Academic staff

Here are the lecturers, tutors and professors whose outstanding teaching and research make the Department of Journalism Studies a leader in our field across the UK and internationally. If you aren’t sure who to contact then get in touch using our general contact details.

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Head of department

Professor Jackie Harrison

Professor of Public Communication
Department of Journalism Studies j.harrison@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2509
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Dr Jared Ahmad

Lecturer in Journalism, Politics and Communication
Department of Journalism Studies
j.ahmad@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2530

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Lisa Bradley
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Lisa Bradley

Senior University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
l.v.bradley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2544
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Mark Bradley

Senior University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
m.bradley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4259

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Bill Carmichael

University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
william.carmichael@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2513
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Dr Dmitry Chernobrov

Senior Lecturer in Media and International Politics
Department of Journalism Studies
d.chernobrov@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2542

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Lynn Dixon

Broadcast Journalism Tutor
Department of Journalism Studies
l.dixon@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2543

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Professor Jackie Harrison

Professor of Public Communication
Department of Journalism Studies
j.harrison@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2509
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Dr Emma Heywood

Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Radio and Communication
Department of Journalism Studies
e.heywood@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2541
Tim Hopkinson
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Tim Hopkinson

Teaching Associate
Department of Journalism Studies
t.d.hopkinson@sheffield.ac.uk
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William Horsley

International Director, Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM)
Department of Journalism Studies
w.f.horsley@sheffield.ac.uk
Dr Gemma Horton
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Gemma Horton

Impact Fellow for Centre for the Freedom of the Media (CFOM)
Department of Journalism Studies
gemma.horton@sheffield.ac.uk

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Yvonne Illsley

University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
y.l.illsley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2503

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Anna Jones
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Anna Jones

Teaching Associate
Department of Journalism Studies
anna.jones@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2XX XXXX

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Dr Irini Katsirea

Reader in International Media Law
Department of Journalism Studies
i.katsirea@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2540

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Dr Dani Madrid-Morales

Lecturer in Journalism and Global Communication
Department of Journalism Studies
d.madrid-morales@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2508
Sara McConnell
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Dr Sara McConnell

University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
s.mcconnell@sheffield.ac.uk
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Kersti Mitchell

University Teacher in Broadcast Journalism
Department of Journalism Studies
kersti.mitchell@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Tamsin Mitchell
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Dr Tamsin Mitchell

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Journalism Studies

Tamsin Mitchell is an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow with the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM), Department of Journalism, which she joined in October 2022.

 t.s.mitchell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2XX XXXX
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Tracy Mitchell

Shorthand Tutor
Department of Journalism Studies
t.mitchell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2549

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Dr Bina Ogbebor

Lecturer in Journalism Studies
Department of Journalism Studies
b.ogbebor@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2524
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Will Oliphant

University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
w.oliphant@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2496

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Lindsay Pantry
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Lindsay Pantry

University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
l.pantry@sheffield.ac.uk
Dr. Lada T Price
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Dr Lada T Price

Senior Lecturer in Journalism, SFHEA
Department of Journalism Studies

Lada joined the Department as a senior lecturer in September 2022. Prior to that, she was a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University for five years.

 l.t.price@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Stef Pukallus

Senior Lecturer in Public Communication and Civil Development
Department of Journalism Studies
s.pukallus@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4256

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Photo: Scott Merrylees
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Michelle Rawlins

University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
m.rawlins@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2531
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Polly Rippon

University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
p.rippon@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2519

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Dr Paweł Surowiec-Capell

Senior Lecturer in Public Relations and Strategic Communication
Department of Journalism Studies
p.surowiec@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2523
Colin Sykes in a TV studio
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Colin Sykes

University Teacher in Broadcast Journalism
Department of Journalism Studies
colin.sykes@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2056

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Maria Tomlinson
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Dr Maria Tomlinson

Lecturer in Public Communication and Gender
Department of Journalism Studies

Maria's research examines how journalists, activists, and civil society organisations communicate with the public about gender and feminism via factual news media and social media.

 maria.tomlinson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2512
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Dr Jingrong Tong

Senior Lecturer in Digital News Cultures
Department of Journalism Studies
j.tong@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Sara Torsner

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Journalism Studies
s.k.torsner@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr James Whitworth

University Teacher
Department of Journalism Studies
james.whitworth@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2530

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Ilya Yablokov
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Dr Ilya Yablokov

Lecturer in Digital Journalism and Disinformation
Department of Journalism Studies
i.yablokov@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2524