Media directory

This is a directory of academic staff who are available, through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on their areas of expertise. 
  • Professor Mathew Upton
    Associate Head of School (Research)
    • Microbiology
    • Molecular biology
    • Disinfection
    • Aquatic biofilms
    • Novel antimicrobials
    • Antibiotic resistance
    • Bacteria
    • Pathogens
    • Laboratory methods
    • Medical/pathological research
    School/Division: School of Biomedical Sciences (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Alison Warren
    Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
    • Dementia
    • Occupational therapy
    • Air travel
    • Practice placement models
    School/Division: School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Yinghui Wei
    Associate Head of School (Resources)
    • Applied statistics
    • Statistical methodology
    • Clinical trials
    • Observational studies
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Ms Penelope Welbourne
    Associate Professor in Social Work
    • Social work
    • Social services
    • Childcare
    • Sexual offences by young people
    School/Division: School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Liz Wells
    Emeritus Professor
    • Photography
    • Film and video (experimental)
    • Exhibitions
    • Contemporary practice
    • Arts debate
    • Arts criticism
    • Art and environment
    School/Division: School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Thomas Wennekers
    Associate Professor in Computational Neuroscience
    • Computational neuroscience
    • Brain modelling
    • Neural networks
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Ben Whalley
    Associate Professor
    • Psychology
    • Mental health
    • Applied statistics
    • Bayesian statistics
    • Case–control studies
    • Clinical trials
    • Correlation study
    • Panel data analysis
    • Quantitative research
    • Randomised controlled trials
    • Rasch Analysis
    • Time-series analysis
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Hannah Wheat
    Senior Research Fellow in Dementia Research
    • Health services
    • Primary care
    • Analysing conversation
    • Qualitative research
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr John White
    Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer)
    • Marketing
    • Advertising
    • Branding
    • Marketing communications
    School/Division: Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Karen Wickett
    Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies
    • Creativity
    • Collaborations between the arts and cultural sector and Early Years settings
    • Learning environments for children and adults
    School/Division: Plymouth Institute of Education - School of Society and Culture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Min Wild
    Lecturer in English
    • Literature
    • 18th century literature
    • Rhetoric, persuasion, oratory
    • Christopher Smart
    • Literary theory
    • Philosophy
    School/Division: School of Society and Culture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Graham Williamson
    Associate Professor in Adult Nursing
    • Nursing
    School/Division: School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Katharine Willis
    Professor of Smart Cities and Communities
    • eHealth
    • Smart cities
    • Digital communities
    • Community
    • Digital connectivity
    • Nature and parks
    • Green spaces
    • Rural communities
    School/Division: School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Professor Andy Wills
    Professor in Psychology
    • Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Machine learning
    • Computational neuroscience
    • Cognitive science
    • Bayesian statistics
    • Big Data
    • Experimental methods
    • Neuroimaging
    • Quantitative research
    • Systematic reviews
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Mrs Louise Winfield
    Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer)
    • Nursing
    • Service improvement
    • Advanced practice
    School/Division: School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Jan K. Woike
    Lecturer in Psychology
    • Psychology
    • Cognitive psychology
    • Economic psychology
    • Decision-making
    • Negotiation
    • Experimental economics
    • Experimental ethics
    • Experimental philosophy
    • Applied statistics
    • Experimental methods
    • Online research methods
    • Psychometrics
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Malgorzata Wojtys
    Lecturer in Statistics
    • Copula functions
    • Flexible sample selection models
    • Density estimation
    • Model selection
    • Exponential families of models
    • Mathematical statistics
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Kayleigh Wyles
    Associate Professor in Psychology
    • Psychology
    • Mental health
    • Social prescribing
    • Applied statistics
    • Before-and-after studies
    • Big Data
    • Cohort studies
    • Content analysis
    • Correlation study
    • Cross-sectional studies
    • Experimental methods
    • Field work
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Richard Yarwood
    Director of Doctoral College
    • Geography
    • Rural/countryside
    • Policing and crime
    • Military
    • Citizenship
    • Livestock
    School/Division: Doctoral College
  • Dr Daniel Zahra
    Associate Professor of Assessment and Psychometrics
    • Dentistry
    • Medical education
    • Psychology
    • Emotion
    • Reasoning
    • Statistics
    • Psychometrics
    • Philosophy of science
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)

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