People

CCS Staff

Name	Role
Dr Billy Crozier	Duns Scotus Assistant Professor in Franciscan Studies	william.e.crozier@durham.ac.uk
Tim Guinan	Head of Major Gifts, Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO)	tim.guinan@durham.ac.uk
Dr James Kelly	Clare and Hawley Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism	james.kelly3@durham.ac.uk
Prof. Karen Kilby	CCS Director and Bede Professor of Catholic Theology	karen.kilby@durham.ac.uk
Louise McLaren	Senior Development Manager for Institutional Funders, Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO)
Canon Prof. Paul D. Murray	Professor of Systematic Theology and Founding Director of the CCS (2007-2024)	paul.murray@durham.ac.uk
Theresa Phillips	CCS Manager	theresa.phillips@durham.ac.uk
Dr Nomi Pritz-Bennett	Career Development Fellow in Catholic Theology	nomi.pritz-bennett@durham.ac.uk
Canon Prof. Anna Rowlands	St Hilda Professor of Catholic Social Thought and Practice	anna.rowlands@durham.ac.uk
Dr Gregory A. Ryan	Assistant Professor (Research) in Synodality and Receptive Ecumenism, and Academic Co-ordinator of the Northern Diaconal Formation Partnership	g.a.ryan@durham.ac.uk
Dr Liam Temple	Assistant Professor (Research) in the History of Catholicism	liam.p.temple@durham.ac.uk
Catherine Tuckwell	CCS Administrator and Administrator for the Northern Diaconal Formation Partnership	catherine.tuckwell@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alexandra Verini	Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) Postdoctoral Research Associate in the History of Catholicism
Prof. Clare Watkins	Professor (Research) on the ‘Conversations, Culture and Communion’ Project	clare.watkins@durham.ac.uk

CCS Members (staff)

Prof. Lewis Ayres	Professor of Catholic and Historical Theology	l.o.ayres@durham.ac.uk
Dr Avril Baigent	Research Assistant, 'Lived Catholicism and Synodality' project	avril.c.baigent@durham.ac.uk
Dr Krastu Banev	Associate Professor of Byzantine and Orthodox Theology	krastu.banev@durham.ac.uk
Dr Graham Barrett	Assistant Professor in Early Medieval European History, Department of History
Dr Mary Brooks	Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, and Director MA Museum & Artefact Studies	mary.brooks@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alex Brown	Associate Professor of Medieval History, Department of History
Dr Jonathan Bush	Research Engagement and Collections Development Archivist in the University Library and Collections	jonathan.bush@durham.ac.uk
Dr Mark Chambers	Assistant Professor, Department of English Studies
Prof. Stefano Cracolici	Professor of Italian Art and Literature, School of Modern Languages and Cultures	stefano.cracolici@durham.ac.uk
Dr Lorenzo Dell'Oso	Assistant Professor in Italian Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Fr Dr Andrew Downie	Catholic Chaplain to Durham University and priest of St Cuthbert’s Catholic Church Durham
Prof. Giles Gasper	Professor in High Medieval History and Deputy Executive Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities	g.e.m.gasper@durham.ac.uk
Dr Michael Gilmore	Former Academic Registrar and Fellow at Durham University	michael.j.gilmore@durham.ac.uk
Dr Natalie Goodison	Career Development Fellow in Dept. of English Studies
Prof. Mathew Guest	Professor in the Sociology of Religion	m.j.guest@durham.ac.uk
Prof. Jane Heath	Professor, Department of Theology and Religion
Prof. Richard Huzzey	Professor of Modern British History, Department of History
Prof. Chris Insole	Professor of Philosophical Theology and Ethics	christopher.insole@durham.ac.uk
Prof. Gerard Loughlin	Professor, Department of Theology and Religion	gerard.loughlin@durham.ac.uk
Prof. Clare MacCumhaill	Professor, Department of Philosophy
Prof. Deirdre McCann	Professor, Durham Law School
Dr Catrin Noone	Career Development Fellow, Department of Sociology
Rev Canon Professor Simon Oliver	Van Mildert Professor of Divinity and Head of the Department of Theology and Religion	simon.oliver@durham.ac.uk
Dr Marcus Pound	Associate Professor of Theology	m.j.p.pound@durham.ac.uk
Prof. Alec Ryrie	Professor of the History of Christianity	alec.ryrie@durham.ac.uk
Dr William Simpson	Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Philosophy
Canon Prof. Michael Snape	Michael Ramsey Canon Professor of Anglican Studies	michael.snape@durham.ac.uk
Dr Rob Twiss	Career Development Fellow, IMEMS
Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove	Professor of Medieval Thought	rik.van-nieuwenhove@durham.ac.uk
Prof. Peter Ward	Professor of Practical Theology	peter.ward@durham.ac.uk
Prof. Francis Watson	Professor, Department of Theology and Religion
Claude Willan	Associate Professor, Department of English Studies
Dr Ibuki Yamane	Honorary Fellow, Department of Theology and Religion
Prof. Bennett Zon	Professor of Musicology, Department of Music	bennett.zon@durham.ac.uk

Honorary Professors and Honorary Faculty

Name	Affiliation	Role
Dr Sarah Barthélemy	Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)	Honorary Fellow
Dr Cormac Begadon	Durham University	Honorary Fellow
Dr Victoria Biggs	La Retraite Fellow in Lived Theology, Trauma, and Reconciliation	Honorary Fellow
Dr Brian Casey	Historian and Archives Manager at the Dublin Cemeteries Trust	Honorary Fellow
Dr Christopher Cimorelli	Duquesne University	Honorary Fellow
Prof. Eamon Duffy	Emeritus, University of Cambridge	Honorary Professor of the History of Catholicism
Dr Owen Earnshaw		Honorary Fellow
Dr Maria Exall		Honorary Fellow
Br Dr Brendan Geary, FMS	Provincial of the Marist Brothers, West-Central Europe	Honorary Fellow
Dr Eilish Gregory		Honorary Fellow
Dr Michael Hahn	Sarum College, Salisbury	Honorary Fellow
Dr Alana Harris	King's College London	Honorary Fellow in the Study of Lived Catholicism
Rev Prof Stan Chu Ilo, PhD	DePaul University, Chicago	Honorary Professor
Dr Patricia Jones		Honorary Fellow
Prof. John McCafferty	University College Dublin	Honorary Professor of the History of Catholicism
Prof. John McGreevy	University of Notre Dame	Honorary Professor in the History of Catholicism
Rev. Dr John O'Brien		Honorary Fellow
Prof. Kenneth Parker	Duquesne University	Honorary Fellow
Prof. Michael Questier	Vanderbilt University	Honorary Professor of the History of Catholicism
Sr Dr Jo Robson	Carmelite Nun	Honorary Fellow
Dr Catherine Sexton	Durham University	Honorary Fellow
Sr Dr Barbara Stafford, RLR	Congregation of La Retraite	Honorary Fellow
Dr John Stayne	Durham University	Honorary Fellow
Prof. Maurice Whitehead	Venerable English College, Rome	Honorary Professor of Catholic History
Prof. Myriam Wijlens	University of Erfurt	Honorary Professor of Canon Law
Rev Prof. Hans Zollner, SJ	Pontifical Gregorian University	Honorary Fellow

CCS Student Members

The CCS has a vibrant community of student members taking a variety of t aught and research postgraduate courses.

Students on palace green

David Anderson	PhD in Theology and Religion
Kieron Barron	PhD in English Studies
Hannah Bartlett	MA in Catholic Theology (DL)
Max Berueffy	MA in Theology and Religion
David Byrne	MA in Catholic Theology
Madeline Chammings	MA in Visual Culture, School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Tsz ON Chan	PhD Theology & Religion
Aurelia Eburne	PhD in Theology and Religion
Michael Edwards	MA in Catholic Theology (DL)
Nia Enokkaran	MA in Data Science, Department of Natural Sciences
Charlotte Gauthier	MA in Catholic Theology (DL)
Daniel Hindman	PhD in Theology and Religion
Sasha Lawson-Frost	PhD in Philosophy
Lucia Luck	PhD in Theology and Religion
Matthew Lumley	PhD in History
Caroline Moulinet	MA in Catholic Theology (DL)
Marco Palomino	MA in Catholic Theology (DL)
Mathew Phipps	PhD in Theology & Religion
Charles Rennie	MPhil. in Historical and Systematic Theology
Mark Robson	PhD in Philosophy
Gareth Rowe	PhD in Theology
Adam Snow	MSc in Anthropology: Sustainability, Energy and Development
Akari Takatsuka	PhD in English Studies
Samantha Timson	Postgraduate, Department of Sociology
María José Bravo Vargas	MA in Catholic Theology (DL)
Elisabel Vazquez-Galino	MA in Catholic Theology (DL)
Hikari Yamane	PhD in Theology and Religion

CCS Trust

The CCS Trust is a legal entity that oversees the use of funds donated to the CCS

Fr David Collins, OFM	Vicar Provincial and Secretary of the Irish Franciscan Province (Order of Friars Minor)
Fr Keith McMillan, SJ	Provincial Treasurer of the Jesuits in Britain
Sr Avril O’Regan, RLR	Congregational Leader of the Congregation of La Retraite
Mr Tim Guinan	Durham University, Head of Major Gifts, DARO
Susan Jarvis	Durham University, Director of Finance
Prof. Simon Oliver (Chair)	Durham University, Head of the Dept. of Theology and Religion
Prof. Janet Stewart	Durham University, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

CCS Advisory Board

The CCS Advisory Board is a consultative body advising both the CCS and the CCS Trust

Ms Sue Cooper	Trustee, Ursuline Sisters of Brentwood
Fr Peter Gallagher, SJ (Chair)	Provincial Superior, Jesuits in Britain
Fr Liam Kelly, OFM	Order of Friars Minor, Irish Franciscan Province
Sr Cath Lloyd, RSCJ	Trustee, Society of the Sacred Heart in England and Wales
Sr Avril O’Regan, RLR	Congregational Leader of the Congregation of La Retraite and CCS Trustee
Sr Dr Barbara Stafford, RLR	Area leader of Ireland/UK, Congregation of La Retraite
Ms Jane Swadling	Trustee, Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre
Rt Rev. Stephen Wright	Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle