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