Our staff
-
Dr Karina Butler
Lecture in Education
Dr Karina Butler studied International Relations and Political Science at the University of Birmingham, where she received her BA (Hons) followed by a Doctorate in Political Science from the Department of Political Science and International Studies.
-
Dr Kate Carruthers Thomas
Senior Research Fellow / BCU Athena SWAN Project Manager
Dr Kate Carruthers Thomas has worked in higher education since 1999, primarily as a Widening Participation programme manager, but undertook a full-time doctorate funded by the HEA in 2012, completing in 2016 at the age of 50.
-
Dr Nicola Clarke
Senior Lecturer / Professional Navigator / Academic Advisor / SEDA Accredited Doctoral Supervisor
Nicola is a registered mental health nurse completing her degree with honours in Mental Health Nursing at Oxford Brookes University. She has an MSc in General Psychiatry which she completed at Keele Postgraduate Medical School. In 2013 Nicola was awarded her Educational Doctorate and she has since become a Senior fellow of the...
-
Damienne Clarke
Senior Lecturer in Primary Education (History and Professional Studies)
Damienne gained her undergraduate degree from the University of Liverpool and then completed a PGCE in Primary Education at the University of Durham. Prior to joining Birmingham City University in September 2013, Damienne’s background was in Primary Education and she worked in six primary schools over a twenty three year...
-
Dr Tina Collins
Senior Lecturer in Education
Tina is a Senior Lecturer in Education. She is joint course lead of the Masters in Education (taught) programme. Tina’s experience also includes teacher training. She is ITE Secondary Partnership Research Lead and also Academic Lead for the PGDE(I) and MA programmes working with the Indus Training and Research Institute in...
-
Dr Simon Cook
Senior Lecturer
Simon is a passionate teacher and researcher with specialisms in human geography, mobilities, physical cultures, and research and academic skills support. At BCU, I am a Senior Lecturer in the HELS Academic Development Department, providing academic, research and publishing skills support to students and staff in the Faculty...
-
Dr Vanessa Cui
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Vanessa Cui is currently a Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham City University Centre for the Study of Practices and Culture in Education (CSPACE). Her research work has mainly focused on the interface between education policy and practice from educators’ and learners’ perspectives across fields of education (e.g. teacher...
-
Kelly Davey Nicklin
PGCE Secondary Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Music Education
Kelly has previously been a Head of Faculty for Performing Arts and taught music across three key stages in a secondary school where she was judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted for Key Stage 3 music teaching. During her time as a secondary school teacher, Kelly was also an international links coordinator and she organised a...
-
Simon Davies
Senior Lecturer and admissions tutor for BA QTS
Simon was a primary teacher in the Midlands for 22 years and has been a deputy Head and Acting Headteacher. Since 2011 Simon has been a senior lecturer at BCU and teaches on both the PGCE Primary and BA QTS courses. Simon teaches professional studies and is module leader for the Emerging Teacher module. Simon also support...
-
Julie Davis
Foundation Year Lecturer
Julie joined the ADD (Academic Development Department) in 2018 as a Lecturer on the HELS Foundation Year programme. Prior to joining Birmingham City University, she worked at a number of local FE and HE institutions where she developed and delivered a range of Early Years and Education programmes. Her professional background...