Faculty of Media & Communication staff

The Faculty of Media & Communication encompasses diverse disciplines across its five departments and schools. Within each are teams of experts in their respective fields, who have vast industry experience, valuable knowledge and active research interests that they pass on to our students and share with one another. Collaboration across disciplines is an integral part of what we do, and our staff regularly work together to produce thought-leadership pieces and commentary on current events that impact the media, politics and much more in between.

Find out more about our staff:

• Computer Animation
• Communication & Journalism
• Humanities & Law
• Media Production

Faculty Executive Team

Executive Dean

• Professor Einar Thorsen

Deputy Dean - Education & Professional Practice

• Professor Ann Luce

Deputy Dean - Research & Professional Practice

• Professor Scott Wright

Associate Dean Student Experience

• Dr Salvatore Scifo

Faculty Lead for Internationalisation

• Michael Sunderland

Director of Operations

• Mark Brocklehurst

Business Engagement & Knowledge Exchange Manager

• Matthew Desmier

Heads of Department

• Communication & Journalism – Dr Tanya Le Roux
• Humanities & Law – Professor Katharine Cox
• Media Production – Dr Karl Rawstrone (Acting Head of Department)
• National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) – Professor Paula Callus

Operations

• Operations Manager - Tanesha Duff 
• Executive Officer - Karen Newsome
• Timetabler - Hannah Aston
• Faculty Support Administrator - Misha Naran
• Faculty Support and Research Administrator - Samantha Hutton
• Financial Operations Administrator - Antonina Gordon
• Financial Operations Administrator - Rebecca Livesley
• Research Project Manager - Michael Board

Education Services

• Education Service Manager - Sharen Everitt
• Programme Support Team Leader - Brenda Masters
• Programme Support Team Leader - Phillippa Tarry
• Programme Support Officer - Sarah Hopkins
• Programme Support Officer - Hannah Devine
• Programme Support Officer - Benjamin Ellis
• Programme Support Officer - Steven Jones
• Programme Support Officer - Teresa Mitchell
• Programme Support Officer - Claudia Vanzeloti
• Programme Support Officer - Michelle Butler
• Programme Support Officer - Janet Beauchamp
• Programme Support Administrator - Steph Morrison
• Programme Support Administrator - Yulia Mouer

Placement Services

• Placement Development Adviser - Angela Allen
• Placement Development Adviser - Cathy Gardiner
• Placement Coordinator - Debra Almagor
• Placement Coordinator - Andy Guard
• Placement Coordinator - Sophie Hobbs

Technical Support Group

• Technical Support Group Manager - Christopher Kelly
• Technical Assistant Kit Room - Fergus Riordan
• Technical Assistant Kit Room - Thomas Riordan
• Senior Technical Studio Coordinator Animation - Edward Sedgley
• Senior Technician Kit Room - James Hewer
• Senior Technician Kit Room - Darryl Smith
• Lead Broadcast Engineer - Nigel Phillips
• Senior Engineer TV Production - David May
• Senior Technician Audio and IT - Andrew Higginson
• Resources Administrator - vacant
• Technical Resource Assistant - Izzy Collins
• Technical Assistant - Femi Oloyede