Staff

Our people

We are a thriving community of over 40 staff and 50 PhD students, as well as our honorary fellows, professors and research visitors.

The unit co-directors are Professor Mette Louise Berg and Professor Alison Koslowski. They are supported by the other unit leadership team members: Dr Humera Iqbal, Professor Katherine Twamley and Professor Jenny Woodman.

We work with a wide range of community partners at local, national and international levels.

Co-Directors

• Mette Louise Berg, Professor of Migration and Diaspora Studies
• Alison Koslowski, Professor of Social Policy

Academic staff

• Edmée Ballif, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• Rachel Benchekroun, Senior Research Fellow
• Susie Bower Brown, Lecturer in Social Psychology
• Claire Cameron, Professor of Social Pedagogy
• Igor Cherstich, Lecturer in Social Anthropology 
• Eve Dickson, Research Fellow
• Charlotte Faircloth, Associate Professor in Social Science 
• Michela Franceschelli, Associate Professor in Sociology
• Lisa Fridkin, Lecturer in Social Psychology 
• David Frost, Professor in Social Psychology
• Jonathan Galton, Research Fellow
• Catherine Harris, Senior Research Fellow
• Hanan Hauari, Lecturer in Social Research
• Katie Hollingworth, Lecturer in Social Research
• Dr Ashraf Hoque, Lecturer in Social Anthropology
• Humera Iqbal, Associate Professor in Social Psychology
• Alison Lamont, Lecturer in Sociology
• Louise McGrath Lone, Lecturer in Social Policy
• Veena Meetoo, Lecturer in Sociology
• Mehek Muftee, Lecturer in Sociology
• Ann Phoenix, Professor in Psychosocial Studies
• Katie Quy, Associate Professor in Psychology
• Victoria Redclift, Associate Professor in Political Sociology
• Sonya Sharma, Associate Professor in Sociology
• Clare Stovell, Lecturer in Sociology
• Katherine Twamley, Associate Professor in Sociology
• Andrea Verdasco, Research Fellow
• Jenny Woodman, Professor of Child and Family Policy

Emeriti, Honorary Researchers and Professors

• Molly Andrews, Visiting Professor 
• Julia Brannen, Professor in the Sociology of the Family
• Professor Alison Clark, Honorary Senior Research Fellow 
• Rebecca O'Connell, Honorary Professor
• Susan Golombok, Honorary Professor
• Sonia Jackson, Professor of Social Studies and Education
• Virginia Morrow, Honorary Professor 
• Peter Moss, Professor in Early Childhood Provision
• Mavis Maclean CBE, Honorary Professor
• Margaret O'Brien, Professor of Child and Family Policy 
• Charlie Owen, Honorary Senior Research Fellow
• Pamela Oberhuemer, Honorary Senior Research Fellow
• Pat Petrie, Professor in Education
• Marjorie Smith, Professor of the Psychology of the Family
• June Statham, Professor of Education and Family Support
• Ian St James Roberts, Professor in Development Psychology
• Sophie Zadeh, Associate Professor in Social Psychology
• Silke Zschomler, Research fellow

Professional Support Staff

• Anjum Chowdhury, Academic Administrator
• Joanne English, Departmental Administrator and PA to Professor Toby Seddon