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Get information about the staff, students and professionals who make up the UCL RDR community.

Contacting UCL RDR staff

For general enquiries, please use the following email addresses:

Academic & Teaching Staff

Staff who teach, lead and supervise research, and shape the department's direction.

Professional Sevices Staff

Staff in managerial and administrative roles, the first point of contact.

Research Project Staff

Our research staff lead and supervise UCL RDR research projects and contribute to the department's strategic direction.

PhD Students

See the projects our research students are undertaking.

Honorary Staff & Visitors

Honorary Academics and research staff at UCL RDR.

Professional Services staff

Professor Joanna Faure Walker
Head of Department
Email: j.faure-walker@ucl.ac.uk
Phone: 0203 108 1109

Mumtaz Abdul Ghafoor
Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator
Mumtaz is responsible for postgraduate teaching and learning academic administration and providing teaching and learning administration guidance to the rest of the department.
Email: rdr-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk
Phone: 02031081108

Jose Delgado
Senior Education Administrator
Jose is part of the Education team and is responsible for smoothly running the department's academic programmes.
Email: rdr-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk
Phone: 020 7679 9616 (internal 09616)

Sarah Jeal
Communications and Digital Content Manager (on career break)
Sarah is responsible for developing, delivering and reviewing the department's student recruitment and external communications strategy, and their contingent elements, especially marketing, events, and building networks and partnerships. She manages the department's digital channels, including the UCL RDR website and social media channels.
Email: s.jeal@ucl.ac.uk or RDR-Comms@ucl.ac.uk

Nicola Jordan
Work Placements Manager
Nicola is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with partners and managing employer/host engagement with UCL RDR and its students, especially to secure summer placements for Global Humanitarian Studies BSc students.
Email: nicola.jordan@ucl.ac.uk
Phone: 0207 679 9403 (ext 09403)

Paula Ktorides
Senior Education Administrator
Paula is part of RDR's Education team and is responsible for smoothly running the department's academic programmes.
Email: rdr-education@ucl.ac.uk

Kamariyah Mbamba
Senior Research and Finance Officer
Kamariyah is responsible for the financial side of supporting grant applications, finance reporting, and procurement.
Email: rdr-finance@ucl.ac.uk

Claire Meade
Engagement, Networks and Partnerships Manager
Claire is responsible for engagement strategy, event management and alternative funding streams.
Email: c.meade@ucl.ac.uk

Yossie Olaleye
Communications and Digital Content Manager (Sarah Jeal's cover)
Email: rdr-comms@ucl.ac.uk

Dhash Ramanathan
Operations Administrator 
Dhash is responsible for RDR departmental staffing and HR administration, operational support, events administration and assistance with some finance administration.
Email: rdr-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk

Nidhi Rathod
Department Manager
Nidhi is responsible for the professional services team, administrative procedures, estates, finance, HR, and non-teaching departmental operations.
Email: n.rathod@ucl.ac.uk