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Department of Anthropology
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Anthropology Department Staff

Senior leadership team

Name Position Email
Professor Jamie Tehrani Head of Department jamie.tehrani@durham.ac.uk 
Professor Tessa Pollard Deputy Head of Department t.m.pollard@durham.ac.uk
Steve Bell Department Manager steven.bell2@durham.ac.uk
Dr Elisabeth Kirtsoglou EDI Lead elisabeth.kirtsoglou@durham.ac.uk
Dr Tom Widger Director of Education tom.widger@durham.ac.uk 
Professor Rob Barton Director of Research r.a.barton@durham.ac.uk 
Prof Gillian Bentley PGR Director g.r.bentley@durham.ac.uk
Dr Felix Ringel PGT Director ben.campbell@durham.ac.uk
Dr Sally Street Admissions & Recruitment Director sally.e.street@durham.ac.uk

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Academic Staff

NameTitle
Professor Simone AbramProfessor
Professor Catherine AlexanderProfessor
Professor Helen BallProfessor
Professor Robert BartonProfessor
Professor Gillian BentleyProfessor
Professor Hannah BrownProfessor
Dr Trudi BuckAssociate Professor (Teaching)
Dr Ben CampbellLecturer
Dr Liana ChaseAssistant Professor
Dr Michael CrawleyAssistant Professor
Professor Yulia EgorovaProfessor
Dr Paolo FortisAssociate Professor
Professor Kate HampshireProfessor
Dr Paolo HeywoodAssociate Professor
Professor Russell HillProfessor
Dr Leo HopkinsonLecturer in Social Anthropology
Dr Jeremy KendalAssociate Professor
Professor Rachel KendalProfessor
Professor Elisabeth KirtsoglouProfessor
Dr Kris Fire KovarovicAssociate Professor
Dr Loretta LouAssistant Professor
Professor Ann MacLarnonProfessor of Evolutionary Anthropology
Professor Jane MacnaughtonProfessor of Medical Humanities
Dr Roslyn MalcolmAssistant Professor
Professor Nayanika MookherjeeProfessor
Professor Tessa PollardProfessor
Professor Gina PorterProfessor
Dr Istvan PraetLecturer
Dr Felix RingelAssociate Professor
Professor Jo SetchellProfessor
Professor Paul SillitoeProfessor
Dr Ana Sousa SantosCareer Development Fellow
Dr Alice StefanelliAssistant Professor
Dr Edward StevensonAssociate Professor
Dr Sally StreetAssistant Professor
Dr Amanda TanAssistant Professor
Professor Jamshid TehraniProfessor
Professor Jamshid TehraniHead of Department
Dr Thomas WidgerProfessor
Professor Thomas YarrowProfessor
Dr Emilija ZabiliuteCareer Development Fellow

Teaching Staff

NameTitle
Savita SatheSummer School Academic (Casual)

Administration Staff

Name Position Email
Steve Bell Department Manager steven.bell2@durham.ac.uk
Anna Saiger-Burns Finance Administrator anthropology.finance@durham.ac.uk 
Jade Embleton Learning and Teaching Administrator anthropology.education@durham.ac.uk
Amy Lambton PGR Administrator anthropology.pgr@durham.ac.uk
Jennifer Legg Learning and Teaching Coordinator anthropology.education@durham.ac.uk
Rosie Legg Learning and Teaching Manager anthropology.education@durham.ac.uk
Kate Payne Senior Research Administrator kate.payne@durham.ac.uk
  Operations Administrator anthropology.operations@durham.ac.uk

 

Technical Staff

Name Position Email
Judith Manghan Technical Manager judith.manghan@durham.ac.uk
Valerie Affleck Lab Technician valerie.affleck@durham.ac.uk

 

 

Research Staff

Name Title
Jane Abel Project Administrator
Dr Ben Hildred PDRA
Sophie Lovell-Kennedy DISC Manager
Dr Elaine Forde Assistant Professor (Research)
Laura Grieve Research Assistant
Dr Rachel Harrison Assistant Professor (Research)
Dr Jack Jenkins PDRA
Oghenetega Kokogho RA
Andrea Lambell PDRA
Dr Mayanka Mukherji PDRA
Dr Declan Murray PDRA
Chandika Shrestha PDRA
Dr Akansha Singh Assistant Professor (Research)
Dr Duncan Stibbard-Hawkes Assistant Professor (Research)
Dr Rebecca Strong RA
Johanna Thren PDRA
Margaret Randall Project Manager
Molly Westby Project Manager
Lorna Winship Project Manager
Sarah Wright Administrator

Research Staff

NameTitle
Jane AbelProject Administrator
Dr Christina BosbachPDRA
Dr Elaine FordeAssistant Professor (Research)
Laura GrieveResearch Assistant
Dr Rachel HarrisonAssistant Professor (Research)
Dr Jack JenkinsPDRA
Oghenetega KokoghoRA
Andrea LambellPDRA
Dr Mayanka MukherjiPDRA
Dr Declan MurrayPDRA
Mrs Margaret RandallProject Manager
Chandika ShresthaPDRA
Dr Akansha SinghAssistant Professor (Research)
Dr Duncan Stibbard-HawkesAssistant Professor (Research)
Dr Rebecca StrongRA
Johanna ThrenPDRA
Molly WestbyProject Manager
Sarah WrightProject Administrator

Other

Name Title
Dr Nasima Akhter Honorary Fellow
Andy Allan Assistant Professor (Research)
Giuseppe Amatulli Honorary Fellow
Dr Katharine Balolia Academic Visitor
Mrs Cyrintha Barwise-Joubert Honorary Associate
Sandra Bell Emeritus Professor
Dr Salome Bukachi Honorary Fellow
Prof Michael Carrithers Emeritus Professor
Dr Luke Duncan Honorary Fellow
Sarah Elton Honorary Professor
Leah Findlay Honorary Fellow
Dr Michele Fontefrancesco Honorary Fellow
Dr Adam Gordon Honorary Fellow
Carmen Granito Honorary Fellow
Mr Tommy Hanson Honorary Associate
Doctor Leslie Jessop Official Visitor
Dr Andrea Kaiser-Grolimund Honorary Fellow
Dr Panas Karampampas Honorary Fellow
Prof Robert Layton Professor Emeritus
Dr Lanoi Maloiy Honorary Fellow
Dr Emma Rimpilainen Uppsala Visiting Fellow
Sarah Rosen Honorary Fellow
Professor Andrew Russell Emeritus Professor
Andrea Silva-Caballero Honorary Fellow
Robert Simpson Emeritus Professor
Dr Sian Waters Honorary Fellow
Janelle Wagnild Honorary Fellow

Other

NameTitle
Dr Nasima AkhterHonorary Fellow
Andy AllanAssistant Professor (Research)
Giuseppe AmatulliHonorary Fellow
Dr Katharine BaloliaAcademic Visitor
Mrs Cyrintha Barwise-JoubertHonorary Associate
Sandra BellEmeritus Professor
Dr Salome BukachiHonorary Fellow
Prof Michael CarrithersEmeritus Professor
Sarah EltonHonorary Professor
Leah FindlayHonorary Fellow
Dr Michele FontefrancescoHonorary Fellow
Dr Adam GordonHonorary Fellow
Carmen GranitoHonorary Fellow
Mr Tommy HansonHonorary Associate
Doctor Leslie JessopOfficial Visitor
Dr Andrea Kaiser-GrolimundHonorary Fellow
Dr Panas KarampampasHonorary Fellow
Prof Robert LaytonProfessor Emeritus
Dr Emma RimpilainenUppsala Visiting Fellow
Sarah RosenHonorary Fellow
Professor Andrew RussellEmeritus Professor
Professor Andrew RussellProfessor Emeritus (research active)
Andrea Silva-CaballeroHonorary Fellow
Robert SimpsonEmeritus Professor
Janelle WagnildHonorary Fellow
Dr Sian WatersHonorary Fellow

Research Student

NameTitle
Aethiqah Abdul HalimResearch Postgraduate
Zarak AhmedPhD Student
Ms. Halima AkhterSummer School Academic (Casual)
Al Al ThaniResearch Postgraduate
Sophia AndersonCombined Role
Gabrielle Barkess-KerrResearch Postgraduate
Vasiliki BathrelouCombined Role
Jem CarterCombined Role
Holly ChalcraftCombined Role
Alex Christou-KentPhD student
Ana-Maria CirsteaCombined Role
James CoxonSocio-Cultural Anthropology
Anita DattaResearch Student
Shivani DaxiniPhD Student
Shaoding DongResearch Postgraduate
Kiefer DuffyCombined Role
Metasebia FekaduResearch Postgraduate
Dilshaad HossainPhD Student
Emily JeffriesPhD Student
Admir JugoResearch Postgraduate
Panagiotis KarlaganisPhD Student
Afthab KatakathResearch Postgraduate
Oliver KeynesPhD Student
Andrea LambellPost Doctoral Research Associate
Daniel LewisResearch Postgraduate
Loes LijndersResearch Postgraduate
Zijie LinPart-Time Teacher
Will LloydCombined Role
Sophie Lovell-KennedyPhD Student
Joan MartinResearch Postgraduate
Akshita MathurPhD Student
Laura McGuireResearch Postgraduate
Lenka Medvecova Tinkova Medvecova TinkovaPhD Candidate
Elena MiltiadisStaff
Susan MorrowResearch Postgraduate
Shamira Naidu-YoungPhD Student
Erick Nascimento VidalPhD Student
Navile NavileSummer School Academic (Casual)
Rafaela Palacios CorreaPhD Student
Emily ParkerResearch Postgraduate
Erika PathoResearch Postgraduate
Tracy Peter SamatOpen Day Ambassador (Casual)
Chimwemwe PhiriSummer School Academic (Casual)
Marie-Laure PoiretResearch Postgraduate
Aiya RaissovaCombined Role
James RidlandPhD Student
Joel SaundersPart-Time Teacher
Emily SinclairResearch Postgraduate
Johanna ThrenPost Doctoral Research Associate
Dr Metrey TivPhD Student
Rebecca TuckResearch Postgraduate
Eirini TzoumaAcademic Development Advisor
Nasir UddinResearch Postgraduate
Ben WaltonCombined Role
Robin WatsonCombined Role
Amy WhitePart-Time Teacher
Sarah WrightMasters by Research Student
Fahmid ZaidResearch Postgraduate
Eleonora ZanettiResearch Postgraduate