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Role (2024-25)

Member Of Staff Responsible

Head Of Department

Dr Nick Witham (until 1 October 2024, then tbc)

Departmental Manager

Mrs Rachel Cronkshaw

Senior Teaching Administrator

Antonella Silvestro

Teaching Administrators

Ms Lorna BowdenPoppy Brooks

Student Adviser (First Year Undergraduates)

Alison Mirpuri

Deputy Head of DepartmentDr Malu Gatto (from 1 January 2025)
 

Director Of Education

Dr Joshua Hollands

Director Of Research

Dr Néstor Castañeda

Director of External Engagement

Dr Malu Gatto (from 1 January 2025)

Departmental Tutor

Dr Enrique Castanon Ballivian

Graduate Tutor: Taught

Dr Kate Quinn

Graduate Tutor: Research

Prof Gareth Davies

Staff Student Consultatitve Committee Chair

Dr Joshua Hollands

Undergraduate Board Of Examiners Chair

Dr Sophie Brockmann

Postgraduate Board Of Examiners Chair

Dr Par Engstrom

Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

Dr Katherine Saunders-Hastings

Outreach And Widening Participation Officer

Dr Sophie Joscelyne

Inclusion Leads

Mrs Rachel Cronkshaw / Dr Francesca Lessa

Ethics Lead

Dr Katherine Saunders-Hastings

Careers Liaison Tutor

Dr Par Engstrom

Study Abroad Tutor

Dr Sophie Brockmann

Faculty Library Committee Representative

Dr Tom Furse

Caribbean Studies Programme Director

Dr Kate Quinn

Latin American Studies Programme Director

Prof Paulo Drinot

Canadian Studies Programme Director

Dr Tony Mcculloch

International Relations Of The Americas Programme Director

Dr Francesca Lessa

International Development In The Americas Programme Director

Dr Enrique Castañón Ballivian

United States Studies Programme Director

Dr Tom Furse

Green Champion

Mrs Rachel Cronkshaw