Members of staff
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Dr 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...
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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...
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Anisa Hussain
Sport Development Officer (BCU Active)
Working with the Director of Sport and Sport Officers my role is focused on working closely with colleagues and students in order to arrange sporting activities and workshops aimed to help increase knowledge and understanding of the importance of mental health and wellbeing. Since starting this role a timetable of events has...
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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...
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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...
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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 Bioscience at Birmingham City University a more recent part of her...