New LJMU professors and readers
LJMU has confirmed a number of new professors and readers following a rigorous process.
Academic colleagues from all faculties put forward applications which were considered by the VC and Conferment Panel, in consultation with independent external assessors.
The high quality applications and supporting evidence reflect LJMU’s long-established culture of impactful research and knowledge exchange, along with the range of work being done across all schools.
Below is the full list of new professors and readers.
Faculty of Arts, Professional and Social Studies
Bedwyr Williams, Reader, Liverpool School of Art and Design
Filippo Menozzi, Reader, Humanities and Social Science
Ruth Doughty, Reader, Liverpool Screen School
Sara Parker, Professor, Humanities and Social Science
Faculty of Business and Law
Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs, Reader, Liverpool Business School
Hannah Wilson, Reader, Liverpool Business School
Phil Kelly, Professor, Liverpool Business School
Thompson Chengeta, Professor, School of Law
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Ana Armada Bras, Professor, Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Carl Chalmers, Professor, Computer Science and Mathematics
Hiren Kotadia, Reader, Engineering
Ivan Olier Caparroso, Professor, Computer Science and Mathematics
Sandra Ortega-Martorell, Professor, Computer Science and Mathematics
Sean Loughney, Reader, Engineering
Tahsin Opoz, Reader, Engineering
Faculty of Health
Andrew Jones, Reader, School of Psychology
Catharine Montgomery, Professor, School of Psychology
Darren Chadwick, Professor, School of Psychology
Emma Ashworth, Reader, School of Psychology
Mark Whitfield, Reader, Faculty of Health
Pooja Saini, Professor, School of Psychology
Stephanie Kewley, Professor, School of Psychology
Valentina Cazzato, Reader, School of Psychology
Faculty of Science
Alexandre Gagnon, Reader, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Allistair McRobert, Professor, Sport and Exercise Sciences
David Low, Professor, Sport and Exercise Sciences
Francesca Giuntini, Professor, Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Juliette Strauss, Reader, Sport and Exercise Sciences
Komang Ralebitso-Senior, Reader, Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Nick Dawnay, Reader, Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Patrick Byrne, Professor, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
