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Dr Rachel Matthews

I joined Coventry University in 2008 as an Associate Professor in Journalism. I am currently Associate Head of Research, working to support and develop the research culture in Media and Performing Arts.


Dr Alexander Kazamias

Dr Alexander Kazamias | Associate Professor in Politics | College of the Arts and Society


Dr Marcus Maloney

Lecturer in Sociology | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: marcus.maloney@cov.ac.uk


Dr John Grima

Lecturer | School of Humanities | College of the Arts and Society | Email: aa8927@coventry.ac.uk


Maria W. Norris

Assistant Professor | College of the Arts and Society | School of Humanities | Email: maria.norris@coventry.ac.uk


John Burns

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.


Rachelle Viader Knowles

Associate Head of School- International | ab7307@coventry.ac.uk Dr Rachelle Viader Knowles is an artist, educator and researcher. Her most recent works explore text and language, translocality, dialogue as art, and artistic practices/methods developed through participation, collaboration and networks. 


Brett Sanders

Lecturer in History | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: aa1369@coventry.ac.uk


Dr Geoff Willcocks

Director of Arts, Culture and Heritage| geoff.willcocks@coventry.ac.uk Dr Geoff Willcocks is Director of Arts and Culture at Coventry University, where he was also formerly the Head of Department for Performing Arts. He is also the Chair of Coventry's Music Education Hub and the Chair of Music Coventry.


Chris Johnson

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.


Glenn Noble

Assistant Professor in Theatre| glenn.noble@coventry.ac.uk Glenn is a highly skilled and versatile theatre arts practitioner, having seventeen years experience of devising and directing professional theatre and teaching within Higher Education.


Frank Magee

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


Gwénola Bescond

Course Director, Languages for Global Communication | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: aa2799@coventry.ac.uk


Kollette Super

Associate Dean - Marketing and Recruitment| kollette.super@coventry.ac.uk Following a background in industry as a designer and illustrator working in fields as diverse as sports sponsorship and theatre promotion Kollette joined the graphic design team at the School of Art and Design and became Course Director for three years before becoming Associate Dean for Marketing and Recruitment.


Janice Smith

Assistant Professor in Sociology| janice.smith@coventry.ac.uk Janice Smith has been teaching Sociology at Coventry University for over ten years. She has also taught at the University of Leicester and the University of East London (UEL). 


Neil Renwick

Professor of Global Security | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: aa2458@coventry.ac.uk


Monika Koehler-Ridley

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.


Zoe Gazeley-Eke

Assistant Professor in Academic English | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: ab2931@coventry.ac.uk


Pauline Maleyrie

Assistant Lecturer in French | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: ab4298@coventry.ac.uk


Dr. Damian Sutton

Professor of Photography Theory and Culture| damian.sutton@coventry.ac.uk Damian leads research support and development in the School of Media and Performing Arts, working with researchers and research practitioners in media production, photography, theatre, music and dance.