Academic staff

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Head of School

Professor Briony Birdi

Head of School

Email: b.birdi@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2653

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Professor Pamela Abbott

Professor of Information Systems

Email address: p.y.abbott@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2669

Dr Jenni Adams

Research Associate

I'm a Research Associate working on the MORPHSS project, which seeks to surface, document and support open research practices in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Email address: j.adams@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Jared Ahmad

Lecturer in Journalism, Politics and Communication

Email address: j.ahmad@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2530

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Professor Jo Bates

Professor of Data and Society

Email address: jo.bates@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Peter Bath

Professor of Health Informatics

Email address: p.a.bath@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2636

Dr Melanie Benson Marshall

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Email address: m.benson-marshall@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Hadley Beresford

Lecturer in Data Science, AI and Society

Email address: hadley.beresford@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Briony Birdi

Head of School
School of Information, Journalism and Communication

Email address: b.birdi@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2653

Professor Lisa Bradley

Professor in Journalism Education

Email address: l.v.bradley@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2544

Mark Bradley

Senior University Teacher

Email address: m.bradley@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 4259

Professor Laurence Brooks

Professor of Information Systems

Email address: l.brooks@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Anna Butters

Research Associate

Research Associate in the School of Information, Journalism & Communication

Email address: a.l.butters@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Dave Cameron

Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction

Email address: d.s.cameron@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2644

Dr Harry Kai-Ho Chan

Lecturer in Data Science
School of Information, Journalism and Communication

Email address: h.k.chan@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2638

Sandrine Chausson

Research Associate

Email address: s.l.chausson@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Dmitry Chernobrov

Director of Research and Innovation

Email address: d.chernobrov@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2542

Chris Chohan

Course Leader for MA Broadcast Journalism

I specialise in multi-platform storytelling in academia and work with accrediting boards to shape teaching practice and industry employability.

Email address: c.chohan@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Andrew Cox

Senior Lecturer
School of Information, Journalism and Communication

I research access to knowledge, especially the role of libraries in using and support of AI, Research Data Management, library space design, and libraries’ impact on wellbeing and mental health.

Email address: a.m.cox@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 6347

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Dr Niall Docherty

Lecturer in Data, AI and Society

Email address: n.docherty@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Jayne Finlay

Lecturer in Librarianship

Email address: jayne.finlay@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Jonathan Foster

Senior Lecturer in Information Management

Email address: j.j.foster@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2665

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Professor Jackie Harrison

Professor of Public Communication

Email address: j.harrison@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2509

Dr Morgan Harvey

Senior Lecturer in Data Science

Email address: m.harvey@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 6337

Dr Jenny Hayes

University Teacher in Data Science / Analytics

Email address: j.hayes@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Emma Heywood

Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Radio and Communication

Email address: e.heywood@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2541

Peter Holdridge

University Teacher

Email address: peter.holdridge@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2698

Tim Hopkinson

University Teacher

Email address: t.d.hopkinson@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Gemma Horton

Impact Fellow for Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM)

I am the Impact Fellow at the Centre for Freedom of the Media. I research on issues concerning media freedom and media law and lead CFOM’s legal hub.

Email address: gemma.horton@sheffield.ac.uk

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Yvonne Illsley

University Teacher

Email address: y.l.illsley@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2503

Dr John Israilidis

Lecturer in Information & Knowledge Management

Email address: j.israilidis@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 6332

Dr Malgorzata Iwaniec-Thompson

Research Associate

Email address: m.iwaniec-thompson@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Xiaorui Jiang

Lecturer in Data Science

Email address: xiaorui.jiang@sheffield.ac.uk

Anna Jones

University Teacher

Email address: anna.jones@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Irini Katsirea

Reader in International Media Law

Email address: i.katsirea@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2540

Dr Kushwanth Koya

Lecturer in Information Management

Email address: k.koya@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2645

Dr Zeyneb Kurt

Lecturer in Data Science
School of Information, Journalism and Communication

My research expertise is in machine learning, computational biology, bioinformatics, and AI. I teach several modules (e.g., databases, programming, AI & ML) in BSc and MSc Data Science courses.

Email address: z.kurt@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Angela Lin

Lecturer

Email address: a.lin@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2634

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Dr Dani Madrid-Morales

Lecturer in Journalism and Global 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.

Email address: d.madrid-morales@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2508

Dr Suvodeep Mazumdar

Senior Lecturer in Data Analytics
School 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.

Email address: s.mazumdar@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2697

Dr Jo McKenna-Aspell

Research Associate

I am an interdisciplinary, mixed-methods researcher. My interests span public library governance, the juxtaposition of stakeholder perspectives, and the integration of social justice in research.

Email address: j.mckenna-aspell@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Pam McKinney

Senior Lecturer

My core research, teaching and professional activity is information literacy, and how this is practised in education, health and everyday life.

Email address: p.mckinney@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2650

Dr Itzelle Medina-Perea

Lecturer in Information Systems

Email address: i.medinaperea@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Kate Miltner

Lecturer in Data, AI & Society

Email address: k.miltner@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Vincent Obia

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow

Email address: v.a.obia@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Bina Ogbebor

Lecturer in Journalism Studies

Email address: b.ogbebor@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2524

Will Oliphant

University Teacher

Email address: w.oliphant@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2496

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Lindsay Pantry

University Teacher

Email address: l.pantry@sheffield.ac.uk

My research focuses on applied AI and information retrieval. I investigate biases in data, search engines, and AI technologies, and the use of large language models in multilingual information access.

Email address: m.paramita@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Stephen Pinfield

Professor of Information Services Management

Email address: s.pinfield@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2649

Dr Judita Preiss

Lecturer in Data Science

Email address: judita.preiss@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Lee Pretlove

Lecturer in Librarianship and Information Management

Email address: l.j.pretlove@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Lada T Price

Senior Lecturer in Journalism, SFHEA

I joined the School as a Senior Lecturer in September 2022. Prior to that, I was a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University for five years.

Email address: l.t.price@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Stef Pukallus

Professor of Public Communication and Civil Development

Email address: s.pukallus@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 4256

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Michelle Rawlins

University Teacher

I am an award-winning journalist, teacher, author, ghostwriter and copywriter with 30 years' experience working for national newspapers, magazines and online publications.

Email address: m.rawlins@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2531

Polly Rippon

University Teacher

Email address: p.rippon@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2519

Dr Sophie Rutter

Senior Lecturer in Information Management

Email address: s.rutter@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2659

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Dr Laura Sbaffi

Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics

I 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.

Email address: l.sbaffi@shef.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2686

Dr Adam Stanton

Lecturer in Data Science and AI

Email address: a.j.stanton@sheffield.ac.uk

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Jim Taylor

Teaching Associate

Email address: jim.taylor@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Mike Thelwall

Professor of Data Science

I specialise in quantitative and AI methods for research evaluation and social media analysis.

Email address: m.a.thelwall@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Maria Tomlinson

Lecturer in Public Communication and Gender

My 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.

Email address: maria.tomlinson@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2512

Dr Jingrong Tong

Senior Lecturer in Media and Information Studies

Email address: j.tong@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Sara Torsner

ESRC Project Lead

Email address: s.k.torsner@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Sara Vannini

Lecturer in Information Management and Information Systems

I research and teach how technology has an impact on society, social change, and social justice.

Email address: s.vannini@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Ana Cristina Vasconcelos

Senior Lecturer in Corporate Information Management

Email address: a.c.vasconcelos@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2643

Rebecca Vaughan-Woods

University Teacher

Email address: r.c.vaughan-woods@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Sharon Wagg

Lecturer in Library and Information Management

Email address: sharon.wagg@sheffield.ac.uk

Sheila Webber

Senior Lecturer

Email address: s.webber@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2641

Dr James Whitworth

University Teacher

Email address: james.whitworth@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 2530

Dr Thomas A Wright

Postdoctoral Research Associate

My research makes theoretical contributions to urgent concerns surrounding the role and impact of nascent digital sociotechnical systems and infrastructures in society.

Email address: t.a.wright@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Ilya Yablokov

Lecturer in Digital Journalism and Disinformation

I am a political communication scholar specialising in disinformation, conspiracy theories, and media development in authoritarian regimes, particularly in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe.