Staff
The academic department of the School of Geography and the Environment has around 40 academic staff and over 120 research and support staff focused on achieving and maintaining excellence in teaching and research. The School also hosts many visitors throughout the year and has a number of academic associates and visiting research associates.
Academic Staff
- Professor David S.G. Thomas
Head of School
- Dr Richard Bailey
University Lecturer in Geochronology - Professor David Banister
Professor of Transport Studies, Director of the TSU & Acting Director of the ECI during 2009 - Dr Andrew Barry
Reader in Geography - Dr Shonil Bhagwat
Course Director, MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management - Dr Peter Bull
University Lecturer in Physical Geography - Professor Gordon L. Clark
Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography - Dr Andrew Currah
Career Development Fellow - Dr Patricia Daley
University Lecturer in Human Geography - Dr Rob Hope
Course Director, MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management - Dr Craig Jeffrey
University Lecturer in Human Geography - Dr Paul Jepson
Course Director, MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy - Dr Tony Lemon
University Lecturer in Geography - Dr Anna Lora-Wainwright
University Lecturer in the Human Geography of China - Professor Yadvinder Malhi
Professor of Ecosystem Science - Dr Derek McCormack
University Lecturer in Human Geography - Professor Linda McDowell
Professor of Human Geography - Dr Mark New
Reader in Climate Science - Professor Judith Pallot
Professor of the Human Geography of Russia - Dr Georgina Santos
Departmental Lecturer - Professor David S.G. Thomas
Professor of Geography - Dr Tom Thornton
Course Director, MSc in Environmental Change and Management - Professor Heather Viles
Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation - Dr Richard Washington
Reader in Climate Science - Professor Sarah Whatmore
Professor of Environment and Public Policy - Professor Robert J. Whittaker
Professor of Biogeography - Dr Giles Wiggs
Reader in Aeolian Geomorphology - Professor Katherine J. Willis
Professor of Long-Term Ecology - Dr Dariusz Wójcik
University Lecturer
College Lecturers and affiliated University Academic Staff
- Dr Ken Addison
College Lecturer - Dr Elizabeth Baigent
University Reader in the History of Geography - Dr Pam Berry
College Lecturer and Researcher - Dr Brenda Boardman
Emeritus Research Fellow - Professor John Boardman
Emeritus Professor - Elinor Breman
Researcher and College Lecturer - Professor Jim Briden
Emeritus Professor - Michelle Buckley
College Lecturer - Professor Colin Clarke
Emeritus Professor of Geography - Dr Paul Coones
College Lecturer - Dr Simon Dadson
College Lecturer - Professor Tom Downing
Visiting Professor [Expires: Nov 2011] - Professor W. Mike Edmunds
Visiting Professor [Expires: Dec 2011] - Professor Norman Foster
Visiting Professor [Expires: Jan 2012] - Professor Andrew Goudie
Emeritus Professor in Geography - Professor David Grey
Visiting Professor [Expires: Jul 2012] - Marta Lang
Teaching Associate - Dr John Langton
Emeritus Research Fellow - Professor Diana Liverman
Visiting Professor in Environmental Policy and Development [Expires: Dec 2012] - Dr Nick Middleton
College Lecturer - Professor Ceri Peach
Emeritus Professor of Social Geography - Professor Deborah Phillips
Visiting Professor [Expires: Oct 2013] - Dr Ali Rogers
College Lecturer - Dr Matt Telfer
Researcher and College Lecturer - Professor Nigel Thrift
Visiting Professor [Expires: Jul 2011] - Professor Paul Whitehead
Visiting Professor [Expires: Mar 2011] - Dr Lorraine Wild
College Lecturer and Academic Officer - Professor Michael Williams
Emeritus Professor of Geography - Professor David Wirth
Visiting Professor [Expires: Oct 2013]
Researchers and Programme Leaders
- Nihan Akyelken
Researcher, TSU - Dr Noam Bergman
Researcher, ECI - Dr Pam Berry
College Lecturer and Researcher, ECI - Dr David Bonilla
Researcher, TSU - Muriel Bonjean
Researcher, ECI - Paul Bowyer
Scientific Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Daniel Boyce
Projections Science Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Christian Brand
Researcher, TSU - Elinor Breman
Researcher and College Lecturer - Dr John Bromley
Researcher - Alastair Brown
Scientific Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Sallie Burrough
Researcher - Dr Lauren Coad
Researcher, ECI - Daniel Curtis
Researcher, ECI - Dr Nick Cutler
Researcher - Dr Sarah Darby
Researcher, ECI - Dr Lorenzo de la Fuente
Researcher - Dr Jane Dyson
Researcher - Dr Julie Eklund
Researcher - Dr Sebastian Engelstaedter
Researcher - Dr Polly Ericksen
Researcher, ECI - Dr Nick Eyre
Jackson Senior Research Fellow, Oriel College, Oxford, ECI - Dr Morteza Fattahi
Researcher - Dr Tina Fawcett
Researcher, ECI - Stephanie Ferguson
Communications Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Josh Fisher
Researcher, ECI - Dr Matthias Fripp
Researcher, ECI - Dr Cynthia Froyd
Researcher - Dr Fai Fung
Researcher - Dr David Galbraith
Researcher, ECI - Megan Gawith
Scientific Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Moshe Givoni
Researcher, TSU - Mark Goldthorpe
Project Officer, Business (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Oleg Golubchikov
Researcher and Visiting Research Associate - Liz Greenhalgh
Project Officer, Local Authorities (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Paula Harrison
Researcher, ECI - Victoria Hayman
Science Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Robin Hickman
Researcher, TSU - Dr Mark Hinnells
Researcher, ECI - Dr Serena Hussain
Researcher - John Ingram
GECAFS Executive Officer, ECI - Dr Kathryn Janda
Researcher, ECI - Dr Chris Jardine
Researcher, ECI - Kay Jenkinson
Communications Manager (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Tim Jones
Researcher, TSU - Dr Kamal Kapadia
Researcher, ECI - Richard Lamb
Senior Training Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Catharina Landström
Researcher - Dr Russell Layberry
Researcher, ECI - Kate Lonsdale
Science Liaison Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Karen Lucas
Researcher, TSU - James Macmillen
Researcher, TSU - Dr Toby Marthews
Researcher, ECI - Connie McDermott
James Martin Research Fellow, ECI - Dr Rachael McDonnell
Researcher - Gerry Metcalf
Knowledge Transfer Manager (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Lyndsey Middleton
Enquiries Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Ashby Monk
Researcher - Dr Andrew Newsham
Researcher - Laurie Newton
Project Officer, Local Authorities (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Sandra Nogue Bosch
Researcher - Dr Imma Oliveras
Researcher, ECI - Dr Yael Parag
Researcher, ECI - Dr Kate Parr
Trapnell Fellow in African Ecology, ECI - Muhammad Rahiz
Researcher - Terhi Riutta
Researcher, ECI - Dr Heike Schroeder
Researcher, ECI - Dr Tim Schwanen
Researcher, TSU - Jasper Sky
Researcher - Dr Troy Sternberg
Researcher - Anna Steynor
Science Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Roger Street
Technical Director (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Matt Telfer
Researcher and College Lecturer - Chris Thomas
Project Officer, Local Authorities (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Martino Tran
Researcher, ECI - Pete Walton
Training Officer (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Dr Chris West
Director of UK Climate Impacts Programme, ECI - Tom Wilson
Trainer (UKCIP), ECI - Dr Jimin Zhao
Researcher, ECI
Visiting Research Associates
Please see our: Policy and criteria for Research Associate status
- Dr Alexandr Akimov
Visiting Research Associate, TSU [Expires: Feb 2010] - Professor Warwick Armstrong
Distinguished Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Jul 2010] - Dr Terry Babcock-Lumish
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Aug 2011] - Dr Mary C. Bourke
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Mar 2010] - Dr Sarah Burch
Visiting Research Associate, ECI [Expires: Jul 2011] - Dr Nathalie Butt
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Oct 2011] - Dr Brian Chase
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Dec 2010] - Professor Bernard Cosby, Jr.
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Dec 2010] - Dr Adam Dixon
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Aug 2011] - Professor Eran Feitelson
Senior Visiting Research Associate, TSU [Expires: Aug 2010] - Dr Oleg Golubchikov
Researcher and Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Jul 2010] - Frank Hajek
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Nov 2011] - Dr Mike Harrison
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: May 2010] - Dr Nynke Hofstra
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Jul 2010] - Dr Torben Holvad
Senior Visiting Research Associate, TSU [Expires: Feb 2010] - Dr Orlando Jimenez
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Jul 2011] - Dr Li Jin
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Mar 2011] - Dr David Johnstone
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Jul 2011] - Dr Gillian Kay
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: May 2010] - Dr Janelle Knox-Hayes
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Aug 2011] - Dr Richard Ladle
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Feb 2011] - Dr Anna Lawrence
Visiting Research Associate, ECI [Expires: Mar 2010] - Professor Helen Lawton Smith
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Nov 2011] - Dr Ana Lopez
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Mar 2010] - Mark Lynas
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Nov 2011] - Mike Mason
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Nov 2011] - Dr Christine McCulloch
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Aug 2011] - Dr Carol McSweeney
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Nov 2011] - Dr Janet Momson
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Mar 2010] - Dr Kathryn Monk
Honorary Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Nov 2011] - Dr Mike Morecroft
Senior Visiting Research Associate, ECI [Expires: Nov 2011] - Dr Matthew Niblett
Senior Visiting Research Associate, TSU [Expires: Feb 2010] - Dr Bonnie O'Brien
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Apr 2010] - Dr Steven Parissien
Distinguished Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Feb 2010] - Professor Edmund Penning-Rowsell
Distinguished Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Mar 2010] - Dr James Salo
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Jul 2011] - Dr Murray Simpson
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Aug 2011] - Dr Graham Sinden
Visiting Research Associate, ECI [Expires: Feb 2010] - Professor David E. Smith
Distinguished Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Sep 2011] - Gordon Stokes
Senior Visiting Research Associate, TSU [Expires: Feb 2010] - Dr Kendra Strauss
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Oct 2010] - Dr Konstantinos Triantis
Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Aug 2010] - Dr Vanessa Winchester
Senior Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Nov 2011] - Dr Warren Wood
Honorary Visiting Research Associate [Expires: Aug 2011]
Management, Technical and Administrative Support
- Ailsa Allen
Senior Cartographer - Jane Applegarth
Admin/Project Asst. to the Ecosystems Programme, ECI - Joan Arthur
ECI Office Co-ordinator, ECI - Sue Bird
Reader Services Librarian Geography, OULS - Sue Blackshaw
Research Co-ordinator - Peter Brady
Finance Officer, ECI - Jan Burke
Personal Assistant to Head of School, Prof. David S.G. Thomas - Diana Calvert
Office Administrator (UK Climate Impacts Programme), ECI - Geoff Calvert
IT Manager - Brigid Carter
Receptionist (Morning) - Ian Curtis
Development Officer, ECI - Jo Curtis
Administrative Assistant, ECI - David Dancer
Building Services Technician - Dianne Donald
Administrator - Dr Mona Edwards
Laboratory Manager (Rock Breakdown Laboratory) - Katie Farrington
MSc Co-ordinator - Anita Ghosh
GECAFS IPO Manager, ECI - Jo Hamilton
Climate-X-Change Coordinator, ECI - Richard Holden
Finance Officer - Chris Jackson
Laboratory Superintendent - Karyn John
UKERC Events Manager, ECI - Helen Kelsey
Human Resources Officer - Sue King
PA to ECI Director, ECI - Gil Lizcano
Computing Research Support Officer - Maria Mansfield
Events and Alumni Relations Officer, ECI - Ines Medina Fernandez
Communications and Events Officer (UKERC) - Asher Minns
Communications Manager (Tyndall Centre), ECI - Steve Morgan
ECI Deputy Director, ECI - Jennifer Otoadese
UKERC Meeting Place Manager, ECI - Mark Page
Research Technician - Dr Theo Papaioannou
Undergraduate Assistant - Sally Pepperall
PA to Professor David Banister, TSU - Ruth Saxton
Postgraduate Admissions Officer - Lara Scott
OxTran Network Co-ordinator, TSU - Saroj Shrestha
IT Support Officer - Amanda Smith
MSc Coordinator, ECI - Sue Stokes
Editorial Assistant and PA to Prof. Rob Whittaker - Deborah Strickland
Information / Web Officer, ECI - Gabriele Tait
UKERC Meeting Place Events Assistant, ECI - Olga Thönissen
PA and Research Assistant to Prof. Gordon L. Clark - Karen West
Finance Assistant - Chris White
Websites Manager - Milembe Wilkinson
Human Resources Assistant - Gillian Willis
Project Adminstrator, RELU "Knowledge Controversies" Project Team - Silke Zahrir
Admin. Assistant and PA to Dr Nick Eyre, ECI - Hong Zhang
Research Technician