Members of staff
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Dr Irmgard Haussmann
Associate Professor in Health Sciences
Irmgard is an Associate Professor in Health Sciences and teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level. In her role as Director of Postgraduate Research Degrees for Life and Sport she leads all aspects of recruitment and student experiences for PhD Life and Sport Sciences. Having previously worked at Brandeis...
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Dr Adam Herbert
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science
Adam completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Manchester Metropolitan University before undertaking a position as the Sport Scientist at Port Vale Football Club. This primarily involved providing support to academy players age 8 – 18 before Adam then moved into the role as Head of Academy Sport Science...
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Dr Laura Hodgson
Assistant Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science
Laura joined Birmingham City University in 2019 and currently teaches on the BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science undergraduate degree programme, primarily in sport and exercise psychology. Laura obtained her PhD in 2018 which explored the role of emotional abilities in elite sports coaching. Her main interests lie in the...
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Dr David Charles Hughes
Associate Professor in Life Sciences
David has the following qualifications: BSc Biochemistry (UMIST), PhD Cancer Research (University of Surrey/Marie Curie Research Institute/UWCM, Cardiff). David has 18 years of teaching experience at University of Birmingham, University of Derby and Nottingham Trent University. He has taught at foundation, level 4-6...
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Charlotte Jones
Research Assistant
Charlotte moved to Birmingham City University (BCU) in January 2022 after working at the University of Birmingham (UoB) as a Research Technician for 11 years. Here she worked on several projects investigating immune responses to Mycobacteria tuberculosis, Salmonella Typhimurium and, briefly, SARS-COV-2 infection. Charlotte has...
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Dr Adam L. Kelly
Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for Sports Coaching and Physical Education
Adam L. Kelly, PhD, CSci, is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for Sports Coaching and Physical Education. Alongside attaining his PhD from the University of Exeter, Adam is a BASES Sport and Exercise Scientist, UEFA A and FA AYA Licenced Coach, and Fellow of the HEA. Broadly, his research interests explore organisational...
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Dr Irfan Khawaja
Senior Lecturer in Physical Education
Irfan has over 12 years teaching experience including in mainstream Primary and Secondary schools, Higher Education, and internationally in South Africa. Prior to teaching, Irfan worked in schools as part of the Extended Schools Programme in a Multi-skills Community Sports Coach role and has experience of organising...
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Tim Leary
Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy
Tim is a Senior Lecturer who has been involved with the teaching and development of the BSc (Hons) degree in Sports Therapy degree at Birmingham City University since it started in 2017. He has considerable experience of course development and teaching having taught on two previous Sports Therapy degree programmes since 2005....
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David Lee
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
David completed his degree and PhD at the University of Birmingham before embarking on a research career as a Senior Research and Teaching Fellow. He joined Birmingham City University in 2016 as lead for the Biomedical sciences programme. David maintains research links with the University of Birmingham where he continues to...
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Dr Lidia Maryniak
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Lidia obtained a first class, honours degree in Medical and Pharmacological Sciences (2011) and a PhD in Cancer Pharmacology (2012-2016) from Coventry University. Her PhD research was focused on investigating the cytotoxicity and underlying mechanisms of action of artesunate (ART) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA) (potent...