Meet the Faculty of Arts and Humanities team

Professor Duncan Petrie

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Ros Roberts

Director of Faculty Operations

Sarah Burton

Head of Faculty Research Operations

Professor Rachel Cowgill

Associate Dean for Research

Director of the Humanities Research Centre

Dr Louise Cooke

Interim Associate Dean for Education and Students from August 2025 to January 2026

Professor Sam Hellmuth

Associate Dean for Education and Students

On research leave from August 2025 to January 2026

Heather Niven

Associate Dean for Partnerships, Engagement and International

Professor Craig Taylor

Faculty Director of Postgraduate Research

Andrea Linfoot-Potts

Portfolio: School of Arts and Creative Technologies (ACT) and York School of Architecture (YSA)

Isabel Jagoe

Portfolio: English and Related Literature, Philosophy, Language and Linguistic Science and the Norwegian Study Centre.

Sarah Finch

Portfolio: History, History of Art, Archaeology, CMS and the Period Centres

Dr Natalie Fullwood and Zara Worth

Faculty Research Impact Managers (job share)

Becky Johnson

Project Manager

Jane Harrison

Faculty PA

Helen Whalley

Faculty Finance Manager

Suzy Shelton

Faculty HR Partner

Claire McMahon

Faculty Employability Manager

Jeannette Bollen-McCarthy

Head of Faculty Marketing and Recruitment

Ned Potter

Faculty Engagement Manager - Library, Archives and Learning Services

Dr Geoff Harrison

Head of Strategy Implementation and Performance