Our Team
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Leadership and operations
Centre directors and leadership
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Moya Kneafsey | Research Centre Director | apy034@coventry.ac.uk |
| Amanda R Amorim Adegboye | Associate Director of Research and Engagement | ad6287@coventry.ac.uk |
Operations
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Carole Fox | Head of Research Management and Administration | ab4702@coventry.ac.uk |
| Michelle Nailor | Research Support Manager | edu113@coventry.ac.uk |
| Liza Marley | Research Support Officer | aa0251@coventry.ac.uk |
| Rachel Frost | Research Support Officer | ad0562@coventry.ac.uk |
| Natalie Morley | Research Support Administrator | ae1278@coventry.ac.uk |
Research delivery support
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Stew | Research Project Manager | aa2276@coventry.ac.uk |
Research funding and development
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Beaumont | Research Funding and Development Manager | ad7676@coventry.ac.uk |
| Dave Duncan | Research Funding and Development Officer | ad9936@coventry.ac.uk |
| Jake Holland | Research Funding and Development Co-ordinator | ae0036@coventry.ac.uk |
Lab technicians
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Collins | Head Laboratory Technician | apy106@coventry.ac.uk |
Research team
Resilient Food and Water Systems in Practice
Fundamental Processes and Resilience
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Van De Wiel | Reader in Fluvial Processes | ab9182@coventry.ac.uk |
| Ivan Kourtchev | Assistant Professor | ad5363@coventry.ac.uk |
| Jon Eden | Assistant Professor | ac6218@coventry.ac.uk |
| Bastien Dieppois | Assistant Professor | ab9482@coventry.ac.uk |
| Charley Hill-Butler | Assistant Professor | ab1990@coventry.ac.uk |
| Michelle Farrell | Assistant Professor | ac5086@coventry.ac.uk |
| Anna Bogush | Associate Professor | ad2855@coventry.ac.uk |
| Matteo Rubinato | Assistant Professor | ad2323@coventry.ac.uk |
| James Hart | Assistant Professor | ac5950@coventry.ac.uk |
| Michael Kennedy | Assistant Professor | ab9280@coventry.ac.uk |
Community Self Organisation for Resilience
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Franklin | Professor | ac0569@coventry.ac.uk |
| Jana Fried | Assistant Professor | ab9318@coventry.ac.uk |
| Lopa Saxena | Research Fellow | ac0775@coventry.ac.uk |
| Adrian Evans | Associate Professor | ab7794@coventry.ac.uk |
| Geraldine Brown | Assistant Professor | hsx520@coventry.ac.uk |
| Lindy Binder | Senior media and communications officer | ad3461@coventry.ac.uk |
Policies and Institutions for Resilient Food and Water Systems
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Chiara Tornaghi | Associate Professor | ac0952@coventry.ac.uk |
| Priscilla Claeys | Associate Professor | ac4203@coventry.ac.uk |
| Chris Maughan | Assistant Professor | ac3010@coventry.ac.uk |
| Mark Tilzey | Associate Professor | ab7997@coventry.ac.uk |
| Josh Brem-Wilson | Assistant Professor | ab9313@coventry.ac.uk |
People’s knowledge
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Nina Moeller | Associate Professor | ab9995@coventry.ac.uk |
| Jasber Singh | Associate Professor | ac5866@coventry.ac.uk |
| Iain MacKinnon | Assistant Professor | ab9315@coventry.ac.uk |
| Lucy Aphramor | Associate Professor | aa0059@coventry.ac.uk |
| Angela Hilmi | Associate Professor | ab9326@coventry.ac.uk |
Projects
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie Venn | Research Assistant | ad6294@coventry.ac.uk |
| Jessica Milgroom | Assistant Professor | ad4728@coventry.ac.uk |
| Rosa Van Kesteren | Assistant Professor | ad2324@coventry.ac.uk |
| Tomos Jones | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | ae1666@coventry.ac.uk |
| Oluwadunsin Adekola | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | ae1495@coventry.ac.uk |
| Leonardo Faedo | Research Assistant | ae3185@coventry.ac.uk |
| Csilla Kiss | International Research Engagement and Liaison Officer | ab8083@coventry.ac.uk |
Postgraduate researchers
| Name | Director of Studies | Thesis Title |
|---|---|---|
| Amoluck Eluri | Ivan Kourtchev | Release of atmospheric New and Emerging Pollutants (NEPs) from e-waste |
| Ffion Thomas | Francis Rayns | Agroecological approaches to managing ash dieback |
| Jolaade Magreth Olatunbosun | Michelle Farrell | Modelling Waterborne Pollen Transport to Improve Vegetation Reconstructions from Lake Pollen Records |
| Zarmina Zahoor | Jon Eden | Forest Fires Scenarios for Pakistan under Climate Change for Risk Reduction, Resilience and Sustainability |
| Mariana Simon | Lopa Saxena | Food insecurity in the UK: exploring the role of food literacy in bridging the gap between food, health, and social justice |
| Lamis Jamil | Professor Moya Kneafsey | A Decade of Shaping Food Culture in South Kilburn, London: Case Study of the Granville Community Kitchen |
| David Ifeanyi | Anna Bogush | Microplastics and chemical additives released from facemasks: Health and Environmental impact |
| Peter Hollings | Sue Charlesworth | Treating New and Emerging Pollutants Associated with Informal Settlements in Developing Countries Using Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): Monitoring and Modelling |
| Nathaniel Deakin | Geraldine Brown | Narratives of Men in Child Protection Social Work |
| Yasaman Namazi | Sue Charlesworth | The use of green infrastructure to mitigate overheating in schools |
| Megan Bedford | Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz | The contribution of trees and urban forests to biodiversity and ecosystem services in Coventry |
| Jason Hoepfl | James Bennett | Working through institutional pluralism, social complexity and power in South Africa’s communal rangelands: Prospects for more equitable and sustainable governance |
| Emma Burnett | Professor Moya Kneafsey | The roles of competition, cooperation, and self-organisation in local agrifood systems in the UK and Germany |
| Anya Goncalves Geiger | Francis Rayns | Novel fertility management in vegan organic cropping systems |
| Yitbarek Weldesemaet | Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz | Towards Sustainable Tree Planting Governance Strategies in Africa |
| Gordon Madamombe | Jackie Abell | Historical Knowledges of Charterhouse Coventry and their Influence on Contemporary Perceptions, Planning and Practice of Ecological Restoration of Charterhouse Fields |
| Behnam Mirgol | Bastien Dieppois | Impacts of climate change on agriculture productivity and practices in the southern Mediterranean region |
Visiting researchers
| Name | Position at CAWR | Home Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Luke Owen | Honorary Research Fellow | Zero Waste Scotland |
| Alan P Newman | Visiting Professor of Environmental Technology | Independent Environmental Services Professional |
| Anton Rosenfeld | Honorary Research Fellow | Garden Organic |
| Bruce Pearce | Honorary Research Fellow | Garden Organic |
| Tawanda Marandure | Honorary Research Fellow | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| Stefanie Lemke | Honorary Research Fellow | BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| Martin Evans | Honorary Research Fellow |
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