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The experts guide is compiled and updated by the Press Office. It includes experts and academics who can comment on and contribute towards a wide variety of topics in the media. If you would like to speak with an expert from Staffordshire University we recommend contacting the Press Office in the first instance. A more comprehensive list of expertise and contact information is available to them and they will be better placed to arrange interviews or meetings.

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Media and the Creative Industries

Name	Role	Expertise	Telephone	E-mail
Ellis Cashmore	Professor of Culture, Media and Sport, Faculty of Health	Contemporary culturerace and ethnicity Media and sports Sexuality	+44 (0)1213 571665	e.cashmore@staffs.ac.uk
Mitch Pryce	Senior Lecturer in Media, Journalism and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design	Sports media Journalism jobs for students Journalism training; coverage of sporting events such as Olympic Games, European Champions League, Rugby World Cups, European Football Championships, and Fifa World Cups.	+44 (0)1782 294885	m.j.pryce@staffs.ac.uk
Ray Johnson	Emeritus Professor of Film Heritage and Documentary, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design	Cinema (history/genre); theatre (History/Current productions) Music hall and early cinema Film archive Local history Film making Acting	+44 (0)1782 294796	e.r.johnson@staffs.ac.uk
Elizabeth Poole	Senior Lecturer in Media, Journalism and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design	Muslims in Britain Muslims and the media Multiculturalism Ethnic groups and representation	+44 (0)1782 294428	e.poole@staffs.ac.uk
Peter Lamb	Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design	Democracy Socialism Marxism Political theory History of political thought	+44 (0)1782 294483	p.h.lamb@staffs.ac.uk
Sandie Hope-Forest	Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design	Sexuality Homosexuality Commercial sexual services	+44 (0)1782 294653	s.hope-forest@staffs.ac.uk
Geoff Walton	Senior researcher, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design & Academic Skills Tutor Librarian, Information Services	Information and media literacy, particularly how people engage with the internet e.g., search engines and social media and how they use the found information to answer their problems.	+44 (0)1782 294770	g.l.walton@staffs.ac.uk

Business, Law and the Professions

Name	Role	Expertise	Telephone	E-mail
Dewi Williams	Research and Enterprise Manager, Law School	European Union law & politics Constitutional law US law and US politics Human rights Terrorism domestic & international International affairs – Middle East & Africa	+44 (0)1782 294458	d.williams@staffs.ac.uk
Helen Dent	Professor of Psychology and Mental Health, Faculty of Sciences	Vulnerable witnesses Police interviewing techniques Child mental health issues, children being taken into care Assessment of parenting; attachment theory; training of clinical psychologists	+44 (0)1782 294847	h.r.dent@staffs.ac.uk
Jon Fairburn	Enterprise Reader, Business School	Regeneration and regional economics; aspects of environmental issues especially environmental justice; renewable energy; innovation policy	+44 (0)1782 294094	jon.fairburn@staffs.ac.uk
Rune By	Academic Group Leader (Organisational Behaviour, Leadership and Change), Business School	Organisational change Change management Public sector change & management Organisational behaviour Leadership.	+44 (0)1782 294161	r.t.by@staffs.ac.uk
Helen Wadham	Senior Lecturer in Strategy, Economics and International Business, Business School	Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability Cross-section partnership & collaborative working Charities/third sector – especially international development Corporate and individual philanthropy	+44 (0)1782 294203	h.wadham@staffs.ac.uk
Kris Lines	Senior Lecturer and Director of Centre for International Sports Law, Law School	Sports law Personal injury Doping Risk Negligence Health & safety Olympics Hunting Playground School	+44 (0)1782 294088	k.m.lines@staffs.ac.uk
Rhonda Hammond-Sharlet	Senior Lecturer, Law School	Law & religion Church of England Employment lawyer Employment rights of the clergy. Also: runs a community coffee shop Established a community centre Single mother of two	+44 (0)1782 294455	r.l.hammond-sharlot@staffs.ac.uk
Jo Beswick	Lecturer in Law, Law School	Medical law, particularly ethics Clinical negligence; standards of NHS care Civil law aspects International medical law Healthcare End of life issues Abortion Resource allocating Organ transplantation	+44 (0)1782 294916	j.l.beswick@staffs.ac.uk
Michelle Lowe	Academic Group Lead – Head of Education, Business School	Education Primary and secondary school sectors Local authorities and FE Education policy and practice Evaluation of new educational awards Children's University National College for School Leaders Training and Development Agency for Schools and projects in China and sub Saharan Africa	+44 (0)1782 294216	m.lowe@staffs.ac.uk
Paul Dobson	Lecturer in Management, Marketing and Services, Business School	Business start-up Business growth Business turn-around Entrepreneurship Marketing and social media	+44 (0)1782 294093	paul.dobson@staffs.ac.uk
Ian King	School Director, Law School	Business law Property law Commercial law IT law Intellectual property law Law of succession	+44 (0)1782 294099	i.d.king@staffs.ac.uk
Anne Harbisher	Quality Manager, Business School	Shopping Retailing Consumer behaviour	+44 (0)1782 295961	a.harbisher@staffs.ac.uk
Elizabeth Gillow	Senior Lecturer, Law School	Employment law Discrimination in employment Tribunals Unfair dismissals Family related issues such as maternity or paternity issues.	+44 (0)1782 294055	eag2@staffs.ac.uk
Jackie Hartley	Careers Adviser, Careers Centre	Careers work Employability Graduate selection and recruitment processes Graduate job hunting Work experience and surviving in the graduate labour market	+44 (0)1782 294991	j.hartley@staffs.ac.uk
Carol Southall	Lecturer, Business School	Tourism Family tourism LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) tourism and wider issues Service quality in tourism Cultural issues surrounding tourism sustainability heritage and regeneration	+44 (0)1782 294269	c.southall@staffs.ac.uk
Ian Jackson	Enterprise Reader, Business School	Business of War and Terrorism e.g. defence industrial base Industrial Economics e.g.aerospace and ceramics Local Economic Development e.g. Stoke-on-Trent Financial Markets e.g. currency and commodity hedging The economics of Rugby League	+44 (0)1782 294211	i.jackson@staffs.ac.uk
Peter Considine	Academic Group Leader, Business School	Process automation Business strategy and innovation Simulations in learning and education (inc. The IBM University Business Challenge, which we partake in).	+44 (0)1782 294063	p.j.considine@staffs.ac.uk

Health and Wellbeing

Name	Role	Expertise	Telephone	E-mail
Sarah Grogan	Professor of Health Psychology, Faculty of Sciences	Body image Smoking and appearance.	+44 (0)1782 294271	sarah.grogan@staffs.ac.uk
Jamie Barker	Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health	Sport and exercise psychology Improving performance and exercise commitments Mental skills such as hypnosis Maximising performance and team performance	+44 (0)1782 295810	j.b.barker@staffs.ac.uk
Jennifer Cole	Lecturer in Psychology and Mental Health	Stereotyping Prejudice Intergroup behaviour Gossip and interpersonal communication Persuasion Social influence Interpersonal attraction Social judgement (including judgement of the self)	+44 (0)1782 294672	j.m.cole@staffs.ac.uk
Mike Dent	Professor in the Faculty of Health	European healthcare organisation, computing and professions; medicine and practice Clinical guidelines Integrated pathways	+44 (0)1785 353684	mike.dent@staffs.ac.uk
Elizabeth Boath	Reader in Health	Postnatal depression	+44 (0)1782 294241	e.boath@staffs.ac.uk
Bernard Moss	Professor of Social Work, Education and Spirituality	Spirituality, religious belief and social care Mediation studies Death, dying and bereavement Social work education	+44 (0)1270 882238	b.r.moss@staffs.ac.uk
Martin Turner	Sport and Exercise Psychology Researcher	Psychology in sport, health, exercise, and other achievement settings (such as examinations and work performance) Psychological and physiological responses related to stress and emotion Using sport psychology with athletes (particularly footballers and cricketers) Educating athletes Counselling athletes.	+44 (0)1782 294024	martin.turner@staffs.ac.uk
Jacky Forsyth	Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise	Exercise physiology and women Menstrual cycle/ovarian hormone related issues and exercise	+44 (0)1782 294057	j.j.forsyth@staffs.ac.uk

Science and Technology

Name	Role	Expertise	Telephone	E-mail
Stella Mills	Professor of Multimedia Technology, Faculty of Computing Engineering and Technology	Human computer interaction Technology and pastoral care	+44 (0)1785 353334	s.f.mills@staffs.ac.uk
Jamie Cleland	Senior Lecturer in Sport Sociology, Faculty of Health	Sociological analysis of sport Gay footballers and homophobia in sport; sociological sports phenomena	+44 (0)1782 294341	j.a.cleland@staffs.ac.uk
Nachiappan Chockalingam	Professor of Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health	Foot and footwear biomechanics Clinical biomechanics Human performance measurement Gait analysis Specialist footwear and orthotics Footwear for diabetes Sports specific footwear	+44 (0)1782 295853	n.chockalingam@staffs.ac.uk
Claire Gwinnett	Learning and Teaching Lecturer, Faculty of Sciences	Forensics Trace evidence analysis such as microscopy Textile damage Reconstructing crime scenes Forensic competency (proficiency) testing Forensic biology and wildlife crime	+44 (0)1782 295795	c.gwinnett@staffs.ac.uk
John Dover	Professor of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences	Butterfly ecology Agro-ecology (agri-environment) Hedges – in general terms Green infrastructure.	+44 (0)1782 294611	j.w.dover@staffs.ac.uk
Sam Wane	Senior Lecturer in Applied Technology, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology	Robots in industry, research and society.	+44 (0)1785 353489	s.o.wane@staffs.ac.uk
Timothy Harris	Senior Lecturer in Applied Sciences, Faculty of Sciences	Natural environment; environmental change Glaciers and ice ages Climate & climate change Physical geography of the UK	+44 (0)1782 294046	t.d.harris@staffs.ac.uk
Dave Skingsley	Senior Lecturer in Sciences, Faculty of Sciences	Insects General invertebrate life Craneflies Molluscs Physiology Drugs	+44 (0)1782 295757	d.r.skingsley@staffs.ac.uk
Mike Goodwin	Dean of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology	Mechanics Dynamics Design Computer modelling of machinery Rotating machinery	+44 (0)1785 353259	m.j.goowin@staffs.ac.uk
Alistair Dawes	Enterprise Reader, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology	Web Web 2.0 Web standards using technology Technologist Golf Mountaineering Technology	+44 (0)1785 353325	a.dawes@staffs.ac.uk
David Parkes	Associate Director of Learning, Technology and Information Services	E-books Academic libraries of the future Open source solutions in technology Web technologies in learning Web 2.0 and libraries	+44 (0)1782 294369	d.j.parkes@staffs.ac.uk
Mike Hamlyn	Faculty Director for Learning and Teaching	Microwave processing Llearning and teaching Academic quality management Plagiarism	+44 (0)1785 353220	mike.hamlyn@staffs.ac.uk
Chris Mann	Academic Senior Lecturer in Applied Technology, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology	Maths Alternative Vote (AV) system National lottery odds Math teaching in schools	+44 (0)1782 294275 +44 (0)1785 353549	c.m.mann@staffs.ac.uk