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. 
  • Dr Jason Hughes
    Lecturer in Mathematics
    • Fluid dynamics
    • Particle methods
    • Numerical methods
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Ms Heather Hunter
    Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
    • Physiotherapy
    • Physiotherapy education
    School/Division: School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Kerryn Husk
    Associate Professor of Health Services (Research)
    • Health services
    • Social prescribing
    • Systematic reviews
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Michael Hyland
    Professor of Research
    • Psychology
    • Health psychology
    • Placebos
    • Asthma
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Fibromyalgia
    • Chronic fatigue syndrome
    • Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME)
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Simon Ingram
    Associate Professor of Marine Conservation
    • Marine mammal conservation
    • Dolphins
    • Marine mammal behaviour
    • Cetacean conservation
    • Cetacean ecology
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Nigel Jackson
    Associate Professor (Reader) in Persuasion and Communication
    • Persuasion
    • Political communication
    • Political marketing
    • Political PR
    • Online political communication
    School/Division: Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Professor Neil James
    Emeritus Professor
    • Fatigue and fracture
    • Structural integrity
    • Failure analysis
    • Material properties
    • Welding
    • Residual stresses
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Zoe James
    Professor of Criminology
    • Criminal justice
    • Discrimination
    • Criminology
    • Policing
    • Diversity issues
    • Hate crime
    • Prejudice
    • Gypsies, Travellers and Roma
    School/Division: School of Society and Culture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Michael Jarvis
    Associate Professor in Virology and Immunology
    • Clinical trials
    • Immunology
    • Virology
    • Herpesvirus
    • Viral hemorrhagic disease
    • Molecular biology
    • Ebola
    • Vaccines
    School/Division: School of Biomedical Sciences (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr David Jenkins
    Associate Professor of Nanomaterials and Devices
    • Micro sensors
    • Functional materials/MEMS
    • Surface plasmon resonance sensors
    • Optical data storage
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Awadhesh Jha
    Professor in Genetic Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
    • Ecotoxicity
    • Environmental monitoring
    • Environmental toxicology
    • Molecular toxicology
    • Environmental radioactivity
    • Genetics
    • Cancer genetics
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Kevin Jones
    Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research and Innovation
    • Cyber security
    • Maritime cyber threats
    • Hardware verification
    • Analogue verification
    • Trustworthiness of complex systems
    • Software development
    • Autonomous systems
    • Hardware design tools
    School/Division: Office of Vice Chancellor
  • Dr Peter Jones
    Associate Professor
    • Psychology
    • Experimental methods
    • Quantitative research
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Ray Jones MBE
    Professor of Health Informatics
    • Robotics
    • eHealth
    • Health and the internet
    • Health infomatics
    • Digital health
    • Older people
    • Social care
    • Isolation
    School/Division: School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Tina Joshi
    Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology
    • Microbiology
    • Infectious disease
    • Molecular biology
    • Disinfection
    • Antibiotic resistance
    • Pathogens
    • Diagnostics
    • Experimental methods
    • Laboratory methods
    School/Division: Peninsula Dental School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Patricia Kanngiesser
    Associate Professor in Psychology
    • Psychology
    • Behavioural science
    • Cross-cultural research
    • Cross-sectional studies
    • Experimental methods
    • Field work
    • Observational methods
    • Quantitative research
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Bridie Kent
    Professor of Leadership Nursing
    • Nursing
    • Implementation science
    • Knowledge translation
    • Practice change
    • Clinical decision making
    • Organ donors
    • Tissue donors
    • Systematic reviews
    School/Division: School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Nicola King
    Lecturer in Cardiac Physiology (Education)
    • Cardiac surgery
    • Cardiology
    • Experimental methods
    • Meta-analysis
    School/Division: School of Biomedical Sciences (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Mairi Knight
    Professor of Evolutionary Ecology
    • Evolutionary ecology
    • Molecular ecology
    • Conservation genetics
    • Genetic testing/barcoding
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Nomiki Koutsoumpari
    Teaching and Research Associate (TARA)
    • Psychology
    • Linguistics
    • Applied statistics
    • Bayesian statistics
    • Cognitive assessment
    • Discourse analysis
    • Experimental methods
    • Laboratory methods
    • Neuroimaging
    • Qualitative research
    • Quantitative research
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)

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