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

You will also find the Contact us page useful if you are unsure who to get in touch with about particular issues and for general enquiries.

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

Academic staff

	Staff	Role	Interests
	Helen Baldwin A/B/109 01904 32 1991 helen.baldwin@york.ac.uk	Research Fellow	Child health and welfare Criminal justice Substance misuse
‌	Venera Bekteshi A/B/209a 01904 32 1209 venera.b@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer	Cancer and immigrant women Culture and immigration Stress and immigration
‌	Professor Nina Biehal A/B/101 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 Kate Brown A/C/111 01904 32 1241 kate.brown@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Chair of the Board of Studies (Criminology)	Vulnerable young people The concept of 'vulnerability' The sex industry
	Dr Kevin Caraher A/C/115 01904 32 1271 kevin.caraher@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Chair of the Board of Examiners Exams Officer (Social Policy and Applied Social Science) Programme Director (Online MA Social and Public Policy)	Comparative social policy Pensions policy in East and Southeast Asia Political economy of welfare states
‌	Dr Sabrina Chai A/C/227 01904 32 1204 sabrina.chai@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow	Public policy Comparative social policy Governance
	Jo Chaplin A/C/018 01904 32 1981 jo.chaplin@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Practitioner in Social Work	Children and Families Social Work Children’s Disability and Short Breaks
	Dr Nicki Lisa Cole A/C/207 01904 32 1259 nicki.cole@york.ac.uk	Research Support Officer in Social Policy	Global political economy Consumer culture and behaviour Ethical and sustainable production and consumption
	Dr Linda Cusworth A/B/109 01904 32 1991 linda.cusworth@york.ac.uk	Research Fellow	Children in care and leaving care Outcomes for vulnerable children and young people Quantitative secondary analysis
	Jo Dixon A/B/104 01904 32 1275 jo.dixon@york.ac.uk	Research Fellow	Outcomes for children and adolescents in and on the edges of care Leaving care Innovative approaches to working with vulnerable young people
	Professor Peter Dwyer A/C/110 01904 32 1229 peter.dwyer@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy	Social citizenship Social inclusion/exclusion International migration and welfare
	Professor Nick Ellison A/C/226 01904 32 1265 nick.ellison@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy	Contemporary UK social policy The nature and impact of 'globalisation' and the changing politics of welfare in developed welfare regimes Citizenship in theory and practice
‌	Dr Kevin Farnsworth A/C/204 01904 32 1207 kevin.farnsworth@york.ac.uk	Reader in Social Policy	Political economy of welfare state The power and influence of business on social and public policy. Corporate welfare
	Dr Naomi Finch A/C/215 01904 32 1208 naomi.finch@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Comparative social policy Gender and the welfare state Family policy The Gender division of labour
	Ross Gillard A/B/122 01904 32 1272 ross.gillard@york.ac.uk	Research Associate	Fuel poverty Climate change and energy policy Environmental justice
	Sharon Grace A/C/113 01904 32 1225 sharon.grace@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Programme Leader: BA Applied Social Science - Crime and Criminal Justice	Victimisation Illicit drug use Administration of justice
	Dr Katherine Graham A/C/016 01904 32 1205 katie.graham@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Admissions Tutor (BA Social Work)	Adult safeguarding Personalisation Social care workforce
	Dr Mark Hardy A/C/112 01904 32 1227 mark.hardy@york.ac.uk	Lecturer	Youth and adult offending Social work and criminal justice Risk assessment and management
	Dr Chris Holden A/C/218 01904 32 1254 chris.holden@york.ac.uk	Reader	International social policy Global health policy and corporate influence Globalisation and trade
‌	Dr Dan Horsfall A/C/217 01904 32 1206 daniel.horsfall@york.ac.uk	Lecturer PGWT Co-ordinator	Comparative social policy Political economy of welfare The policy process
	Professor John Hudson A/C/007 01904 32 1245 john.hudson@york.ac.uk	Head of Department Professor of Social Policy	Comparative social policy analysis The policy making process Political economy of welfare
	Dr Zoe Irving A/C/013 01904 32 1247 zoe.irving@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer Programme Leader: BA Social Policy and BA Applied Social Science Erasmus Coordinator	Social policy in small states and small island states Economic crisis and social policy Gender, employment and social policy
	Dr Hannah Jobling A/C/012 01904 32 1255 hannah.jobling@york.ac.uk	Lecturer in Social Work	Mental health law, policy and practice Social work with young people The policy-practice relationship
	Dr Antonia Keung A/C/207 01904 32 1259 antonia.keung@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow	Child well-being Social exclusion Use of evidence in social policy
	Professor Kathleen Kiernan A/C/111 01904 32 1279 kathleen.kiernan@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy and Demography	Family environments and child well-being in the early years Family change in developed societies Life course analysis
	Dr Gernot Klantschnig A/C/120 01904 32 1252 gernot.klantschnig@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer	International crime and drug control Policing West Africa and China
	Juliet Koprowska A/C/114 01904 32 1256 juliet.koprowska@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer Exams Officer (Social Work) Chair of the Exceptional Circumstances Committee	Communication skills Mental health and social work Systems-centred theory and practice
‌	Jonny Lovell A/B/132 01904 32 1255 jl1155@york.ac.uk	Research Associate	Mental health social research Sharing lived experience in social work and mental health interventions
‌	Jane Lund A/C/121 01904 32 1269 jane.lund@york.ac.uk	Tutor and Elearning Manager (Online MA)	Online learning communities Information age and policy
	Professor Neil Lunt A/C/206 01904 32 1235 neil.lunt@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy Programme Leader (MPA CASPPER)	Health and social services management and delivery Welfare policy Medical tourism
	Dr Mathilde Maitrot A/C /214 01904 32 1279 mathilde.maitrot@york.ac.uk	Director of Programmes for MPA in International Development Lecturer in International Development and Global Social Policy	Governance and policy-making processes Political economy of international development Relational and political dimensions of poverty and inequalities
‌	Dr Una McCluskey una.mccluskey@york.ac.uk	Senior Research Fellow	Interactions in social work and adult psychotherapy
	Jennifer McNally A/C/107 01904 32 1264 Jennifer.mcnally@york.ac.uk	Associate Lecturer Think Ahead Programme	Mental health social work practice Practice education in social work
	Dr Jennifer McNeil jennifer.mcneill@york.ac.uk	Research Associate	Welfare Conditionality: Sanctions, Support and Behaviour Change
	Dr Nicola Moran A/C/220 01904 32 1246 nicola.moran@york.ac.uk	Lecturer and Module Leader Think Ahead Programme Senior Researcher	Youth mental health Policing and mental health Budgets – outcomes for service users and informal carers International long-term care policies
	Dr Rachel Morris A/C/108 01904 32 1226 rachel.morris@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Admissions Tutor (BA Social Policy / Applied Social Science) Careers and Employability Co-ordinator	Youth Justice Risk and Professional Decision Making Probation and Youth Offending Team Practices Gender and Crime (specifically girls and crime)
	Dr Lisa O'Malley A/C/216 01904 32 1242 lisa.omalley@york.ac.uk	Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Crime Deputy Head of Department (Social Policy)	Urban renewal Crime prevention and community safety Voluntary sector
	Dr Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba A/B/030 01904 32 1282 kayonda.ngamaba@york.ac.uk	Research Associate	Long-term mental health conditions Social interventions in the community and prisons Quantitative and Qualitative research
	Gwyther Rees gwyther.rees@york.ac.uk	Associate Research Fellow	Child well-being Child maltreatment Looked-after children
	Dr Enrico Reuter A/C/115 +44 (0) 7876626870 enrico.reuter@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Programme Director (Online MA Public Policy and Management) Chair of the Board of Studies	Politics of social policy Public service reform Social exclusion and vulnerability
	Professor Ellen Roberts A/C/225 01904 32 1250 ellen.roberts@york.ac.uk	Professor (Teaching and Scholarship) Director of Online Programmes Programme Director (Online MPA) Chair, University Distance Learning Forum	Public management Management of change Organisational learning Project management
‌	Edward Robson A/C/011 01904 32 1243 edward.robson@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Academic Lead - SUPA Group	Young Carers Teenage Parents Family and Systems Theory Housing and Homelessness
	Dr Antonios Roumpakis A/C/224 01904 32 1298 antonios.roumpakis@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Programme Leader: MRes and Social Policy Masters Programmes	Comparative and International social policy Social research methods Employment, pensions and family
‌	Professor Roy Sainsbury A/C/213 01904 32 1975 roy.sainsbury@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy	Welfare to work Social security and the labour market Qualitative methods Administration and delivery of benefits
	Anthony Ruddy A/C/107 01904 32 1244 anthony.ruddy@york.ac.uk	ESRC Research Fellow	Children and young people Youth poverty Youth transition
	Professor Christine Skinner A/C/109 01904 32 1251 christine.skinner@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Policy	Comparative child support policy Family policy Non-resident fathers
‌	Dr Carolyn Snell A/C/211 01904 32 1249 carolyn.snell@york.ac.uk	Senior lecturer Programme Leader: All Postgraduate Research Programmes	Sustainable development Social inequality Environmental policy
	Polly Sykes A/C/104 01904 32 1267 polly.sykes@york.ac.uk	Teaching Fellow	Health and disability Practice education
	Jenny Threlfall A/C/015 01904 32 1253 jenny.threlfall@york.ac.uk	Lecturer in Social Work Admissions Tutor (MA Social Work)	Parenting Academic Achievement Racial and economic inequality
‌	Sara Ward A/C/104 01904 32 1267 sara.ward@york.ac.uk	Associate Lecturer Placement Co-ordinator	Mental health social work AMHP role and training Practice education Sexual assault of women
	Professor Martin Webber A/C/004 01904 32 1203 martin.webber@york.ac.uk	Professor of Social Work Deputy Head of Department (Social Work) Making Research Count Academic Lead Director of the International Centre for Mental Health Social Research	Mental health social work Development and evaluation of social interventions Social capital and social inclusion
	Dr Aniela Wenham A/C/105 01904 32 1236 aniela.wenham@york.ac.uk	Lecturer Programme Leader: BA Applied Social Science - Children and Young People and the Extended Degree	Youth and social policy Teenage pregnancy and parenthood Qualitative research methods

Support staff

	Jane Barrand Departmental Manager A/C/005 01904 32 1232 jane.barrand@york.ac.uk
	Debbie Banerjee Student Support Administrator - Student records, Online and Postgraduate Research A/C/009 01904 32 1277 debbie.banerjee@york.ac.uk
	Natasha Barradell Unwin Student Support Assistant A/C/008 01904 32 1257 natasha.barradellunwin@york.ac.uk
	Janis Bright Impact Officer - Welfare Conditionality A/C/208 01904 32 1224 janis.bright@york.ac.uk
	Helen Chan Programme Manager A/C/017 01904 32 1273 helen.chan@york.ac.uk
	Angela Chapman Student Support Administrator - Assessment A/C/009 01904 32 1276 angela.chapman@york.ac.uk
‌	Dominic Ennis Web and VLE Coordinator A/C/023 01904 32 1274 dominic.ennis@york.ac.uk
	Julie Harriss Student Support Administrator - Placements and Practice Education A/C/010 01904 32 1238 julie.harriss@york.ac.uk
	Fleur Hughes Project Manager - Welfare Conditionality A/C/208 01904 32 1299 fleur.hughes@york.ac.uk
	Stephanie Lacey Reginal Coordinator - Making Research Count A/B/125 01904 32 1237 s.lacey@york.ac.uk
	Samantha McDermott Think Ahead Coordinator A/C/107 01904 32 1233 samantha.mcdermott@york.ac.uk
	Helen Story Student Support Administrator - Admissions and Online A/C/010 01904 32 1228 helen.story@york.ac.uk
	Lisa Thurlow MRC Administrator A/B/125 01904 32 1237 lisa.thurlow@york.ac.uk
	Jade Ward Research and Participation Assistant A/B/135 01904 32 1270 jade.ward@york.ac.uk

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