Academic Expert Profiles

Experts in the School of Life and Health Sciences

Our School of Life and Health Sciences has an abundance of academics with a wealth of knowledge and a passion for teaching. Our experts all have experience working in the industry they teach.

Meet the experts

Jennie Carter

Jennie is a Performance Nutrition Practitioner who is passionate about applying sports nutrition knowledge into practice. She has 10 years’ experience of working within professional sport.

Ayazullah Safi

Dr Ayazullah Safi holds research expertise and industry experience in education, public health, sports and exercise science and coaching, personal businesses, and an exceptional national and intern...

Adam Kelly

Adam's research interests explore organisational structures in youth sport to better understand the athlete development process and create more appropriate and inclusive settings. 

Olatunde Aremu

Dr Aremu specialises in Health Economics and Management and Population health. Dr. Aremu completed doctoral training at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. He has more than 15 years of exper...

Aris Terzopoulos

Aris started his career working with children in primary education and assessing and supporting children with special needs. In order to improve his impact on students he completed in 2009 an...

Michael Brookes

Professor Michael Brookes OBE was formerly Director of Therapeutic Communities at HMP Grendon where for 11 years he was the clinical lead within this accredited therapeutic community prison.<...

Craig Jackson

Craig is an Occupational Health Psychologist who has been researching the relationship between peoples’ work and their health and wellbeing since the late 1990s. He also studies the relations...

Research Centres

CSPACE

The Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE) is an inclusive research collective that draws its membership primarily from staff within Education and Social Work but also from faculty and university colleagues, as well as a vibrant Doctoral Research College.

About CSPACE

C-LaSS

The Centre for Life and Sport Science (C-LaSS) is dedicated to interdisciplinary research between life sciences, biomedicine, sport physiology, psychology and performance. The Centre aims to broaden scientific opportunities, as well as address important issues in health and society. 

About C-LaSS

C-SHaRR

C-SCHaRR is a community of health and social care professionals, scholars and students who work together to identify, examine and implement evidence-based high-quality health and social care. Our work is informed and guided through service user’s attitudes, beliefs and experiences.

About C-SHaRR