Sport and Life Sciences staff

Callum Davidson

Lecturer in Sports Therapy

As a Graduate Sports Therapist with a Masters in Strength and Conditioning, Callum has extensive experience working in professional football with both male and female athletes. His work experience started at Leicester City Women FC before accepting a role with Hartlepool United as Head of Medical. In 2020, Callum began studying...

Dr Kwabena Duedu

Professor of Global Health Microbiology

Kwabena is a Professor of Global Health Microbiology who’s research sits at the intersection of pathogen biology, epidemiology, and public health microbiology. The central focus of his work is understanding how pathogens behave under real-world environmental and clinical pressures, and how these behaviours shape persistence,...

Dr Hora Davari Ejtehadi

Associate Professor

Dr Hora Ejtehadi is an Associate Professor. She studied Medicine and continued further education by completing PhD in Biomedical Science field. She joined Birmingham City University in 2004 and awarded Diploma in Higher Education in 2007. She led School of Health Sciences Enterprise for couple of years and moved on leading the...

Dr Martin Figgitt

Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences

Martin has a very strong and varied biomedical science background having been engaged in both research activities and clinical diagnostic services. His clinical science experience includes working in hospital blood sciences laboratories performing various blood tests, such as full blood counts, coagulation screening and blood...

Dr Syed Ghufran Khalid

Visiting Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering

Dr Syed Ghufran Khalid is a visiting lecturer for Biomedical Engineering within the department of life sciences, currently working with Bisola Biobaku-Mutingwende on the STEMM module for MSc students. He is also working as a MEMS engineer at Guys and St Thomas Hospital. Before joining the hospital, he had been working as a...

Dr Martin Goldberg

Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology

Martin has a wide range of expertise which includes clinical and diagnostic microbiology, bacterial molecular biology / genetics, food microbiology / safety, discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds and bacterial physiology. This range of expertise is vital when working in a biomedical environment where a broad knowledge is...

Dr Lewis Gough

Professor of Nutrition and Physiology

Lewis was awarded his professorship based on his work and innovation in sodium bicarbonate research, of which he has over 50 international peer-reviewed articles. Lewis is the Unit of Assessment Lead for the Research Excellence Framework (Research Excellence Framework). He also holds editorial board positions with...

Dr Helen Gravestock

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science (Biomechanics)

Helen is the course leader for BSc Sport and Exercise Science and has been teaching in Higher Education for 10 years across both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She holds a PgCert in Higher Education and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Helen completed her PhD at Leeds Beckett University, where she studied...

Dr Chris Hartley

Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences

Dr Hartley completed a BSc in Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Leeds before working for an orthopaedic company. Whilst working he completed an MSc in Biomechanics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Chris completed his PhD at Loughborough University, investigating ‘the effect of high impact exercise on...

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...