Our people

Tarek is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Suffolk. Since completing his PhD at Durham University, Tarek has continued researching and publishing in the political field, with a focus on legitimacy and state-building. His doctoral thesis studied the causal relation between ...

Vivienne Aldous has been a part-time lecturer in History at the University of Suffolk since 2009.  She gained her BA in English Language with Medieval History at Sheffield University and completed an M.Ar.Ad. (Master of Archive Administration) at Liverpool University. After over 2...

Dr Katherine Allen is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Social Justice and Crime at the University of Suffolk. She has cross-disciplinary research experience in sociology, philosophy and literature, with strong research interests in sexual/gender-based violence and the evolutio...

Dr Nicholas R. Amor (MA (Oxon), solicitor) is chairman of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History (SIAH). He has a particular interest in late medieval economic and social history. He is author of Late medieval Ipswich: trade and industry and From wool to cloth: the triumph...

Dr Jenny Amos holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Essex, where she also completed both her BA Hons English Language and Linguistics, and MA Hons Sociolinguistics. Specialising in sociolinguistics and phonology, her research focuses on the modelling of language variati...

Dr Paul Andell has more than 25 years of experience of working in the criminal justice field. ...

Dr David Atkins joined the University of Suffolk in autumn of 2018 as Lecturer in Psychology within the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.  ...

Katherine holds an undergraduate degree in English Literature, postgraduate degrees in Early Years (QTS) and Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. Katherine has ten years’ experience of teaching in Primary Schools within Sussex and has previously lectured in Initial Teacher T...

Dr Pere Ayling is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Pere was born in Nigeria and has over 10 years of teaching experience in early years, primary and higher education. Pere is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.   ...

Sarah Beane is the Psychology Technician at the University of Suffolk, having joined the team in September 2021 after completing her BSc in Psychology and Early Childhood Studies and MSc Applications of Psychology, both at the University of Suffolk. Sarah is now studying a PhD in Ps...

Dr Jamie Bernthal-Hooker (J.C. Bernthal) is a writer and academic with special interests in crime fiction and queer theory. In particular, he is an internationally recognized authority on Agatha Christie, and in 2020 was awarded the George N. Dove Award by the American Popular Cultu...

Nicki is a School Administrator in Social Sciences and Humanities, primarily focusing on research. She achieved her undergraduate degree in Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies in 2021 at Essex University and has over 20 years office experience within the Public, Private and Char...