People

The Sheffield Centre for International Drylands Research is a semi-autonomous research centre within the University of Sheffield. The centre is overseen by its Director, Prof. Mark D. Bateman. Under the Auspices of SCIDR, research themes are headed up by eminent academics who are experts in those particular fields. SCIDR associates are drawn from within the department of Geography, department of Archaeology & Prehistory and from across the Environment Division within the University of Sheffield. A full list of people active within SCIDR can be found below along with links to their respective websites.

Name	Field of Research
Prof. Mark D. Bateman	Aeolian palaeoenvironments, luminescence dating
Dr. Umberto Albarella	Zooarchaeology
Dr. Gianna Ayala	Drylands soils
Dr. Robert Bryant	Dust aerosols, playa hydrology
Prof. Robin Dennell	Human evolution in Asia - particularly Pakistan
Dr Duncan French	Environmental law
Prof. Paul Halstead	Early mediterranean farming societies
Dr Daniel Hammett	Citizenship and identity, geopolitics, development
Dr. Kevin Kuykendall	Early hominids in South Africa
Prof. Tony Parsons	Dryland sediment processes
Dr Jane Rempel	Mortuary landscapes at the margins of the ancient Greek world
Dr. Deborah Sporton	Dryland human-environment interactions
Dr. Chasca Twyman	Dryland human-environment interactions
Dr Kathleen Noss Van Buren	Music as a way to promote social change in Africa