The College of Business and Social Sciences comprises Aston Business School and the School of Law and Social Sciences.
School of Law and Social Sciences
- Senior Management Team
- Professor Martin George, Dean of Law and Social Sciences
Sara Saynor, Associate Dean Education, School of Law and Social SciencesDr Balazs Szent-Ivanyi, Associate Dean Research, School of Law and Social Sciences
Shaid Parveen, Associate Dean Enterprise and Engagement, School of Law and Social Sciences
Dr Nadia Naim, Associate Dean International, School of Law and Social Sciences
Dr Kristie Thomas, Head of Department, Aston Law School
Dr Marcello Giovanelli, Head of Department, Communications and Culture, Reader in English Language and Literature
Dr Carolyn Rowe, Head of Department, Society and Politics, Reader
Jennifer Knight, Operations Manager, School of Law and Social Sciences
Andrew Wilson, Director of Operations, College of Business and Social Sciences
Christopher Umfreville, Deputy Dean for Education, College of Business and Social Sciences
Professor Mark McCormack, Deputy Dean for Research, College of Business and Social Sciences
Steve Belt, HR Business Partner, College of Business and Social Sciences
Steve Jones, School Finance Business Partner, College of Business and Social Sciences
- Aston Law School
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Dr Vieviene Antifon, Teaching Fellow
Dr Jesse Bachir, Teaching Fellow
Dr Philip Bajon, Senior Lecturer
Nadira Begum, School Support Co-Ordinator
Tatiana Bolshova, Lecturer
Dr Martin Brenncke, Senior Lecturer
Dr James Brown, Reader
Dr Richard Byron Gibson, Lecturer
Luke Campbell, Senior Teaching Fellow
Dr Daniel Cash, Reader
Caroline Coles, Senior Teaching Fellow
Poppy Cooke, Research Administrator
Elizabeth Dolan, Teaching Fellow
Jonathan Finn, Teaching Fellow
Apeksha Gandhi, Teaching Fellow
Shrutika Gandhi, Lecturer
Professor Martin George, Dean of Law and Social Sciences
Robert Goddard, Senior Teaching Fellow
Eliza Hakes, Lecturer
Kate Hall, Senior Teaching Fellow
Michael Jarrett, Teaching Fellow
Lucius Klobucnik, Lecturer
Dr Ebenezer Laryea, Reader
Dr Francesca Lee, Lecturer
Kris Lines, Senior Teaching Fellow
Kartini Markmur, Teaching Fellow
Dr Christopher Markou, Lecturer
Rebekah Marangon, Teaching Fellow
Dr Tim Marangon, Senior Teaching Fellow
Dr Nadia Naim, Associate Dean International (Aston Law School), Senior Lecturer
Dr Tom Nicklin, Teaching Fellow
Matthias Nouvet, Lecturer
Dr Iyare Otabor-Olubor, Lecturer
Stephen Parker, Senior Lecturer
Shaid Parveen, Associate Dean Enterprise and Engagement (SSH and ALS), Senior Teaching Fellow
Maro Polykarpou, Teaching Fellow
Dr Siti Nurhafiza Shah, Teaching Fellow
Rhonson Salim, Lecturer
Dr David Salmons, Senior Lecturer
Sukhjinder Sekhon, Teaching Fellow
Dr Adam Shaw-Mellors, Senior Lecturer
Dr Kristie Thomas, Head of Department
Dr Lauren Traczykowski, Senior Teaching Fellow
Christopher Umfreville, Deputy Dean Education
Karen Vernon, School Support Coordinator
Donato Vozza, Lecturer
Dr Stuart Weinstein, Associate Professorial Teaching Fellow
Xinyue Xu, Lecturer
Dr Jingbo Zhang, Senior Lecturer
- Department of Communication and Culture
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Aston Institute of Forensic Linguists
Dr Sarah Atkins, Research Fellow
Dr Lucia Busso, Research Associate
Dr Emily Chiang, Research Associate
Robert Davies, Research Assistant
Madison Hunter, Research Assistant
Dr Stefanie Kreibich, Operations Manager
Dr Nicola Macleod, Senior Lecturer
Dr Andrea Celeste Mojedano Batel, Research Associate
Dr Geoffrey Morrison, Associate Professor
Dr Ralph Morton, Research Associate
Emma Wheeley, Research Projects and Strategy Manager
Michaela Wolf, Research Assistant
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Furzeen Ahmed, Teaching Fellow
Dr Abigail Boucher, Lecturer in English Literature
Dr Felicity Deamer, Lecturer
Professor Sue Garton, Professor of English Language
Dr Marcello Giovanelli, Head of Communication and Culture Department
Professor Tim Grant, Professor of Forensic Linguistics
Dr Chloe Harrison, Senior Lecturer in English Language and Literature
Dr Kate Haworth, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
Fiona Kelcher, Teaching Fellow in English Language and Literature
Dr Krzysztof Kredens, Reader in Applied Linguistics
Dr Nur Kurtoglu-Hooton, Senior Lecturer in English Language
Dr Joyce Lim, Lecturer
Dr Robbie Love, Lecturer in English Language
Dr Megan Mansworth, Teaching Fellow in English Language and Literature
Professor Stefan Manz, Professor
Lucia Molina Iniesta, Teaching Fellow
Dr Nathalie Mrgudovic, Teaching Fellow
Dr Sarah Olive, Senior Lecturer in English Literature
Dr Stephen Phihlaja, Senior Lecturer
Dr Volker Prott, Senior Lecturer
Professor Gertrud Reershemius, Emeritus Professor
Dr Ilaria Scaglia, Senior Lecturer
Chunying Sha, Teaching Associate
Dr Brian Sudlow, Lecturer
Dr Tahmineh Tayebi, Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics
Dr Joseph Yannielli, Lecturer
Dr Qiaochao Zhang, Teaching Fellow
- Department of Society and Politics
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Professor Tahir Abbas, Professor of Criminology and Global Justice
Dr Parveen Akhtar, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Caroline Andrews, Lecturer
Dr Amanda Beattie, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Edison Bicudo, Lecturer
Dr Amy Booth, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Mhairi Brennan, Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Emily Christopher, Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy
Dr Patricia Correa Vila, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Joseph Downing, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Thomas Eason, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Winifred Ekezie, Lecturer in Public Health
Dr Daniel Fitzpatrick, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Professor Simon Green, Professor of Politics, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Dr Virginie Grzelczyk, Deputy Dean International, Reader in International Relations
Dr Graeme Hayes, Reader in Political Sociology
Dr Alex Hoseason, Teaching Associate in Politics and International Relations
Dr Anne Jenichen, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Susan Jones, Teaching Associate
Dr Heewon Kim, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Lucian Leustean, Reader in Politics and International Relations
Dr Pamela Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Gaja Maestri, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Jörg Mathias, Senior Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations
Professor Mark Mccormack, Deputy Dean Research, Professor
Dr Ying Miao, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Tom Mills, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Policy
Professor Phil Mizen, Associate Dean for Research and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (RKE) Professor of Sociology and Policy
Dr Killian Mullan, Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Ezenwa Olumba, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Dr Alexis Paton, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Katy Pilcher, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Anton Popov, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Policy
Dr Laura Riley, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Carolyn Rowe, Head of Society and Politics Department, Reader
Dr Patrycja Rozbicka, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Dr Elisabeth Schimpfössl, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Ebru Soytemel, Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Balazs Szent-ivanyi, Associate Dean Research (SSH and ALS), Reader
Dr Frances Thirlway, Lecturer in Medical Sociology
Dr Katherine Tonkiss, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Policy
Dr Ed Turner, Associate Dean Research Impact, Reader in Politics and International Relations
Professor Helen Wood, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies
Dr Uwe Wunderlich, Lecturer in International Relations, Academic Offences Committee
Yichen Zhong, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Professional Support Staff
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Law and Social Sciences
Andrew Wilson, Director of Operations - College of Business and Social Sciences
+44(0)121 204 3271 - a.r.wilson@aston.ac.ukStephen Belt, HR Advisor
+44(0)121 204 4306 - s.belt@aston.ac.ukSteven Jones, ABS Finance Partner
+44(0)121 204 4348 - S.JONES8@aston.ac.uk - Admissions
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UG Admissions General Enquiries
+44(0)121 204 3030PG Admissions General Enquiries
+44(0)121 204 3200Reference requests
absugreferences@aston.ac.ukStudent Support enquiries including notification of staff absence
absugsupport@aston.ac.ukExams and Assessment enquiries
abs_assessment@aston.ac.ukAdmissions and Recruitment enquiries
absugentry@aston.ac.ukPostgraduate Admissions enquiries
abspgenquiries@aston.ac.uk - Research Office
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Dan Thomson, Research Manager
+44(0)121 204 3972 - d.thomson1@aston.ac.ukDavid Richardson, Research Officer
d.richardson3@aston.ac.ukShrook Ahmed, Research Support Co-ordinator
+44(0)121 204 4845 - s.ahmed59@aston.ac.uk
Research and Centres of Excellence
- Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics (ACAL)
- Aston Centre for Europe (ACE)
- Aston Research Centre in the Humanities (REACH)
- Centre for Health and Society
- Centre for Migration and Forced Displacement
- Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics (AIFL)
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Management Team
Professor Krzysztof Kredens
Director of Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics
kredenkj@aston.ac.ukDr Stefanie Kreibich
Operations Manager for Aston Institute for Forensic LinguisticsDr Nicci MacLeod
Deputy Director of Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics
n.macleod5@aston.ac.ukEmma Wheeley
Research Projects and Strategy Manager
Institute Staff
Dr Sarah Atkins
Senior Lecturer in English
s.atkins@aston.ac.ukDr Andrea Mojedano Batel
Research Fellow in Forensic Linguistics
a.mojedanobatel@aston.ac.ukDr Amy Booth
Researcher in Forensic Linguistics
a.booth@aston.ac.ukDr Lucia Busso
Research Fellow in Forensic Linguistics
l.busso@aston.ac.ukDr Emily Chiang
Research Fellow in Forensic Linguistics
e.chaing2@aston.ac.ukDr Felicity Deamer
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics
f.deamer@aston.ac.ukProf. Tim Grant
Professor of Forensic Linguistics
t.d.grant@aston.ac.ukDr Madison Hunter
Research Associate in Forensic Linguistics
m.hunter5@aston.ac.ukDr Fiona Kelcher
Teaching Fellow
kelcherf@aston.ac.ukProf. Krzysztof Kredens
Director of the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics
k.j.kredens@aston.ac.ukDr Stefanie Kreibich
Operations Manager
s.kreibich@aston.ac.ukDr Nicci MacLeod
Deputy Director of the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics
n.macleod5@aston.ac.ukProf. Geoffrey Stewart Morrison
Director of the Forensic Speech Science Laboratory
g.s.morrison@aston.ac.ukDr Ralph Morton
Research Fellow in Forensic Linguistics
r.morton2@aston.ac.ukDr Daniela Schneevogt
Research Associate in Forensic Linguistics
schneevd@aston.ac.ukDr Tahmineh Tayebi
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics
t.tayebi@aston.ac.ukDr Phil Weber
Lecturer in Forensic Data Science
p.weber1@aston.ac.uk- Honorary and Adjunct Members
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Mitchell Abrams
Visiting AIFL Researcher
190205803@aston.ac.ukDr Ewald Enzinger
Senior Research Engineer, Eduworks CorporationDr Leigh Harrington
Lecturer in English Language, Linguistics and English Language
University of ManchesterDr Kate Haworth
Interaction in Legal Contexts
k.haworth@aston.ac.ukDr Annina Heini
a.heini14@aston.ac.ukDr Nadia Makouar
Professor (Associate)
Paul Valéry University, MontpellierProf Yaron Matras
Honorary Professor, Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, School of Social Sciences
y.matras@aston.ac.uk
Personal website: yaronmatras.orgDr Ria Perkins
r.perkins@aston.ac.ukDr Piotr Pezik
Head of Department of Corpus and Computational Linguistics
University of LodzDr Isabel Picornell
Director, QED Forensic Linguistics Ltd
isabel@qedforensics.comDr Emma Richardson
Lecturer in Language and Social Interaction
Loughborough UniversityDr Claudia Rosas
Instituto de Lingüística y Literatura, Universidad Austral de ChileDr James Tompkinson
Lecturer in Sociolinguistics
York UniversityProf Cuiling Zhang
School of Criminal Investigation, Southwest University of Political Science and Law - PhD Research Students
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