Staff directory

Monika Koehler-Ridley

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Humanities

Assistant Professor in English Language| michael.cribb@coventry.ac.uk
Michael spent many years teaching English language and linguistics in the Far East before returning to the United Kingdom in 2004. He currently teaches English language at Coventry University where he specialises in discourse analysis and psycholinguistics. A fellow of the HEA (Higher Education Academy) and he has presented at many conferences, the most recent one being in Valencia, Spain.

Dr. Crystal Zhang

Faculty of Business and Law | Coventry Business School

Associate Head of School (Quality and Accreditation); Associate Professor in HRM/Organisational Behaviour | crystal.zhang@coventry.ac.uk
Dr. Crystal Zhang, is Associate Head of School for quality and accreditation within the School of Marketing and Management, and an Associate Professor in HRM and OB. Her research interests are in international human resource management.

Zoe Gazeley-Eke

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Humanities

Lecturer in Academic English| ab2931@coventry.ac.uk
Zoe has taught various forms of English as a Foreign Language including Business English, English for Young Learners, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and ESOL for a number of years, in Mexico City, Moscow, Japan, China and Saudi Arabia as well as at UK colleges and universities. 

Craig Lashford

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing | School of Energy, Construction and Environment

Senior Lecturer| ab0874@coventry.ac.uk
Craig Lashford is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Energy, Construction and Environment. More information about Craig can be found here.

Dr John Filippas

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing | Computing, Electronics and Mathematics

Senior Lecturer in Computer Networking| csy111@coventry.ac.uk
John Filippas is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics.

Derrick Newton

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing | Computing, Electronics and Mathematics

Lecturer in Computer Science| ab3729@coventry.ac.uk
Derrick Newton is a Lecturer within the School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics.

John Burns

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Art and Design

Course Director and Assistant Professor in MA Illustration and Animation| john.burns@coventry.ac.uk
John has had animation work shown at the Astrium Space Technology Conference, Space Room, The Science Museum, London Oct 2010 and at Farnborough Airshow between 2007-2009. He has had exhibitions in Blackburn, The Lake District, Birmingham (MAC), Bath, Wardour Street, London, Frankfurt, and Paris individually and within groups.

Brett Sanders

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Humanities

Brett Sanders| brett.sanders@coventry.ac.uk
Brett completed his BA (Hons) and MA at Coventry University between 2004-2008, he began teaching in a voluntary capacity in September 2009. He led seminars on ‘The Rise of the Modern Nation-State’, a first year undergraduate module. 

Chris Johnson

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Art and Design

Associate Professor| chris.johnson@coventry.ac.uk
Director of Design Project Work, with overall responsibility for all commercial design activity within the purpose built studios attached to the School of Art and Design.

Frank Magee

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Humanities

Head of School| frank.magee@coventry.ac.uk
Frank works for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in the School of Humanities

Jade Catterson (Dr)

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing | School of Energy, Construction and Environment

Jade is a Lecturer in BA geography specialising in Development and Social Geographies.  As of July 2019, she has taken over as Course Director for BA Geography at Coventry University.

ac4404@coventry.ac.uk

Dr. Abdoulie Sallah

Faculty of Business and Law | Coventry Business School

Lecturer in Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour | Abdoulie.sallah@coventry.ac.uk
Abdoulie is an Assistant Professor in International Business in the School of Strategy and Leadership at Coventry Business School. He has worked at numerous universities, as well as at organisations such as the British Red Cross.

Dr Rui Biscaia

Faculty of Business and Law | Coventry Business School

Assistant Professor in Sport Marketing | ac4231@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Biscaia is an Assistant Professor in Sport Marketing, and his research focuses on consumer behaviour, brand management and sponsorship in sports and events.

Salem Alhababsah

Faculty of Business and Law | Coventry Business School

Assistant Professor in Accounting | ac0806@coventry.ac.uk
Dr Alhababsah is Assistant Professor in Accounting, and teaches modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He also is an associate member of the Jordan Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Dr. Diana Hintea

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing | Computing, Electronics and Mathematics

Senior Lecturer| ab8351@coventry.ac.uk
Diana Hinteais a Senior Lecturer within the School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics. More information about Diana can be found here.

Dr. Emma Moreton

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Humanities

Senior Lecturer in Corpus Linguistics and Stylistics| aa0282@coventry.ac.uk
School of Humanities

Dr. Karen Wood

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Media and Performing Arts

Research Fellow - Faculty Research Centre for Dance Research (CDaRE)| karen.wood@coventry.ac.uk
Karen is currently a dance practitioner/ researcher/ educator. She works for the University of Wolverhampton as a Dance Lecturer and at the Centre for Dance Research at Coventry University, as a Research Assistant on the Invisible Difference project.

Hilary Nesi

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | School of Humanities

Professor in English Language| hilary.nesi@coventry.ac.uk
Hilary Nesi is Professor in English Language at Coventry University. Her research activities largely concern corpus development and analysis, the discourse of English for academic purposes (EAP), and the design and use of dictionaries and reference tools for academic contexts. 

Dr. Andrew Arewa

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing | School of Energy, Construction and Environment

Contact for Construction Methods, Quantity Surveying, Emerging Issues in Engineering and Project Management | Email: ab6887@coventry.ac.uk

Dr Craig Stewart

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing | Computing, Electronics and Mathematics

Associate Head of School, International| ab4491@coventry.ac.uk
Craig Stewart is the Associate Head of School for International Engagement within the School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics.