Our Staff
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Dr Keeley Abbott
Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology, Athena SWAN Lead
Dr. Keeley Abbott is a Lecturer in Social Psychology at Birmingham City University, where she teaches critical psychology, gender & sexualities, and qualitative research.
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Dr Silvio Aldrovandi
Deputy Head of Psychology Department, Research Director (Centre for Applied Psychological research)
Dr Silvio Aldrovandi is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and his research interests revolve around decision-making. He completed a PhD in experimental psychology at City University London and then spent three years at the University of Warwick as a post-doctoral research fellow.
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Rev Dr Carver Anderson
Visiting Academic
Rev Dr Carver Anderson is a practical theologian and social scientist. As a qualified social worker, Dr Anderson has over 35 years’ experience at practitioner and senior management levels, working with individuals, families and communities plagued by multiple and complex challenges.
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Dr Kehinde Andrews
Professor of Black Studies
Kehinde is an academic, activist and author whose books include Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21 st Century (2018). His first book was Resisting Racism: Race, Inequality and the Black Supplementary School Movement (2013).
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Professor Imran Awan
Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology
Imran's areas of expertise are based around the impact of Islamophobia and the effects of counter-terrorism. As well as being a regular face in the media, Imran is a government advisor for the Cross-Government Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred.
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Dr John Bahadur Lamb
Lecturer in Criminology and Security Studies and Admissions Tutor
John Bahadur Lamb has been a member of staff at Birmingham City University since 2010, first in a part time capacity and then full time from January 2013. In 2014, he was nominated for Extra Mile awards at Birmingham City University for his teaching.
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Dr Stacey Bedwell
Level 4 Year tutor BSc Psychology
Dr Stacey Bedwell is a lecturer in Psychology. Her background is in neuroscience, and her main research interests are in the human prefrontal cortex and associated complex high order functions. Specific interests include complex prefrontal networks, decision making and planning behaviours.
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Dr Elle Boag
Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, Teaching, Learning and Quality Lead
After completing her BSc in psychology in 2006 at the University of Southampton, Elle Boag was awarded both the school of psychology prize and the BPS prize for best dissertation in the Wessex region. Subsequently, she continued onto an MSc in research methods in psychology which she completed in 2007.
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Dr Damian Breen
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Damian is currently a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University. His research interests are focused on exploring the public positioning of Muslim interests in British contexts. In particular, his research has focused on the ways that public debates around nationhood and national identity impact on...
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Dr Emma Bridger
Senior Research Fellow in Psychology
Dr Emma Bridger is an established researcher whose PhD and early post-doctoral work focused on cognitive electrophysiology. Since joining Birmingham City University in 2014, she has extended her published work to the behavioural sciences.