School staff

Childhood & Youth Studies

Social Policy & Criminology

Disability Studies

Health & Sociology

Social Work

Name	Job title	Email
Dr Dave Merryweather	Lecturer in Childhood & Youth	merrywd@hope.ac.uk
Dr Emma Katz	Senior Lecturer in Childhood & Youth	katze@hope.ac.uk
Dr Helen McCartney	Lecturer in Childhood & Youth	mccarth@hope.ac.uk
Dr Kath Hennell	Lecturer in Childhood & Youth	hennelk@hope.ac.uk
Mrs Hayley Thomson	Professional Tutor in Social Science	thomsoh@hope.ac.uk
Miss Tracy Ramsey	Prof Tutor in Youth & Community Work	ramseyt@hope.ac.uk

Social Policy

Name	Job title	Email
Dr Steven Corbett	Subject Lead in Social Policy	corbets@hope.ac.uk
Dr David Neary	Lecturer in Social Policy	nearyd@hope.ac.uk
Dr Julia Lux	Lecturer in Social Policy	luxj@hope.ac.uk
Dr Sam Mercer	Lecturer in Social Science	mercers@hope.ac.uk

Criminology

Name	Job title	Email
Assoc. Prof Mark Littler	Subject Lead: Criminology	littlem@hope.ac.uk
Dr John Walliss	Senior Lecturer in Criminology	wallisj@hope.ac.uk
Dr Laura Adnum	Lecturer in Social Science	adnuml@hope.ac.uk
Dr Natalia Vibla	Lecturer in Criminology	viblan@hope.ac.uk
Dr Rachel Evans	Lecturer in Criminology	evansr@hope.ac.uk
Dr Roberto Catello	Lecturer in Social Science	catellr@hope.ac.uk
Dr Gilbert McLaughlin	Lecturer in Criminology	mclaugg@hope.ac.uk
Dr Gavin Hart	Lecturer in Social Science (Criminology Focus)	hartg@hope.ac.uk
Dr Antoinette Huber	Lecturer in Social Science (Criminology Focus)	hubera@hope.ac.uk

Name	Job title	Email
Dr Claire Penketh	Assoc. Professor in Disability Studies	penketc@hope.ac.uk
Dr Ana Be Pereira	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	Lecturer in Disability Studies	houstoe@hope.ac.uk
Dr Erin Pritchard	Lecturer in Disability Studies	pritche@hope.ac.uk
Dr Laura Waite	Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies	waitel@hope.ac.uk
Dr Marie Caslin	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 & Well-being / Health & Social Care

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

Sociology

Name	Job title	Email
Dr Michael Brennan	Assoc. Professor and Subject lead: Sociology	brennam@hope.ac.uk
Dr Vicki Dabrowski	Lecturer in Sociology	dabrowv@hope.ac.uk
Dr Jasna Balorda	Lecturer in Sociology	balordj@hope.ac.uk
Dr Cat Hugman	Lecturer in Sociology	hugmanc@hope.ac.uk
Dr Marzana Kamal	PDTF in Social Science	kamalm@hope.ac.uk
Dr Christian Robitaille	Lecturer in Sociology	robitac@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	PDTF in Childhood & Youth	acarh@hope.ac.uk
Dr. Kellie Thompson	Senior Lecturer in Social Work	thompsk@hope.ac.uk
Ms Nicki Blundell	Professional Tutor in Social Work	blunden@hope.ac.uk
Mrs Philomena Harrison	Senior Lecturer in Social Work	harrisp1@hope.ac.uk
Dr Rich Moth	Senior Lecturer in Social Work	mothr@hope.ac.uk
Dr Steven Lucas	Lecturer in Social Work	lucass1@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

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