Academic staff
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Head of School
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Professor Pamela Abbott
Professor of Information SystemsSchool of Information, Journalism and Communication
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p.y.abbott@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2669
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j.ahmad@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2530
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l.appleton@sheffield.ac.uk
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a.aslam@sheffield.ac.uk
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p.a.bath@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2636
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b.birdi@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2653
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l.v.bradley@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2544
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m.bradley@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 4259
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Dr Dave Cameron
Lecturer in Human-Computer InteractionI research and teach Human-Computer Interaction, with a focus on people’s trust and emotional experiences towards autonomous systems and new technologies such as AI agents and social robotics.
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d.s.cameron@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2644
Dr Harry Kai-Ho Chan
Lecturer in Data ScienceMy research lies in spatial data science, machine learning and LLMs. I develop methods in data management, data quality, data mining and data visualisation for urban, environmental and health data.
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h.k.chan@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2638
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s.l.chausson@sheffield.ac.uk
Professor Dmitry Chernobrov
Director of Research and InnovationSchool of Information, Journalism and Communication
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d.chernobrov@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2542
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j.j.foster@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2665
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Professor Jackie Harrison
Professor of Public CommunicationSchool of Information, Journalism and Communication
My research and teaching focus on the civil power of the news and how this influences our invariant civil concerns of identity, legitimacy and risk, and on how state power relates to the news.
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j.harrison@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2509
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m.harvey@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 6337
Dr Emma Heywood
Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Radio and CommunicationSchool of Information, Journalism and Communication
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e.heywood@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2541
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peter.holdridge@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2698
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t.d.hopkinson@sheffield.ac.uk
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y.l.illsley@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2503
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j.israilidis@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 6332
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anna.jones@sheffield.ac.uk
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i.katsirea@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2540
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k.koya@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2645
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a.lin@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2634
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Dr Dani Madrid-Morales
Lecturer in Journalism and Global CommunicationSchool of Information, Journalism and Communication
I study global political communication, focusing on news and information flows, disinformation, Africa-China mediated relations and how audiences in the Global South engage with news.
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d.madrid-morales@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2508
Dr Suvodeep Mazumdar
Senior Lecturer in Data AnalyticsSchool of Information, Journalism and Communication
I am a data scientist and researcher in applied data science and AI. My research involves studying users, domains and contexts to develop novel solutions to address complex domain-specific problems.
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s.mazumdar@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2697
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b.ogbebor@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2524
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w.oliphant@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2496
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l.pantry@sheffield.ac.uk
Professor Stephen Pinfield
Professor of Information Services ManagementMy research focuses on scholarly communication, open research, peer review, research evaluation and science policy. I teach on leadership and management of library and information services.
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s.pinfield@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2649
Professor Stef Pukallus
Professor of Public Communication and Civil DevelopmentMy research focuses on the role public communication (incl. the arts and fiction) plays in both strengthening and diminishing inclusive solidarity in communities and civil societies across the globe.
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s.pukallus@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 4256
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p.rippon@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2519
Dr Sophie Rutter
Senior Lecturer in Information ManagementMy research focuses on information seeking behaviour, usability and health communication. I teach information retrieval, information architecture and human-computer interaction.
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s.rutter@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2659
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Dr Laura Sbaffi
Senior Lecturer in Health InformaticsI research health informatics, information behaviour and unpaid carers' needs, with a focus on marginalised communities. I teach statistics and data analysis and welcome PhD enquiries in these areas.
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l.sbaffi@shef.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2686
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jim.taylor@sheffield.ac.uk
Dr Maria Tomlinson
Lecturer in Public Communication and GenderMy research explores health communication and its impact on social inequalities, including those related to gender, disability, and culture. Topics include menstrual health and chronic illness.
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maria.tomlinson@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2512
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s.k.torsner@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Sara Vannini
Lecturer in Information Management and Information SystemsSchool of Information, Journalism and Communication
Lecturer in Information Systems researching digital inclusion, migration, and feminist ICT approaches for social justice. SFHEA. Associate Editor, Journal of Information Technology for Development.
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s.vannini@sheffield.ac.uk
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a.c.vasconcelos@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2643
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s.webber@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2641
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james.whitworth@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2530
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Dr Ilya Yablokov
Lecturer in Digital Journalism and DisinformationI am a political communication scholar specialising in disinformation, conspiracy theories, and media development in authoritarian regimes, particularly in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe.
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i.yablokov@sheffield.ac.uk
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- +44 114 222 2524
