Our People
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Professor Craig Jackson
Professor of Occupational Health Psychology
As Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, Craig Jackson is interested in the effect of workplaces and working on people’s health and psychological wellbeing.
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Vanessa Jackson
Associate Professor (Enterprise & Employability)
Dr Vanessa Jackson is Associate Professor (Enterprise and Employability) for the Birmingham Institute of Media and English. She decided to pursue a career in higher education after working in television production at the BBC for 20 years. She is a television practitioner teaching practical television craft and production...
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Professor Howard Jackson
Emeritus Professor
Howard Jackson gained his PhD from Reading University, and his research interests are in English Grammar, Vocabulary and Lexicography. Howard Jackson has written eight books (for Longman and Routledge among others) and numerous articles on grammar, vocabulary and lexicography. An invited speaker at conferences all over Europe,...
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Dr Joanna Jarvis
Lecturer in Performance Design
Joanna’s background is in designing and making period costume for performance. She has combined her studies of dress in the eighteenth-century with an interest in women’s attitudes to self-presentation through their clothes and current theories on the psychology of dress. This combination is providing a rich field of study...
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Dr Colette Jeffrey
Associate Professor - Wayfinding and Inclusive Design
Colette is Associate Professor of Wayfinding and Inclusive Design. She has a Doctorate in navigation, wayfinding and architecture and is an expert in why people get lost inside buildings having devised wayfinding strategies for over 30 NHS hospitals, the Natural History Museum in London, Tower Bridge, Wembley Arena, Heathrow...
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Helen Jenkins
Associate Professor/Head of Department for Speech and Language Therapy
Helen is a Speech and Language Therapist with a track record of teaching, clinical practice and research in human communication. Her current role includes leading and coordinating the work of the Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics and Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment) Department. This involves the day to day...
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Dr Catharine Jenkins
Reader in Dementia Care
Catharine’s teaching responsibilities are focused around the care of older people with mental health problems and her main area of expertise is dementia care. She also teaches on diversity issues and transcultural mental health nursing. Catharine is interested in creative approaches to active learning for nurse education...
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Professor Jiehong Jiang
Head of Research
Professor Jiang Jiehong is Head of Research at School of Art, Director of the Centre for Chinese Visual Arts, Birmingham City University, and he is also Principal Editor of the Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art (Intellect). Jiang has extensive research and curatorial experiences in contemporary art and visual culture. ...
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Dr Les Johnson
Visiting Research Fellow and Convenor of Black Popular Culture Research Group
Dr Les Johnson gained his PhD from Birmingham City University for his research in black popular culture, new media and design. He uses new media design processes and practice to explore and archive black music phenomena developing new research with colleagues for example in: jazz, reggae, hip-hop, blues, gospel, new forms and...
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Marion Johnson
Senior Lecturer
Prior to coming to Birmingham City University as a lecturer (later promoted to Senior Lecturer) in Mental Health Nursing, in 2000 Marion worked in the below areas: In patient in an acute setting Drugs and alcohol Rehabilitation Older adult inpatient ward North Birmingham Home Treatment Team Early...