People

We have a wealth of experience in many diverse areas such as plant and soil biology, waste prevention in supply chains, and food justice. If you aren’t sure who to contact then get in touch using our general contact details.

Director

Professor Peter Jackson

Professor of Geography
Department of Geography

Professor Peter Jackson is the Co-Director of the University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food. His research focuses on social and cultural geography and consumption and identity.

P.A.Jackson@Sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7908

Executive

Dr Samantha Caton

Senior Lecturer
School of Health and Related Research
s.caton@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4198

Gregory Cooper portrait against brick wall

Dr Gregory Cooper

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Geography

Greg's research focuses on the use of systems modelling to tackle sustainability issues in food and natural resource systems.

g.s.cooper@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Holly Croft

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

h.croft@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Tim Daniell

N8 Chair in Soil Microbiology
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

t.j.daniell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0137

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Dr Jill Edmondson

Senior Lecturer
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil (PPS)

j.edmondson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0065

Dr Megan Lewis

Associate Director, Institute for Sustainable Food
Faculty of Science
megan.lewis@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9775

Katie Pruszynski

PhD research student
Department of Politics and International Relations

PhD Title: Trump Priming: the anatomy of a Wedge Lie and its impact on democratic health

kmpruszynski1@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Bhavani Shankar

Professorial Research Fellow in Food and Health
Department of Geography
b.shankar@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Jurriaan Ton

Professor of Plant Environmental Signalling
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

j.ton@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0081

Members

Dr Moaed Ali Al Meselmani

Visiting Researcher
School of Biosciences

A plant scientist with a particular interest in understanding the influence of environmental fluctuations on crop species; hydroponics expert.

m.almeselmani@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Robert Akparibo

Senior University Teacher in Global Health and Nutrition
School of Health and Related Research

Robert is based in the Section of Public Health.

R.Akparibo@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4269

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Dr Beth Armstrong

Research Staff
Department of Geography
m.armstrong@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7914

Dr George Asiamah

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Politics and International Relations
g.asiamah@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Natalie Barratt

Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Biosciences

Natalie is a microbiologist with experience in microbiomics and molecular genetics researching soil microbiota and plant-microbe interactions in the context of sustainable, low input agriculture.

n.barratt@sheffield.ac.uk

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Kristin Bash

Honorary Lecturer
School of Health and Related Research
kabash1@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor David J Beerling FRS FLSW

Sorby Professor of Natural Sciences
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil (PPS)

d.j.beerling@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4359

Dr Megan Blake

Senior Lecturer
Department of Geography

Megan is a recognised expert in food security and food justice. Her current research focuses on everyday food insecurity can be addressed in developed economies.

M.Blake@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7978

Alexandra Boutopoulou

PhD researcher
Information School

Title: "Using visual social media data to better understand food safety cultures: the case of wellness bloggers."

aboutopoulou1@sheffield.ac.uk

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Sarah Boyer

Graduate School Manager
Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Professor Michael Braddick

Professor of History
Department of History

Early Modern England; State in Early Modern England, 1550-1700

m.braddick@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9701

Professor Dan Brockington

Professor of Development Studies and Co-Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development
Institute for Global Sustainable Development

IGSD Research Theme Lead: Environment and Natural Resources

d.brockington@sheffield.ac.uk

Rob is interested in the global dust cycle, with particular emphasis on geomorphological and hydrological processes that occur within "dry" arid basins.

R.G.Bryant@Sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7966

Dr Nicola Buckland

Lecturer in Psychology
Department of Psychology
n.buckland@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6508

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Professor Terry Burke

Professor of Molecular Ecology
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

t.a.burke@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0096

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Professor Mike Burrell

Associate Researcher
School of Biosciences
m.burrell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0085

Dr Claire Burridge

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow
Department of History

Early medieval health and medicine; medical humanities; global middle ages; manuscript studies; biocodicology

c.burridge@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Roger Butlin

Professor of Evolutionary Biology
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)

r.k.butlin@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0097

Dr Robert Caine

Post-doctoral Research Associate
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil (PPS)

b.caine@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0079

Professor Vanesa Castan Broto

Professor of Climate Urbanism
Department of Geography

Vanesa’s research focuses on the governance of global environmental change in the urbanization age.

v.castanbroto@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7942

Dr Samantha Caton

Senior Lecturer
School of Health and Related Research
s.caton@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4198

NERC Independent Research Fellow, Stuart Campbell

Dr Stuart Campbell

NERC Independent Research Fellow
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Academic Lead for Volatile Metabolomics
Expertise: Volatile Metabolomics
Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

stuart.campbell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0074

Dr Stuart Casson

Lecturer
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

s.casson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4235

Dr Adrien Chauvet

Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Biophysics, Photo-Chemistry, Photosynthesis, Pulse Shaping, High-Harmonics Generation.

a.chauvet@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9414

Prof. Beining Chen

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

Computer aided molecular design and combinatorial chemistry to facilitate drug design and molecular recognition studies.

b.chen@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9467

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Dr Zhixiang Chen

Lecturer in Machine Learning
Department of Computer Science
Zhixiang.Chen@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 1923

Ollie Chesworth

PHD Candidate
Department of Geography
ochesworth1@sheffield.ac.uk

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Professor Dylan Childs

Professor, Chair in Population Biology
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

d.childs@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4313

Professor Alasdair Cochrane

Professor of Political Theory
Department of Politics and International Relations
a.cochrane@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 1650

Dr Gregory Cooper

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Geography

Greg's research focuses on the use of systems modelling to tackle sustainability issues in food and natural resource systems.

g.s.cooper@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Bernard Corfe

Honorary Fellow
Department of Oncology and Metabolism
b.m.corfe@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Andrew Cox

Senior Lecturer
Information School
a.m.cox@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6347

Dr Holly Croft

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

h.croft@sheffield.ac.uk

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Professor John Cullen

Emeritus Professor of Management Accounting
Management School

John Cullen is Emeritus Professor of Management Accounting.

john.cullen@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Hamish Cunningham

Professor of Internet Computing
Department of Computer Science
h.cunningham@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 1891

Professor Tim Daniell

N8 Chair in Soil Microbiology
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

t.j.daniell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0137

Professor Nicola Dibben

Professor of Music
Department of Music
n.j.dibben@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Mark Dickman

Deputy Faculty Director of Research & Innovation - Engineering
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
m.dickman@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7541

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Dr Kristina Diprose

Research Associate
Department of Geography

Kristina is an interdisciplinary environmental social researcher, currently focusing on consumer engagement with return-reuse systems for plastic packaging.

k.diprose@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Luke Dunning

NERC Independent Research Fellow
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

l.dunning@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2220132

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Dr Jill Edmondson

Senior Lecturer
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil (PPS)

j.edmondson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0065

Professor David Edwards

Professor of Conservation Science
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)

david.edwards@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0147

Mary Eliza

PhD Candidate
School of Biosciences
maryeliza1@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2XX XXXX

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Dr Karl Evans

Senior Lecturer
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

karl.evans@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0125

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Professor Katie J Field

Professor of Plant-Soil Processes
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

k.j.field@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Andrew Fleming

Professor of Plant Science
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

a.fleming@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4830

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Dr Alexander Fletcher

Senior Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematical biology, morphogenesis, tissue dynamics

A.G.Fletcher@shef.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3846

Dr Mike Foden

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Department of Geography

Research Fellow in Geography investigating household transitions to reduced meat diets

m.k.foden@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Elisabeth Garratt

Lecturer in Quantitative Methods
Sheffield Methods Institute
elisabeth.garratt@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 8385

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Samantha Garwood

Faculty Impact Manager for Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
samantha.garwood@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Julie Gray

Professor of Plant Cell Signalling
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

j.e.gray@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4407

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Dr Ellie Harrison

NERC Independent Research Fellow
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

Ellie.harrison@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4621

Professor Sue Hartley

Vice-President for Research
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

s.hartley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9824

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Dr Graeme Heron

Interim Director Executive and Professional Education
Management School
G.Heron@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 7185

Dr Helen Hipperson

Research & Development Fellow in Genomics
School of Biosciences
h.hipperson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0049

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Professor Michelle Holdsworth

Honorary Professor
School of Health and Related Research
michelle.holdsworth@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Peter Horton FRS

Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

p.horton@sheffield.ac.uk

Stevier Kaiyatsa

PhD student
Department of Economics
SKaiyatsa1@sheffield.ac.uk

Nicole Kennard

Grantham Scholar
School of Biosciences
njkennard1@sheffield.ac.uk

Dorothea Kleine portrait smiling into camera

Professor Dorothea Kleine

Professor of Human Geography and Co-Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development
Department of Geography

Institute of Global Sustainable Development (IGSD) Research Theme Lead: Data and Digital Innovation

D.J.Kleine@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7954

Professor Lenny Koh

Cross Cutting Chief, Strategic Futures on Resource Sustainability (SCRS)
Management School

Professor Lenny Koh, is a Chair Professor in Operations Management, Founders and Directors of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Centre at the Management School.

s.c.l.koh@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3395

Professor Matt Johnson

Chair in Biochemistry
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

matt.johnson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4418

Professor Siobhan Lambert-Hurley

Professor of Global History
Department of History

Women, gender and Islam in South Asia

s.t.lambert-hurley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 22 22586

Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford

Senior Lecturer
Department of Politics and International Relations
h.lambie-mumford@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Natalie Langford

Lecturer in Sustainability
Department of Politics and International Relations
natalie.langford@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Sanjay Lanka

Visiting Academic
Management School

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Bethany Leake

PhD Candidate
School of Biosciences
beleake1@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2XX XXXX

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Professor Jonathan R Leake

Professor of Plant-Soil Interactions
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

j.r.leake@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0055

Dr Megan Lewis

Associate Director, Institute for Sustainable Food
Faculty of Science
megan.lewis@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9775

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Dr Sihan Li

Lecturer in Climate Science
Department of Geography

Dr Sihan Li is a climate scientist with extensive experience in using regional climate modelling and hydrological modelling to study regional climate change and climate change impacts.

sihan.li@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Ian Lidbury

Lecturer/Royal Society University Research Fellow
School of Biosciences

Molecular Microbiology: Biochemistry to Disease (MMBD)

i.lidbury@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4621

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Ben Lowe

Research Associate
Management School
Ben.Lowe@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2189

Emily Magkourilou

PhD Candidate
School of Biosciences
emagkourilou1@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2XX XXXX

Professor of Environmental Biology, Lorraine Maltby

Professor Lorraine Maltby

Professor of Environmental Biology
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)

l.maltby@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4827

Laura Maratou-Kolias

PhD Candidate
School of Biosciences
lmmaratou-kolias1@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Natalia Martsinovich

Senior Lecturer in Theoretical Chemistry and Departmental Director of ED&I
Department of Chemistry

Theoretical & Computational chemistry, surfaces and interfaces, adsorption and self-assembly, electron transfer, materials for photocatalysis and solar cells, soil minerals.

n.martsinovich@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9562