Our staff

With over 25 full-time academic staff and many more researchers, and professional and support staff, the Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies (GEDS) is a lively and stimulating environment in which to study.

Assistant Dean

• Karen Wells, Assistant Dean, Senior Lecturer International Childhood Studies and Development Studies

Academic staff

• William Ackah, Lecturer in Voluntary and Community Sector Studies
• Yoseph Araya, Lecturer in Environmental Geography
• Kezia Barker, Lecturer in Science and Environmental Studies
• Joana Barros, Lecturer in Geographic Information Science
• Becky Briant, Lecturer in Physical Geography
• Sue Brooks, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
• Rosie Cox, Reader in Geography and Gender Studies
• Paul Elsner, Lecturer in Physical Geography and Geographic Information Science
• Maurizio Gibin, Lecturer in Geographic Information Science
• Jasmine Gideon, Lecturer in Development Studies
• Diane Horn, Reader in Physical Geography
• Linda Milbourne, Senior Lecturer in Youth, Voluntary and Community Studies
• Shino Shiode, Lecturer in Geographic Information Science
• Sian Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in Environment and Development
• Isobel Tomlinson, Lecturer in Environmental Geography
• Penny Vera-Sanso, Lecturer in Development Studies and Social Anthropology
• Paul Watt, Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies
• Martin Webb, Lecturer in Development Studies and Social Anthropology

Associate lecturers

• Frances Burch, Associate Lecturer, MSc in Environmental Management
• Tarek Qureshi, Associate Lecturer, Cert HE in Sociology/Cert HE in Social Policy and the Care Sector

Administrative and Computer Support Staff

• Shirley Collins, Administrator
• Hurmine Dormer-Dobson, Adminstrator
• Laura Gittens, Administrator
• Jemma Jones, Administrator
• Gemma Miller, Administrator
• Simon Abbott, Administrative Assistant
• Neil Hearn, IT Support Officer
• Tina Rouse, Team Leader
• Harriet Smith, Assistant School Manager