Staff in STaCS

Prof. Christopher Baker

Religions; beliefs; postsecularity; social policy; activism; urban regeneration; co-production; corporate governance.

Dawn Batcup

With thirty years of experience in the NHS, Dawn has developed specialist skills to engage challenging behaviour.

Marina Benini

Marina is a Dance Movement Psychotherapist with children with special needs and adults with mental health conditions.

Prof. Claudia Bernard

Claudia’s interests are social work with children and families, gender-based violence, and critical race theory.

Lynne Brown

Lynne's general areas of interest are sexuality, gender, and the psychological effects of life threatening diseases.

Dr Brian Callan

Brian’s research often focusses on community, civil society, political engagement and social movements.

Kristen Catchpole

Kristen is a practising Art Psychotherapist, specialising in working with children and families.

Lee Clark

Lee specialises in child protection, complex family assessments and parental mental health, and court work.

Dr Keren Cohen

Keren’s academic background is in clinical psychology, with an emphasis on trauma and well-being.

Sue Curtis

Sue explores ideas around movement and body mapping within the context of Ignatian spirituality and silent retreats.

Prof. Adam Dinham

Professor of Faith and Public Policy, and co-head of department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies

Louise Doherty

An experienced community worker, Louise concentrates on using the arts as a tool within transformational youth work.

Rebecca Donnellan

Graham Dowdall

Graham combines a practice as a performer, workshop leader, trainer and tutor in the field of community music.

Prof. Windy Dryden

Windy is one of the leading trainers and practitioners of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in the UK.

Michaela Dunn

Samantha Farag

Samantha’s academic background is in cognitive behavioural and counselling psychology.

Tracey French

Tracey works with adolescents and families as a Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor.

Caroline Frizell

With a professional dance background, Caroline has a keen interest in working in community settings.

Jennifer Gibbons Morecroft

Dr. Andrea Gilroy

Andrea has a national and international profile as an art therapy educator and researcher.

Keith Goodman

Keith’s practice focus is with children and families as a social worker and has research interests in child protection.

Christopher Hauke

Christopher researches collective psyche and popular culture, and unconscious process in film-making.

Fiona Hoo

Fiona focusses on working with children and young people in education settings, including autism, learning disabilities.

Mr. Kevin Jones

An art psychotherapist, Kevin has interests in difference, sexuality and the relationship of art to psychoanalysis.

Tali Lernau

Tali's areas of interest include the effects of trauma and its relation to severe mental conditions.

Andrew Linton

Andrew is a registered social worker, he has direct social work practice experience with both children and adults.

Christella Lucas

Christella is a registered and practising Art Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, with a Diploma in Art Therapy Supervision.

Suzanne Martin

Professor Marjorie Mayo

Marjorie is interested in community education and development, community cohesion and social solidarity.

Akilah Moseley

Part time lecturer and tutor on the BA Social Work Programme. Interests are Practice Skills and Development, Coaching, Mentoring and Leadership.

Brenda Naso

Brenda Naso is a Dance Movement Psychotherapist with an interest in embodied processes, somatic practices and trauma as a psychophysical experience.

Dr Chrysanthi Nigianni

Chrysanthi has written on feminist philosophy, sexuality, queer theory, continental philosophy, cinema, and ethics.

Helen Omand

Helen Omand is an HCPC registered art psychotherapist with experience working with children and adults.

Ms. Rachel Parry Hughes

Rachel Parry Hughes is a Lecturer in Social Work and teaches on adult safeguarding, dementia and ageing, and disability

Kate Phillips

Limore Racin

As an applied psychologist, Limore’s work focuses on mental health, culture, trauma and public health.

Sophie Roberts

Having qualified in 2008, Sophie worked as an Art Psychotherapist within a large NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Multidisciplinary team.

Dr Marina Rova

Dr Marina Rova is a registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist (ADMP UK), a Lecturer on the MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy programme (Social, Therapeutic and Cultural Studies) and an interdisciplinary researcher.

Susan Rudnik

Qualifying in 2006, Susan has worked as an Art Psychotherapist with young people in the NHS, schools and private practice.

Dr. Kalbir Shukra

Kalbir’s interests include minority social movements, youth participation, black politics and anti-racism.

Adi Staempfli

Dr. Mark Taylor

Mark has experience working with child mental health, adults with learning disabilities, and child protection.

Dr. Naomi Thompson

Naomi is a sociologist of youth and religion with specialisms covering young people, youth work, religion and crime.

Dan Timariu

Dan’s research interests include reflective practice, multi-agency working, adult learning, evaluation of impact.

Dr Atlas Torbati

Andy Turner

Andy has over thirty years’ experience in community and youth work as a practitioner, activist, trainer and manager.

Susan Westman

Susan specialises in social policy, applied social science, community development and issues of social justice.

Mr. David Woodger

With thirty years’ experience in community development, David works with young people on issues of race and adoption.