Sport and Life Sciences staff

Dr Irmgard Haussmann

Associate Professor in Health Sciences

Irmgard is an Associate Professor in Health Sciences and teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level. In her role as Director of Postgraduate Research Degrees for Life and Sport she leads all aspects of recruitment and student experiences for PhD Life and Sport Sciences. Having previously worked at Brandeis...

Dr Adam Herbert

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

Adam completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Manchester Metropolitan University before undertaking a position as the Sport Scientist at Port Vale Football Club. This primarily involved providing support to academy players age 8 – 18 before Adam then moved into the role as Head of Academy Sport Science...

Dr Laura Hodgson

Assistant Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

Laura joined Birmingham City University in 2019 and currently teaches on the BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science undergraduate degree programme, primarily in sport and exercise psychology. Laura obtained her PhD in 2018 which explored the role of emotional abilities in elite sports coaching. Her main interests lie in the...

Dr Muhammad Hossain

Lecturer in Public Health

Dr Hossain holds a deep-seated passion for both teaching and research within the field of Public Health, recognizing its pivotal role in promoting well-being, preventing diseases, and empowering individuals to manage health challenges. His teaching and research endeavours transcend disciplinary boundaries and often involve...

Professor John Howl

Professor of Life Sciences

Professor John Howl graduated from the University of Birmingham where he pursued a PhD in the field of muscle cell physiology and pathology supervised by Dr S. J. Publicover. Following an extended post-doctoral period in Birmingham, during which he was supported by two personal grants from the British Heart Foundation, he...

Dr David Charles Hughes

Associate Professor in Life Sciences

David has the following qualifications: BSc Biochemistry (UMIST), PhD Cancer Research (University of Surrey/Marie Curie Research Institute/UWCM, Cardiff). David has 18 years of teaching experience at University of Birmingham, University of Derby and Nottingham Trent University. He has taught at foundation, level 4-6...

Dr Vivek Indramohan

Associate Professor and Course Lead - Biomedical Engineering

With an overseas research student award (ORSAS) and University of Strathclyde scholarship, Vivek completed his Ph.D. (in Bioengineering) in 2009. Following the completion of his research degree, he commenced his work as a Research Assistant at University College of London (UCL) for 6 months, during which he was successful in...

Dr Feroz Jadhakhan

Lecturer in Public Health

Dr. Feroz is passionate about using electronic healthcare records to identify disease trends and patterns, providing valuable insights into population health, epidemiological patterns, and intervention effectiveness. His analysis of health data enables early disease detection, chronic condition monitoring, and identification of...

Dr Pat James

Associate Professor of Life Sciences

Following her PhD in Biochemistry Pat did post doctoral research in the field of endocrinology before moving into teaching. She has been teaching Science subjects for over thirty years in both Further and Higher Education. Although she now primarily teach Biomedical Sciences at Birmingham City University, a more recent...

Dr Adam L. Kelly

Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise and Course Leader for Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport)

Dr Adam L. Kelly is Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise and Course Leader for Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport) at Birmingham City University. He also founded the newly established BCU Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab , where he currently leads key projects with the FIFA Talent...