Members of staff
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Dr James Barnett
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Dr Barnett joined BCU in 2019, and enjoys teaching on the Biomedical Sciences degree course. He is passionate about science and has had a varied career spending time working in both industry and academia. He has worked on numerous research projects investigating topics such as bacterial protein transport, metalloproteomics, and...
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Rachel Black
Course Leader BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
Rachel gained qualified teacher status in Physical Education in 1999, and has a wealth of experience teaching, leading and advising in a range of both primary and secondary schools in Sussex and Shropshire. Rachel has gained considerable experience teaching in Higher Education, and prior to joining the team at Birmingham City...
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Jennie Carter
Leader BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Jennie is a Lecturer on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Program at Birmingham City University. Jennie is a Performance Nutrition Practitioner who is passionate about applying sports nutrition knowledge into practice. She has 10 years’ experience of working within professional sport. Jennie has predominantly worked with...
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Dr Neil Clarke
Associate Professor
Neil joined BCU as an Associate Professor in January 2024 after twelve years at the Coventry University and is the joint cluster lead for Sport and Exercise Sciences research. Neil is also an accredited BASES Sport and Exercise Scientist, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and holds Chartered Scientist status...
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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...
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Dr Hora Davari Ejtehadi
Associate Professor
Dr Hora Ejtehadi is an Associate Professor. She studied Medicine and continued further education by completing PhD in Biomedical Science field. She joined Birmingham City University in 2004 and awarded Diploma in Higher Education in 2007. She led School of Health Sciences Enterprise for couple of years and moved on leading the...
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Dr Basiru Gai
Lecturer in Public Health
Basiru is a medical doctor with extensive experience in improving health outcomes in low and middle-income countries. With a solid foundation in clinical practice, he has transitioned into the area of Public Health and holds a Master's Degree in Public Health from Birmingham City University, which later paved his academic...
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Dr Martin Goldberg
Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology
Martin has a wide range of expertise which includes clinical and diagnostic microbiology, bacterial molecular biology / genetics, food microbiology / safety, discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds and bacterial physiology. This range of expertise is vital when working in a biomedical environment where a broad knowledge is...
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Dr Lewis Gough
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science/MRes Course Leader
Lewis is the current research cluster lead for Sport Sciences for Health and Disease and is the Unit of Assessment lead for REF (Research Excellence Framework). He also holds editorial positions with BMC Nutrition and Frontiers in Sport and Active Living. Lewis has sourced over £250k of external income for research...
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Dr Helen Gravestock
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science
Helen has worked in learning and teaching in Higher Education for 7 years in Sport and Exercise Science undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Helen has also completed a PGCert in Higher Education and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Helen completed her PhD at Leeds Beckett University, where she measured and...