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    Dr Lauren Ackerman
    Research Associate
    +44 (0) 19120 87621
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    Dr Jalal-eddin Al-Tamimi
    Senior Lecturer in Phonetics
    +44 (0) 191 208 5208
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    Elaine Ashton
    Research Associate
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    Francis Barber
    Deputy Director (Projects), North Leadership Centre
    +44 (0) 191 208 5652
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    Dr Wilma Barrow
    Senior Lecturer Educational Psychology Joint Director DAppEdPsy Programme
    +44 (0) 191 208 8717

    Christine Bell
    Programme Secretary, MA Cross-Cultural Communication+
    +44 (0) 191 208 8830
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    Kate Benson
    Speech and Language Therapist
    0191 208 3503
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    Beth Davidson
    Programme Secretary
    0191 208 7385
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    Stephanie Bingham
    NPQ Programme Director
    01912088455
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    Dr Adam Brandt
    Senior Lecturer
    +44 (0) 191 208 5273
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    Zoe Bright
    School Manager
    +44 (0) 191 208 6385
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    Chloe Burn
    NLC Support Officer
    0191 208 5297
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    Helen Burns
    Senior Research Associate & Research Excellence Fellow
    07794121628
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    David Carr
    School Office Co-ordinator
    +44 (0) 191 208 6387
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    Gillian Cavagan
    Office Administrator
    +44 (0) 191 208 7388
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    Fred Clark
    Head of Education
    +44 (0) 191 208 8452
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    Professor Jill Clark
    Professor of Participatory Research Methods and Executive Director of the Research Centre for Learning and Teaching
    +44 (0) 191 208 5637
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    Frances Cook
    Programme Secretary: PGR, MA Education Research, MA Education International Perspectives
    0191 208 6569
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    Emeritus Professor Vivian Cook
    Emeritus Professor

    Luke Coverdale
    Finance & Operations Administrator
    0191 2086628
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    Kim Cowie
    Lecturer in Education
    0191 208 6371
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    Professor Pauline Dixon
    Professor of International Development and Education
    +44 (0) 191 208 5047
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    Jennifer Dodds Vigouroux
    Lecturer/Speech and Language Therapist, Director Tavistock Aphasia Centre
    0191 208 8550
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    Dr Gail Edwards
    Lecturer
    +44 (0) 191 208 6591
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    Deborah Elliott
    Programme Secretary, Applied Linguistics and TESOL
    +44 (0) 191 208 6377
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    Dr Eric Fletcher
    Research Associate
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    Dr Sara Ganassin
    Lecturer
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    Professor Simon Gibbs
    Professor of Inclusive Educational Psychology and Philosophy
    +44 (0) 191 208 6575
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    Lisa Gilder
    Deputy School Manager
    +44 (0) 0191 208 8297
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    Jon Haines
    Lecturer, Secondary PGCE Science
    + 44 (191) 208 6597
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    Hayley Hands
    Teaching Fellow
    0191 208 6597
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    Nikki Hawley
    Research Project Support Officer
    +44 191 208 6395
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    Dr Spencer Hazel
    Reader in Applied Linguistics & Communication
    0191 2086374
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    Lois Hodkinson
    Clerical Assistant
    01912086526
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    Jan Holroyd
    Programme Secretary MEd Practitioner Enquiry, PG Cert in Educational Leadership, ECLS Resource Centre Co-ordinator
    +44 (0) 191 208 6390
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    Professor David Howard
    Research Professor
    +44 (0) 191 208 7451

    Dr Steve Humble MBE
    Senior Lecturer in International Development
    +44(0) 191 208 7593
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    Dr Gopal Iyer
    Research Associate
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    Dr Christine Jack
    Research Associate
    0191 208 3503
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    Nina Jentl
    Evaluation and Data Analyst / Research Assistant
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    Dr Hanneke Jones
    Senior Lecturer in Education
    +44 (0) 191 208 5460
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    Linda Jose
    Lecturer in Speech & Lang. Scie.
    0191 208 8625
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    Lynne Kay
    Senior Teacher
    0191 208 6393
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    Professor Ghada Khattab
    Professor of Phonetics and Phonology
    +44 (0) 191 208 6583
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    Gina Knaggs
    Finance & Timetabling
    +44 (0) 191 208 6397
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    Roger Knill
    Secondary PGCE tutor
    +44 (0) 191 208 3525
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    Professor Rene Koglbauer
    Dean of Lifelong Learning and Professional Practice | Executive Director of North Leadership Centre
    +44 (0) 191 208 8453
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    Karen Laing
    Senior Research Associate
    +44 (0) 191 208 8735
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    Professor James Law
    Professor of Speech & Language Sciences
    +44 (0) 191 208 5250
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    Professor David Leat
    Prof of Curriculum Innovation
    +44 (0) 191 208 6578
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    Dr Carolyn Letts
    Senior Lecturer
    +44 (0) 191 208 7390
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    Dr Christopher Leyland
    Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
    +44 (0)191 222 6000 (ext. 7384)
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    Dr Mei Lin
    Senior Lecturer
    +44 (0) 191 208 5070
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    Dr Elaine Lopez
    Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
    +44 (0) 191 208 6564
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    David Lumsdon
    Senior Teacher
    0191 208 7368
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    Alice Lupton
    North Leadership Administrator
    0191 208 7543
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    Lee Madderson
    Senior Teacher
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    Professor Cristina McKean
    Professor of Child Language Development and Disorders
    +44 (0) 191 208 6528
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    Dr Fiona Menger
    Lecturer
    0191 208 5210
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    Dr Emma Miller
    Senior Teacher

    Emeritus Professor Nick Miller
    Emeritus Professor
    +44 (0) 191 208 5603

    Dr Julie Morris
    Head of School
    +44 (0) 191 208 6841
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    Janet Moss
    Secretary
    +44 (0) 191 208 8550
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    Dr Carol Moxam
    Literacy Clinic Director
    +44 (0) 191 208 5890
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    Maria Mroz
    Lecturer
    +44 (0) 191 208 6585
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    Dr Myra Giesen
    Research Associate/Visiting Fellow
    +44 (0) 191 208 8691
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    Helen Nazlie
    Director of Clinical Education
    +44 (0) 191 208 8763
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    Adele Nichol
    Personal Assistant
    0191 208 6553
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    Dr Richard Parker
    Joint Degree Programme Director; DAppEdPsy Programme and Educational Psychologist
    0191 208 6588
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    Mark Pearson
    NLC Support Officer
    +44 (0) 191 208 6534
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    Billy Peters
    Senior Teacher

    Emily Preston
    Speech and Language Therapist
    0191 208 3503
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    Dr Raul Valdivia Murgueytio
    Research Associate
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    Allison Reid
    Secretary
    +44 (0) 191 208 7385
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    Jill Richardson
    Education Section Co-ordinator
    +44 (0) 191 208 6590
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    Dr Nick Riches
    Snr Lect in Speech & Language Pathology
    +44 (0) 191 208 8720
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    Emerita Professor Sue Robson
    Emerita Professor

    Dr Christos Salis
    Senior Lecturer in Speech & Language Sciences
    +44 (0) 191 208 8875
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    Dr Müge Satar
    Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
    +44 (0) 191 208 7797
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    Dr Alina Schartner
    Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
    +44 (0)191 208 6593
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    Professor Paul Seedhouse
    Professor of Educational and Applied Linguistics
    +44 (0) 191 208 8873
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    Dr Peter Sercombe
    Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
    +44 (0) 191 208 5657
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    Dr Samantha Shields
    Lecturer in Education
    +44 (0) 191 208 6565
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    Dr Faye Smith
    Lecturer in Speech and Language Sciences
    01912088625
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    Dr Heather Smith
    Senior Lecturer
    +44 (0) 191 208 6820
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    Dr Navaporn Snodin
    Lecturer in Cross-Cultural Communication
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    Lucinda Somersett
    Lecturer in Speech and Language Sciences

    Dr James Stanfield
    Lecturer
    07966 865 860
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    Helen Stewart
    BA Education Secretary
    0191 208 6532
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    Dr Helen Stringer
    Head of Speech & Language Sciences; Senior Lecturer/Speech and Language Therapist
    +44 (0) 191 208 5196
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    Vivienne Sturgiss
    Programme Secretary
    +44 (0) 191 208 3471
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    Ulrike Thomas
    CfLaT Research Associate
    +44 (0) 191 208 5654
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    Lucy Tiplady
    CfLaT Research Associate
    +44 (0) 191 208 7449
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    Professor Liz Todd
    Prof of Educational Inclusion
    +44 (0) 191 208 6572
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    Anastasia Trebacz
    Research Associate
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    Professor Caroline Walker-Gleaves
    Professor of Education
    0191 2086553
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    Professor Steve Walsh
    Professor of Applied Linguistics
    +44 (0) 191 208 5094
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    Dr Helen Wareham
    Research Associate
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    Dr Janet Webster
    Senior Lecturer
    +44 (0) 191 208 5235
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    Dr Alison Whelan
    Research Associate
    0191 208 5284
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    Dr Laurence White
    Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Sciences
    +44 (0) 191 208 5572
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    Stacey Wilson
    Clerical Assistant
    01912086375
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    Dr Pamela Woolner
    Senior Lecturer in Education
    +44 (0) 191 208 5470
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    Lydia Wysocki
    Research Associate
    0191 20 85194
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    Professor Tony Young
    Professor of Applied Linguistics and Communication
    +44 (0) 191 208 7515
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