Staff directory
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Michael Clark
Professor
Michael Clark is a zoologist by training graduating from the University of Aberdeen with a BSc (Hons) in 1980. He then worked on his PhD at the Scottish Farm Buildings Investigation Unit in Aberdeen being awarded his doctorate in 1983. This work introduced him to soft tissue injury caused by excessive mechanical loading on...
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Richard Clarke
Senior Lecturer and Course Leader BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
Rich is an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach having previously worked with Gloucester Rugby Club and The Bristol Academy of Sport before transitioning into teaching in higher education in 2013. He has led programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level before joining BCU to lead the Sport and Exercise Science...
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Dr Nicola Clarke
Senior Lecturer / Professional Navigator / Academic Advisor / SEDA Accredited Doctoral Supervisor
Nicola is a registered mental health nurse completing her degree with honours in Mental Health Nursing at Oxford Brookes University. She has an MSc in General Psychiatry which she completed at Keele Postgraduate Medical School. In 2013 Nicola was awarded her Educational Doctorate and she has since become a Senior fellow of the...
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Louisa Clifford
Assistant Lecturer GRTA
Louisa joined the university in 2016 an Assistant Lecturer and PhD student. Prior to joining the University, Louisa worked as a as a midwife and later completed a postgraduate qualification to become a health visitor working in the West Midlands. Building on the research already being undertaken at BCU, Louisa plans to...
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Matthew Cole
Senior Lecturer 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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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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Liam Dale
Lecturer in Paramedic Science and Pre-hospital Care
New to the team in 2020, Liam is still an active Paramedic splitting his time equally between working for West Midlands Ambulance Service and teaching at BCU. This allows him to continue building experience and directly supporting and mentoring students in practice as well as having a role in their development in the classroom...
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Julie Davis
Foundation Year Lecturer
Julie joined the PDD 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 is as a Family Support Worker,...
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Kelly Davis
Technician
Kelly was awarded a degree in Human Biology (BSc Hons) from Loughborough University in 1998. Since graduating, Kelly has worked extensively across a number of scientific fields, including forensic science and secondary and higher education as a technician. After a number of years working in support and advisory roles in...
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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...