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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.


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). 


Frank Magee

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


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.


Neil Renwick

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


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


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.


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.


Andrew Spackman

Assistant Professor in Graphic Design and Illustration| andrew.spackman@coventry.ac.uk Andrew begun making experimental music in 1997, working at that time in collaboration with artist such as Mark Springer and the High Llamas. After a 10 year hiatus working in visual arts, Andrew returned to music in earnest in 2011 as experimental electronic artist Nimzo-Indian and noise and free jazz project SAD MAN.


Dr. Karen Wood

Associate Professor, Centre for Dance Research


Scott deLahunta

Professor in Dance, Centre for Dance Research


Professor Hilary Nesi

Professor in English Language, Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities


Dr Darren Reid

Assistant Professor of History | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: Ab8203@coventry.ac.uk


Dr Elizabeth Benjamin

Lecturer in French | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: ac7390@coventry.ac.uk


Dr Yu-Hua Chen

Lecturer in Applied Linguistics | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: yu-hua.chen@coventry.ac.uk


Dr Emma Sheppard

Lecturer in Sociology | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: Emma.Sheppard@coventry.ac.uk


Dr Felix Rösch

Associate Professor in International Relations | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: felix.roesch@coventry.ac.uk


Francesca Romana Ammaturo.

Assistant Professor | School of Humanities | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Email: Francesca.ammaturo@coventry.ac.uk