Our staff

This page is a list of staff in the teaching section of the Department. Each member of staff has a personal email and direct phone line.

You will also find the Contact us page useful if you are unsure who to get in touch with.

See also: staff lists for the Centre for Housing Policy (CHP) and Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU).

Academic staff

Staff		Role	Interests
	Pauline Ashworth ATB/245 01904 32 1205 pauline.ashworth@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow	Communication skills Human/child development Practice teaching
	Professor Nina Biehal A/B/009 01904 32 1284 nina.biehal@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Work Research	Family support Adoption; Foster care Family reunification
	Professor Jonathan Bradshaw A/B/134 01904 32 1239 jonathan.bradshaw@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy	Poverty and social exclusion Comparative research Child well-being
	Dr Sally Brooks ATB/207 01904 32 1258 sally.brooks@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow	International development Sustainable development Food and agriculture
	John Brown ATB/277 01904 32 1207 john.brown@york.ac.uk	Honorary Fellow	Social enterprise Disability services Health and social care policy
	Dr Kate Brown ATB/276 01904 32 1241 kate.brown@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Vulnerable young people The concept of 'vulnerability' The sex industry
	Dr Ian Buchanan ATB/249 01904 32 1226 ian.buchanan@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Exams Officer (Social Work)	Adult learning difficulties Inclusive research Human rights
	Dr Kevin Caraher kevin.caraher@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow Exams Officer (Online MA)	Comparative social policy Pensions policy in East and Southeast Asia Political economy of welfare states
	Dr Simon Cauvain ATB/249 01904 32 1240 simon.cauvain@york.ac.uk	Lecturer SUPA Group Academic Lead	Social work
	Dr Sabrina Chai ATB/247 01904 32 1204 sabrina.chai@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow	Public policy Comparative social policy Governance
	Bob Coles bob.coles@york.ac.uk	Honorary Fellow	Youth and social policy Structural change, social policy and biography Post-16 education and training
	Dr Marilyn Crawshaw marilyn.crawshaw@york.ac.uk	Honorary Fellow	Young adult cancer experience Impact of donor assisted conception Women and children in Uganda and Pakistan
	Dr Naomi Finch ATB/257 01904 32 1208 naomi.finch@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Child and family policy Poverty and living standards Comparative social policy
	Sharon Grace ATB/256 01904 32 1225 sharon.grace@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow	Victimisation Illicit drug use Administration of justice
	Dr Robert Gunn ATB/246 01904 32 1255 robert.gunn@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Admissions Tutor (Social Work)	Social entrepreneurship Young people Participation and community development
	Kevin Hall kevin.hall@york.ac.uk	Programme Director (Online MPA)	Public management Administration of public services Social security policy
	Dr Mark Hardy ATB/241 01904 32 1227 mark.hardy@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Programme Director (BA Social Work and MRes Social Work)	Youth and adult offending Social work and criminal justice Risk assessment and management
	Dr Andrew Hill ATB/243 01904 32 1268 andrew.hill@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer Programme Director (MA Social Work)	Family support and child protection Skills for statutory social work Theraputic work with children
	Professor John Hobcraft ATB/274 01904 32 1278 john.hobcraft@york.ac.uk	Professor of Demography and Social Policy ESRC Strategic Advisor of Data Resources	Biomarkers and behaviour Sexual and reproductive health and rights Gender and generations
	Dr Chris Holden ATB/255 01904 32 1254 chris.holden@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer Director of Graduate School	International social policy Global health policy and corporate influence Globalisation and trade
	Dr Carol-Ann Hooper ATB/250 01904 32 1243 carol-ann.hooper@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer	Child abuse and child protection Gender and crime Violence against women
	Dr Dan Horsfall ATB/275 01904 32 1206 daniel.horsfall@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Comparative social policy Political economy of welfare The policy process
	Dr Meg Huby A/B/025 01904 32 1244 meg.huby@york.ac.uk	Honorary Fellow	Interactions between social policy and environmental policy
	Dr John Hudson ATB/262 01904 32 1245 john.hudson@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer Deputy Head of Department (Academic Section)	Comparative social policy analysis The policy making process Political economy of welfare
	Dr Antonia Keung A/B/025 01904 32 1259 antonia.keung@york.ac.uk	Research Fellow	Child well-being Social exclusion Use of evidence in social policy
	Professor Kathleen Kiernan ATB/265 01904 32 1279 kathleen.kiernan@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy and Demography Deputy Head of Department (Research) Chair of the Departmental Research Committee	Family environments and child well-being in the early years Family change in developed societies Life course analysis
	Juliet Koprowska ATB/242 01904 32 1256 juliet.koprowska@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer	Communication skills Mental health and social work Systems-centred theory and practice
	Dr Stefan Kühner ATB/264 01904 32 1248 stefan.kuehner@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Comparative and international social policy Politics and policies of welfare state and labour market reform Social security in low- and middle-income countries
	Dr Stuart Lowe ATB/251 01904 32 1246 stuart.lowe@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer	Housing policy Comparative welfare states Policy analysis
	Jane Lund ATB/207 01904 32 1269 jane.lund@york.ac.uk	Tutor and Elearning Manager (Online MA)	Online learning communities Information age and policy
	Dr Neil Lunt ATB/260 01904 32 1235 neil.lunt@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer Programme Director (MPA CASPPER)	Health and social services management and delivery Welfare policy Medical tourism
	Professor Mary Maynard ATB/240 01904 32 1247 mary.maynard@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy Head of Department	Feminist theory and methodology Gender, race, age and ethnicity Women's studies
	Dr Una McCluskey una.mccluskey@york.ac.uk	Senior Research Fellow	Interactions in social work and adult psychotherapy
	Dr Elizabeth McDermott ATB/252 01904 32 1299 elizabeth.mcdermott@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Admissions Tutor (Applied Social Science and Social Policy)	Health inequalities Intersection of social class, sexuality, gender and health Qualitative research methodologies
	Meredith Newlin meredith.newlin@york.ac.uk	Research Fellow	Translational research and international development Health and social interventions for people with mental health problems Global mental health
	Dr Lisa O'Malley ATB/253 01904 32 1242 lisa.omalley@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Chair of the Board of Examiners Exams Officer (Social Policy)	Urban renewal Crime prevention and community safety Voluntary sector
	Enrico Reuter enrico.reuter@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow	Comparative public policy and management Social exclusion and poverty European integration
	Ellen Roberts ATB/207 01904 32 1250 ellen.roberts@york.ac.uk	Director of Online MA Programmes	Public management Management of change
	Dr Antonios Roumpakis ATB/244 01904 32 1298 antonios.roumpakis@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Comparative and International social policy Social research methods Employment, pensions and poverty
	Professor Ian Shaw A/B/025 01904 32 1260 ian.shaw@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Work	Practice-research relationship Qualitative methods ICT and social work
	Dr Christine Skinner ATB/259 01904 32 1251 christine.skinner@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer Chair of the Board of Studies Programme Leader Extended Degree	Comparative child support policy Family policy Non-resident fathers
	Dr Carolyn Snell ATB/263 01904 32 1249 carolyn.snell@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Programme Director (Social Policy Masters Programmes) Deputy Director of Graduate School	Sustainable development Social inequality Environmental policy
‌	Catherine Stuart-Jervis ATB/272 01904 32 1207 catherine.stuart-jervis@york.ac.uk	Making Research Count Regional Co-ordinator	Evidence-based practice Third Sector - health and social care/commissioning Charity Governance and Administration
	Patricia Walton ATB/248 01904 32 1253 patricia.walton@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Mental health Service user participation Arts in social care and social action
	Dr Laura Watkins ATB/207 01904 32 1258 laura.watkins@york.ac.uk	Programme Director (Online MPA - International Development)	Policy analysis International development Gender and conflict
	Dr Martin Webber ATB/254 01904 32 1203	Reader MRC Academic Lead Centre for Mental Health Social Research Director	Developing and evaluating social interventions for people with mental health problems
	Dr Aniela Wenham ATB/258 01904 32 1236 aniela.wenham@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Youth and social policy Teenage pregnancy and parenthood Qualitative research methods

Support staff

	Jane Barrand Departmental Administrator ATB/266 01904 32 1232 jane.barrand@york.ac.uk
	Angela Chapman Undergraduate Administrator ATB/274A 01904 32 1276 angela.chapman@york.ac.uk
	Matt Cornock Web and VLE Coordinator ATB/267 01904 32 1274 matt.cornock@york.ac.uk
	Sharon Harrison Postgraduate Administrator ATB/274A 01904 32 1234 sharon.harrison@york.ac.uk
	Julie Harriss Placements Administrator ATB/274A 01904 32 1238 julie.harriss@york.ac.uk
	Tracey Hawkes Research Administrator 01904 32 1277 ATB/274A tracey.hawkes@york.ac.uk
	Samantha McDermott Programme Manager Disability Contact ATB/273 01904 32 1233 samantha.mcdermott@york.ac.uk
	Jane Phythian Making Research Count Administrator ATB/272 01904 32 1237 jane.phythian@york.ac.uk
	Helen Smith Online MA Programme Manager ATB/207 01904 32 1273 helen.b.smith@york.ac.uk
	Helen Story-Samuels Online MA Student Support Officer ATB/207 01904 32 1228 helen.story-samuels@york.ac.uk

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