Staff directory
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Dr Matthew Cole
Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Nutrition
As a registered sport and exercise nutritionist, Matt has provided nutrition support to a variety of elite athletes and teams, as well as being part of the anti-doping team at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Matt has significant experience of teaching and leadership in the higher education sector, and has taught across a range...
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Dr Simon Cook
Senior Lecturer
Simon is a passionate teacher and researcher with specialisms in human geography, mobilities, physical cultures, and research and academic skills support. At BCU, I am a Senior Lecturer in the HELS Academic Development Department, providing academic, research and publishing skills support to students and staff in the Faculty...
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Peter Cooke
Senior Lecturer/Admissions Tutor
Peter's key experience of Rehabilitation Work arose from working in the heart of Birmingham area delivering rehabilitation assessment and training to people newly diagnosed with sight loss. This area of Birmingham was particularly challenging due to high numbers of people of working age whose sight loss was often accompanied...
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Sam Davies
Lecturer in Paramedic Science
Sam completed his first undergraduate degree at The University of Central Lancashire studying BSc (Hons) in Fire and Leadership Studies. Soon after graduating he started with West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust as a Student Paramedic where he completed by Associate Ambulance Practitioner...
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Julie Davis
Foundation Year Lecturer
Julie joined the ADD (Academic Development Department) in 2018 as a Lecturer on the HELS Foundation Year programme. Prior to joining Birmingham City University, she worked at a number of local FE and HE institutions where she developed and delivered a range of Early Years and Education programmes. Her professional background...
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Dr. Christel de Bruijn
Senior Lecturer and Lead for Research Development
Dr. Christel de Bruijn studied Speech Technology at the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands (the old style ‘doctoraal’, equivalent to a Master's). As part of her studies, she visited the Speech and Hearing Group in the Computer Science Department at the University of Sheffield as a visiting Erasmus research student and...
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Dr Philip Dee
Senior Lecturer / APEL Advisor / Education Facilitator
Philip has been a member of the ADD (Academic Development Department) for over ten years. His core roles are ‘RPL Advisor' and 'Education Facilitator'. In this latter role, Philip supports students across the full range of academic writing skills. As RPL Advisor he facilitates university applicants and ongoing students to...
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Lesley Ann Docherty
Senior Lecturer
Lesley Ann qualified in 2001 from UCE and worked at Selly Oak Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital until joining the University in 2014. She worked in the Stroke Unit and supported patients in the Burns Unit and ITU. Lesley Ann currently holds an honorary contract at a local NHS hospital.
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Dr Claire Ewen
Lecturer
Claire is a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who also holds a PhD in Occupational Health Psychology. She works part time at BCU and part time as a paediatric SLT. Her clinical interests include supporting children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Developmental Language Disorder. (DLD). Her research focuses on the...
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Dr Martin Figgitt
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Martin has a very strong and varied biomedical science background having been engaged in both research activities and clinical diagnostic services. His clinical science experience includes working in hospital blood sciences laboratories performing various blood tests, such as full blood counts, coagulation screening and blood...