Mooting competitions) - Chukwuma Okoli
- Advocacy Team Member (External Mooting competitions) - Theresa Lynch and Marcelo Carvalho Loureiro
- Advocacy Team Member (Amicus Briefs) - Dr Damien Gonzalez Salzberg
- Advocacy Team Member (International Mooting competitions) - Dr Damien Gonzalez Salzberg
- Advocacy Team Member (Negotiations - internal and external training) - Dr Mariela de Amstalden
- Advocacy Team Member (Debating - training and internal competitions) - Dr Mariela de Amstalden
- Advocacy Team Member (Client Interviewing - training and internal & external competitions) - Szilard Gaspar-Szilagyi
- CEPLER Lead (Dubai) - Dr Shamini Ragavan
Philosophy, Theology and Religion
- Head of Research: Dr Katherine Brown
- Deputy Head of Research (Impact) - Dr Merten Reglitz
- Head of Education: Dr Wouter Peeters
- Deputy Head of Education (QAE) - Dr Isabel Wollaston
- Deputy Head of Education (Student Experience) - Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal
- Head of Internationalisation: Professor Nicholas Adams
- Head of UG Programmes - Dr Darragh Byrne (Philosophy) and Dr Karen Wenell (Theology)
- BA Theology and Religion Programme Lead - Dr Amy Daughton
- UG BA PRP Lead - Dr Amy Daughton
- UG BA PRE Lead - Dr Karen Wenell (semester one) and Dr Katherine Brown (semester two)
- UG Programme Lead (BA JH) - Dr Isabel Wollaston
- Head of Postgraduate Studies - Dr Martin Pickup
- Head of Postgraduate Taught Studies: Dr Herjeet Marway (Philosophy) and Professor Wolfgang Vondey (Theology)
- PGT Programmes (Islamic Studies) Lead - Dr Ali-Reza Bhojani
- PGT Programmes (Theology and Religion) Lead - Professor Wolfgang Vondey
- PGT Programmes (Religion, Politics and Society) Lead - Professor Andrew Davies
- PGT Programmes (Holocaust) Lead - Dr Isabel Wollaston
- PGT Programmes (MPA) Lead - Professor Andrew Davies and Dr Maryyum Mehmood
- EDI Lead: Dr Jeremy Williams
- Distance Learning Lead - Dr Darragh Byrne
- PGTA Co-ordinator - Dr Henry Taylor (Philosophy) and Dr Ali-Reza Bhojani (Theology & Religion)
- Library Officer -Dr Maja Spener (Autumn) & Dr Salvatore Florio (Spring)
- UG Admissions Officer - Dr Iain Law (Philosophy) and Dr Jeremy Kidwell (Theology)
- PGT Admissions Officer - Dr Herjeet Marway (Philosophy) and Professor Wolfgang Vondey (Theology).
- PGR Admissions Officer - TBC (Philosophy) and Professor Wolfgang Vondey (Theology)
- PGR DPT Director - Dr Amy Daughton
- PGR Biblical Studies Seminar Lead - Professor Candida Moss
- PGR Islamic Studies Seminar Lead - Dr Ali-Reza Bhojani
- PGR Theology and Study of Religion Seminar Lead - Dr Rachael Shillitoe
- School Academic Integrity Officer - Dr Luke Brunning (Philosophy)
- Assessment and Progress Lead - Dr Nikk Effingham (Philosophy) and Dr Daniela Augustine (Theology)
- Extenuating Circumstances Panel Chair - Dr Darragh Byrne
- Extenuating Circumstances Panel Member -Dr Iain Law, Professor Scott Sturgeon & Professor Nicholas Adams
- Appeals Officer - Dr Darragh Byrne
- International/Year Abroad Officer - Professor Scott Sturgeon (Autumn) and Dr Joaquim Giannotti (Spring) (Philosophy) and Dr Ali-Reza Bhojani (Theology)
- M4C Applications - TBC
- RIP co-ordinator - Dr Francesco Antilici
- Philosophy Society - Professor Scott Sturgeon (Autumn) & Dr Henry Taylor (Spring)
- Maths and Philosophy Officer - Dr Joaquim Giannotti
- PRE and PRP Lead - Dr Joaquim Giannotti
- Academic Support Co-ordinator - Dr Francesco Antilici
- Internal REF Panel - TBC
- Woodbroke Liaison - Dr Daniela Augustine
- Co-director of Birmingham Centre for Philosophy of Religion - Professor David Cheetham
- Co-director of Birmingham Centre for Philosophy of Religion - Professor Yujin Nagasawa
- CAL Misconduct Panel Members - Dr Nikk Effingham and Dr Iain Law (Philosophy), Dr Isobel Wollaston (Theology)
- Senate Review panel members - Dr Nikk Effingham and Dr Iain Law
- University Academic Appeals panels - Dr Jussi Suikkanen
- HASS Ethical Review Committee Member - Dr Jussi Suikkanen, Dr Amy Daughton and Dr Jeremy Kidwell
- Extenuating Circumstances Panel Member for Law - Dr Nikk Effingham
- CAL Sustainability Committee - Professor Alastair Wilson
- CAL Widening Participation Lead - Dr Ema Sullivan-Bissett
- ECARS Committee (CAL/COSS) - Dr Herjeet Marway
- Research Progress & Awards Sub-Panel - Professor Yujin Nagasawa & Professor Lisa Bortolotti
- Director of Ethics Research Grants Group - Professor Yujin Nagasawa
- Nuffield Council of Bioethics - Professor Heather Widdows
- REF - Professor Heather Widdows and Dr Salvatore Florio
- Al-Mahdi Institute Collaborative Officer - Dr Ali-Reza Bhojani
- Oscott Collaborative Officer - Professor Hugh Houghton
- Anglican Chaplaincy Trust - Professor Hugh Houghton
- PGR Exams Officer - Professor Wolfgang Vondey
- A2B and Schools Lead - Dr Karen Wenell
- Beacon Officer - Dr Isabel Wollaston
- University Chair of Academic Panels - Dr Isabel Wollaston
- University Misconduct Panel Member - Dr Isabel Wollaston
- Progress and Awards Board - Dr Isabel Wollaston