School of Social Science staff

Sociological Studies

Disability Studies

Health, Well-being, Social Care

Social Work

Community Engagement

Childhood and Youth
Name	Job title	Email
Dr Dave Merryweather	Senior Lecturer in Childhood and Youth - Subject Lead, Sociological Studies	merrywd@hope.ac.uk
Dr Helen McCartney	Lecturer in Childhood and Youth	mccarth@hope.ac.uk
Dr Kath Hennell	Lecturer in Childhood and Youth	hennelk@hope.ac.uk

Social Policy
Dr Steven Corbett	Senior Lecturer in Social Policy	corbets@hope.ac.uk
Dr David Neary	Lecturer in Social Policy	nearyd@hope.ac.uk
Dr Sam Mercer	Lecturer in Social Science	mercers@hope.ac.uk

Sociology
Dr Michael Brennan	Professor of Sociology and Deputy Head of School	brennam@hope.ac.uk
Dr Vicki Dabrowski	Lecturer in Sociology	dabrowv@hope.ac.uk
Dr Jasna Balorda	Senior Lecturer in Sociology	balordj@hope.ac.uk
Dr Cat Hugman	Lecturer in Sociology	hugmanc@hope.ac.uk
Dr Marzana Kamal	Lecturer in Social Science	kamalm@hope.ac.uk
Dr Christian Robitaille	Lecturer in Sociology	robitac@hope.ac.uk

Name	Job title	Email
Dr Claire Penketh	Assoc. Professor in Disability Studies	penketc@hope.ac.uk
Dr Ana Be Pereira	Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies	pereira@hope.ac.uk
Dr Alan Hodkinson	Assoc. Professor in Disability Studies	hodkina@hope.ac.uk
Dr David Bolt	Professor of Disability Studies	boltd@hope.ac.uk
Dr David Feeney	Lecturer in Disability Studies	feeneyd@hope.ac.uk
Dr Ella Houston	Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies	houstoe@hope.ac.uk
Dr Erin Pritchard	Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies	pritche@hope.ac.uk
Dr Laura Waite	Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies	waitel@hope.ac.uk
Dr Marie Caslin	Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies	caslinm@hope.ac.uk
Dr Owen Barden	Assoc. Professor in Disability Studies	bardeno@hope.ac.uk
Miss Irene Rose	Network of Hope Tutor in Disability Studies	rosei@hope.ac.uk
Dr Ria Cheyne	Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies	cheyner@hope.ac.uk
Miss Kay Ross	Support Worker	rossk@hope.ac.uk

Health and Well-being / Health and Social Care

Name	Job title	Email
Dr Joanne Hogan	Head of Subject: Health, Well-being and Social Care	hoganj@hope.ac.uk
Dr Alistair Jewell	Lecturer in Health and Social Care	jewella@hope.ac.uk
Dr Simona Palladino	Lecturer in Social Science	pallads@hope.ac.uk
Dr Lucy Hanson	Senior Lecturer in Social Work	hansonl@hope.ac.uk
Dr Natalija Atas	Lecturer in Social Policy	atasn@hope.ac.uk
Dr Leah Burch	Senior Lecturer in Social Science	burchl@hope.ac.uk
Dr Hannah Madden	Lecturer in Social Science	maddenh@hope.ac.uk
Dr Matt Oakes	Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing and Social Care	oakesm@hope.ac.uk

Name	Job title	Email
Prof. Michael Lavalette	Head of School of Social Sciences	lavalem@hope.ac.uk
Mr Scott Massie	Subject lead: Social Work	massies@hope.ac.uk
Dr Hakan Acar	Senior Lecturer in Social Work	acarh@hope.ac.uk
Ms Nicki Blundell	Senior Professional Tutor in Social Work	blunden@hope.ac.uk
Mrs Philomena Harrison	Senior Lecturer in Social Work	harrisp1@hope.ac.uk
Dr Wendy Coxshall	Lecturer in Social Sciences	coxshaw@hope.ac.uk
Miss Amina Saeed	Professional Tutor in Social Work	saeeda1@hope.ac.uk
Dr Malcolm Carey	Associate Professor in Social Work	careym1@hope.ac.uk
Dr Dan Allen	Principal Lecturer in Social Work	allend@hope.ac.uk
Ms Sadia Khalid	Professional Tutor in Social Work	khalids@hope.ac.uk
Ms Niamh Breslin	Professional Tutor in Social Work	breslin@hope.ac.uk

Name	Job title	Email
Miss Tracy Ramsey	Professional Tutor in Youth and Community Work	ramseyt@hope.ac.uk
Ms Natasha Howarth	Professional Tutor in Youth and Community Work	howartn@hope.ac.uk
Mr David Brereton	Professional Tutor in Youth and Community Work	breretd@hope.ac.uk

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