Members of staff
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Dr Laura Hodgson
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science
Laura joined Birmingham City University in 2019 as an academic member of staff. She currently teaches on the BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science undergraduate degree programme, primarily in sport and exercise psychology. Laura’s main research interests are focused on performance psychology including sports coaching and...
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Dr Muhammad Hossain
Lecturer in Public Health
Dr Hossain holds a deep-seated passion for both teaching and research within the field of Public Health, recognizing its pivotal role in promoting well-being, preventing diseases, and empowering individuals to manage health challenges. His teaching and research endeavours transcend disciplinary boundaries and often involve...
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Professor John Howl
Professor of Life Sciences
Professor John Howl graduated from the University of Birmingham where he pursued a PhD in the field of muscle cell physiology and pathology supervised by Dr S. J. Publicover. Following an extended post-doctoral period in Birmingham, during which he was supported by two personal grants from the British Heart Foundation, he...
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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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Dr Vivek Indramohan
Associate Professor and Course Lead - Biomedical Engineering
With an overseas research student award (ORSAS) and University of Strathclyde scholarship, Vivek completed his Ph.D. (in Bioengineering) in 2009. Following the completion of his research degree, he commenced his work as a Research Assistant at University College of London (UCL) for 6 months, during which he was successful in...
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Dr Feroz Jadhakhan
Lecturer in Public Health
Dr. Feroz is passionate about using electronic healthcare records to identify disease trends and patterns, providing valuable insights into population health, epidemiological patterns, and intervention effectiveness. His analysis of health data enables early disease detection, chronic condition monitoring, and identification of...
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Dr Pat James
Associate Professor of Life Sciences
Following her PhD in Biochemistry Pat did post doctoral research in the field of endocrinology before moving into teaching. She has been teaching Science subjects for over thirty years in both Further and Higher Education. Although she now primarily teach Biomedical Sciences at Birmingham City University, a more recent...
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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
Professor of Sport and Exercise and Course Leader for Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport)
Professor Adam L. Kelly is Professor of Sport and Exercise and Course Leader for Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport) at Birmingham City University. He also founded the newly established BCU Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab , where he currently leads key projects with the FIFA Talent...
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Salim Khan
Associate Professor - Life and Sports Sciences
Salim has previously held the post of Head of Department – Public Health and now Associate Professor - Life and Sports Sciences. His teaching interests include human physiology/bioscience and more recently health inequalities and disparities. As Head of the College of Life Sciences, he provides visible strategic business and...