Key contacts

Students studying in SPS will have contact with a range of academic staff from the Departments of Politics, Social Policy and Sociology.

However, in all three departments there are a group of core staff who share a commitment to interdisciplinary work across the three subjects and who are taking a lead in the administration and organization of SPS.

Core staff

• Programme Director
  Mr Brian Loader (Sociology) (email)
• Examinations Officer
  Dr Stuart Lowe (Social Policy) (email)
• Admissions Tutor
• Dr Simon Parker (Politics) (email)

• Professor Mike Savage (HoD Sociology) (email)
• Professor Matthew Festenstein (HoD Politics) (email)
• Professor Mary Maynard (HoD Social Policy) (email)
• Dr Rowland Atkinson (Sociology) (email)
• Dr Sarah Nettleton (Sociology) (email)
• Dr John Hudson (Social Policy) (email)
• Dr Rob Aitken (Politics) ( email)
• Dr Lisa O'Malley (Social Policy) (email)

• Programme Administrator
  Sarah Shrive-Morrison
  sarah.shrive-morrison@york.ac.uk