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School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
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Our academic staff are world-leading researchers in their specialist areas. Our professional services staff are also a key part of the team.
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Head of School
Professor Jo Robinson joined the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics in 2021. Please send any meeting requests to her Personal Assistant, Kimberly O'Brien.
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Dr Vean Al-Saka
Associate Lecturer 21/22
Professor James Annesley
Acting Dean of Culture and the Creative Arts | Professor of Contemporary American Literature
Dr Chloe Ashbridge
Lecturer in Modern & Contemporary Literature
Dr Tara Bergin
Senior Lecturer in Writing Poetry (Creative Writing)
Dr Mark Byers
Lecturer
Dr John Challis
Research Associate
Dr James Corbet
Lecturer in Second Language Acquisition
Dr Poppy Corbett
Lecturer in Creative Writing
Dr Kate Craddock
Research Associate
Dr Christine Cuskley
Lecturer in Language and Cognition
Dr Kate De Rycker
Lecturer in Renaissance Literature
Dr Christy Ducker
Royal Literary Fund Fellow
Dr Barbara Gribling
Visiting Researcher
Dr James Harris
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Joseph Hone
Academic Track Fellow in English Literature
Dr Niamh Kelly
Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology
Liz Kirkup
Student Wellbeing Adviser
Dr Gabriel Martinez Vera
Lecturer in Pragmatics
Dr Ella Mershon
Lecturer in Victorian Literature
Dr Emily Murphy
Senior Lecturer in Children's Literature
Dr Farah Nazir
Lecturer in Linguistics
Dr Kendra Packham
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Natalia Pavlovskaya
Associate Lecturer 21/22
Professor Alex Pheby
Professor of Creative Writing (Prose)
Professor Jo Robinson
Head of School
Dr Thom Robinson
Teaching Assistant 19/20
Professor Michael Rossington
Professor of Romantic Literature
Professor Preti Taneja
Professor of World Literature and Creative Writing
Dr Rory Turnbull
Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology
Dr Emma Whipday
Lecturer
Professor Anne Whitehead
Prof of Modern and Contemporary Lit
Dr Anna Woodford
Royal Literary Fund Fellow
Dr Rebecca Woods
Lecturer in Language and Cognition
Dr Tamar Lindesay
Visiting Lecturer