Media directory

This is a directory of academic staff who are available, through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on their areas of expertise. 
  • Dr Claire Adams
    Laboratory Manager
    • Brain tumour
    • Biobanking
    • Laboratory methods
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Kamran Ali
    Honorary Professor
    • Oral surgery
    • Dental education
    • Dentistry
    School/Division: Peninsula Dental School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Zoe Allen
    Honorary Clinical Lecturer/Consultant in Dental Public Health
    • Dentistry
    • Primary Dental Care Policy
    School/Division: Peninsula Dental School (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Victoria Allgar
    Professor of Medical Statistics and Director of PenCTU
    • Bayesian statistics
    • Clinical trials
    • Health services
    • Big Data
    • Before-and-after studies
    • Case–control studies
    • Cohort studies
    • Correlation study
    • Cross-sectional studies
    • Epidemiology
    • Meta-analysis
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Adrian Ambroze
    Associate Professor of Digital Communications Engineering
    • Digital rights management
    • Video and image processing
    • Data compressing
    • Wireless error correction
    • Multimedia communications
    • Engineering – software
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Alison Anderson
    Emeritus Professor
    • Science communication
    • Climate change and media
    • Public engagement and climate change
    • Nanotechnology and public
    • Digital media and health
    • COVID-19 and the media
    School/Division: School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Professor Jackie Andrade
    Professor in Psychology
    • Memory
    • Psychology
    • Craving and desire
    • Obesity
    • Addiction
    • Anaesthesia (awareness in)
    • Alcohol misuse
    • Functional Imagery Training 
    • Experimental methods
    • Mixed-methods
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Katie Angliss
    Portfolio Lead - Business Management
    • University reputation
    • Measuring reputation
    • Event management
    • Public relations
    School/Division: ¾«Æ·ÎÞÂë¹ú²ú×Ô²ú Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Professor Sheena Asthana
    Director of ¾«Æ·ÎÞÂë¹ú²ú×Ô²ú Institute of Health and Care Research
    • Applied statistics
    • Health services
    • eHealth
    • NHS
    • Health inequalities
    • Health resource allocation
    • Public health
    • Social prescribing
    • Formula funding
    • Big Data
    • Before-and-after studies
    • Epidemiology
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Shirley Atkinson
    Visiting Research Fellow
    • Web development
    • E-commerce
    • Early years online
    • E-safety
    • Computing at School (CAS)
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Martin Attrill
    Professor of Marine Ecology
    • Biodiversity
    • Marine ecology
    • Aquatic organisms
    • Invertebrates
    • Seabeds
    • Marine conservation
    • Climate
    School/Division: ¾«Æ·ÎÞÂë¹ú²ú×Ô²ú and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Alessandro Aurigi
    Professor of Urban Design
    • Architecture
    • Urban regeneration
    • Public space
    • Smart cities
    • Urban design
    • Public participation
    School/Division: School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Professor Melanie Austen
    Professor of Ocean and Society
    • Climate change
    • Marine ecosystem services
    • Marine environment
    • Environmental economics
    • Marine natural capital
    • Marine management
    • Marine biodiversity
    • Marine ecosystems
    School/Division: ¾«Æ·ÎÞÂë¹ú²ú×Ô²ú and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Nick Axford
    NIHR Peninsula ARC (PenARC) Associate Professor in Health Services
    • Mental health
    • Health services
    • Psychology
    • Bullying
    • Early intervention
    • Social care
    • Child health
    • Social-emotional learning
    • Child maltreatment
    • Youth violence
    • Randomised controlled trials
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Alison Bacon
    Associate Professor
    • Personality
    • Health psychology
    • Psychometrics
    • Surveys
    • Stress
    • Attitudes to health
    • Vaccination hesitancy
    • Correlation study
    • Cross-sectional studies
    • Online research methods
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Amy Baker
    Senior Research Fellow in Medical Statistics
    • Applied statistics
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Claudia Barros
    Associate Professor of Neuroscience (Research)
    • Neuroscience
    • Brain tumour
    • Stem cell
    • Laboratory methods
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Sarah Bass
    Lecturer in Marine Physical Science
    • Underwater acoustics
    • Sediment transport
    • Estuarine dynamics
    School/Division: ¾«Æ·ÎÞÂë¹ú²ú×Ô²ú and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Sharon Beckett
    Lecturer in Criminology (Education)
    • Workplace violence
    • Workplace bullying
    • Violence
    • Victimisation
    • Workplace
    • Gender
    School/Division: School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Harry Bennett
    Honorary Associate Professor
    • History
    • World War Two
    • American history
    • Royal Navy
    • Nazi Germany
    • Maritime history
    School/Division: School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)