Staff in STaCS

Dr Rozina Anwar

Prof. Christopher Baker

Religions; beliefs; postsecularity; social policy; activism; urban regeneration; co-production; corporate governance.

Marina Benini

Dance Movement Psychotherapy, Movement Analysis, child development, Mentalization, Clinical Supervision,

Prof. Claudia Bernard

Claudia’s interests are social work with children and families, gender-based violence, and critical race theory.

Kristen Catchpole

Dr Keren Cohen

Keren’s academic background is in clinical psychology, with an emphasis on trauma and well-being.

Prof. Adam Dinham

Professor of Faith and Public Policy, and co-head of department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies

Louise Doherty

Louise's research interests range from, impact and evaluation to commensality and youth and community work more broadly.

Prof. Windy Dryden

Windy is one of the leading trainers and practitioners of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in the UK.

Michaela Dunn

Tracey French

Tracey works with adolescents and families as a Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor.

Dr Caroline Frizell

Dance Movement Psychotherapy, ecopsychology, new materialism, posthuman subjectivity, critical disability studies.

Dr Andrea Gilroy

Andrea has a national and international profile as an art therapy educator and researcher.

Dr Eric Harper

Psychoanalysis at the margins (Schizo-analysis, Intersectionality, Eco-Therapy, Activism, Moveable Frames, Dreams).

Professor Marjorie Mayo

Marjorie is interested in community education and development, community cohesion and social solidarity.

Brenda Naso

Brenda Naso is a Dance Movement Psychotherapist with an interest in embodied processes, somatic practices and trauma as a psychophysical experience.

Dr Chrysanthi Nigianni

I am interested in research on the fields of feminist theory, sexuality, psychoanalysis, posthuman ecophilosophies

Dr Pearson Nkhoma

My interests are Child Exploitation; Modern Slavery, Immigration & Trafficking; Gender; Poverty & Social Inequality

Helen Omand

Helen Omand is an HCPC registered art psychotherapist with experience working with children and adults.

Dr Panagiotis Pentaris

thanatology, loss and grief, EDI, religion, social policy and justice, research and ethics, transhumanism

Sophie Roberts

Having qualified in 2008, Sophie worked as an Art Psychotherapist within a large NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Multidisciplinary team.

Dr Marina Rova

An interdisciplinary practitioner with over 20 years experience in educational, clinical and community contexts.

Dr Mark Taylor

Systemic Approaches, AI and Social Work, Social Work Policy, Staff Retention in Social Work, Social Work and Diversity.

Dr Naomi Thompson

Naomi is a sociologist of youth and inclusion with a particular interest in faith and other intersecting identities

Dan Timariu

Dan’s research interests include reflective practice, multi-agency working, adult learning, evaluation of impact.

Dr Atlas Torbati

Andy Turner

Andy has over thirty years’ experience in community and youth work as a practitioner, activist, trainer and manager.

Professor Diane Waller OBE

Mr David Woodger

With thirty years’ experience in community development, David works with young people on issues of race and adoption.

Dr Carmen Yau

Disability and Wellbeing; Gender, Sexuality & Relationships; Social Work; Narrative & Art Practice; Digital Humanities;

Dr Arshia Amin Choudhury

Arshia is a Clinical Psychologist with research interests in adolescent mental health and crimes against women.

Dr Nicola Walker

Group CBT, Group Psychotherapy, Teaching and Learning in CBT.

Lara Paquete Pereira

Lara is a Co-Convener in Community Studies/ Lecturer in Social Work working with underrepresented communities.