People and contacts
School of Media, Arts and Humanities
Arts A7, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QN
Email: media-arts-humanities@sussex.ac.uk Telephone: 01273 (67) 8001
Heads of Subject
- American Studies: Dr Katharina Rietzler
- Art History: Prof Ben Burbridge
- Creative and Critical Media Practice: Dr Chris Brown
- Drama, Theatre and Performance: Dr Jason Price
- English Language and Linguistics: Prof Lynne Murphy
- English Literature: Dr Pamela Thurschwell
- English Language / English Language Teaching: Catherine Rogers
- Film Studies: Prof Dolores Tierney
- Foundation Year: Dr Graeme Pedlingham
- History: Dr Iain McDaniel and Dr Claudia Siebrecht
- Liberal Arts: Dr Doug Haynes
- Media, Journalism and Cultural Studies: Dr Pollyanna Ruiz
- Modern Languages: Benoît Guilbaud (Language Pathways Convenor) and Dr Aaron Kahn (Convenor of Modern Language Degree)
- Music: Dr Danny Bright and Dr Mimi Haddon
- Philosophy: Prof Mahon O'Brien
- Sussex Centre for Language Studies - Dr Jules Winchester
School Officers
Education
Dr Chloe Porter Dr Andrew Blair Dr Sam Ladkin Dr Victoria Walden Susan Robbins Prof Sarah Sawyer
- Director of Undergraduate Teaching and Learning - Dr Chloe Porter
- Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning - Dr Andrew Blair
- Director of Short Courses - Dr Sam Ladkin
- Director of Learning Enhancement - Dr Victoria Walden
- Director of Continuing Professional Development - Susan Robbins
- Director for Exams and Misconduct - Prof Sarah Sawyer
- Investigating Officers: Dylan Beattie, Jennifer Book, Dr Marina Dekavalla, Dr Charlotte Taylor and Dr Simon Williams
Research
Prof Peter Boxall Prof Margaretta Jolly Dr Michael Jonik Prof Lizzie Thynne
- Directors of Research and Knowledge Exchange - Prof Peter Boxall, Dr Michael Jonik, Prof Lizzie Thynne
- Research Curator - Prof Margaretta Jolly
- Research Ethics Officers: Dr Evelyn Ficarra, Dr Hilary Kalmbach, Dr Despoina Mantziari and Dr Simon Williams
Engagement, Recruitment and Admissions
- Director of Recruitment and Admissions - Dr Frances Smith
- Study Abroad and Visiting and Exchange Convenor - Dr Ambra Moroncini
Student Experience
Dr Melanie Green Prof Alisa Lebow Prof Jim Endersby
- Directors of Student Wellbeing - Dr Melanie Green, Prof Alisa Lebow, Prof Jim Endersby
- Student Welfare Advocates - Dr Hester Barron, Jennifer Book, Lorna Clarke-Jones, Andrea Dalton, Axelle Fleury, Dr Emma Harrison, Katrina Jia, Gavin Mensah-Coker, David Munn, Dan Sumner, Silvia Taylor, Dr Simon Williams
People, Culture and Inclusion
Dr Tanya Kant Gavin Mensah-Coker Dr Sandra Nelson Dr Naaz Rashid Dr Rachel Stenner John Walker
- Director of Race Equality - Dr Naaz Rashid
- Deputy Directors of Race Equality - Dr Tanya Kant, Gavin Mensah-Coker
- Chair of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee - Dr Rachel Stenner
- LGBTQ+ Equity Director – Dr Sandra Nelson
- Athena Swan lead - Prof Jim Endersby
- Disability Equity Director - John Walker
- Chair of Resources Committee – Rachael Duncan
Professional Services
School Office
Senior Reception Coordinator: Philippa Murnaghan
Reception Coordinator: David Payne
Clerical Assistant: Sam Allen
E media-arts-humanities@sussex.ac.uk T 01273 678001
Education Team
Senior Quality and Enhancement Officer
Jenny Gwynn E J.Gwynn@sussex.ac.uk 01273 877258
Curriculum and Assessment Officers
Dnyan Keni-Vaux E MAH-CAO@sussex.ac.uk 01273 877922
Kirin Bhadesha E MAH-CAO@sussex.ac.uk
Gavin Osbourne E MAH-CAO@sussex.ac.uk
Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator
Katherine Horscraft E MAH-CAO@sussex.ac.uk 01273 075282
Senior Course Coordinators
Oscar North-Concar E on65@sussex.ac.uk
Mary-Grace Costello-Buxton E m.costello-buxton@sussex.ac.uk
Carla Taliano E ct485@sussex.ac.uk
Education Information Coordinator
Maddie Appleby E M.Appleby@sussex.ac.uk
American Studies Course Coordinator
Grace Ryan E americanstudies@sussex.ac.uk 01273 678899
Art History Course Coordinator
Lisa Greening E arthistory@sussex.ac.uk 01273 678098
Drama (UG) Course Coordinator
Terry Bryan E drama@sussex.ac.uk 01273 872621
English Language and Linguistics (UG) Course Coordinator
Shelley Stevens E english-language@sussex.ac.uk 01273 678845
English Literature (UG) Course Coordinator
Anne Crawford E english-literature@sussex.ac.uk 01273 678021
Filmmaking (UG) Course Coordinator
Mary Reynolds E ug-filmmaking@sussex.ac.uk 01273 877539
Film Studies (UG) Course Coordinator
Nikki Campbell E ug-filmstudies@sussex.ac.uk 01273 678019
History Course Coordinator
Kirin Bhadesha E history@sussex.ac.uk
Journalism (UG) Course Coordinator
Alex Berry E ug-journalism@sussex.ac.uk 01273 877303
Languages Course Coordinators
Vera De Alti E languages@sussex.ac.uk 01273 877192 (Vera)
Liberal Arts Course Coordinators
Vera De Alti and Lisa Greening E liberalarts@sussex.ac.uk 01273 877192 (Vera) 01273 678098 (Lisa)
Media and Communications (UG) Course Coordinator
Alex Berry E ug-mediastudies@sussex.ac.uk 01273 877303
Media Production (UG) Course Coordinator
Mary Reynolds E ug-mediaproduction@sussex.ac.uk 01273 877539
Music (UG) Course Coordinator
Terry Bryan E ug-music@sussex.ac.uk 01273 872621
Philosophy (UG) Course Coordinator
Chenying Cannell E philosophy@sussex.ac.uk 01273 876960
Postgraduate Course Coordinator (Media, Film, Music)
Marie Dennis E mfm-postgrad@sussex.ac.uk 01273 876560
Postgraduate Course Coordinator (English)
Grace Ryan E englishpg@sussex.ac.uk 01273 678899
Visiting and Exchange Students Coordinator
Nicole Peli E MAH-visitandexchange@sussex.ac.uk 01273 872890
Curriculum Project Officer
Holly Foster E H.Foster@sussex.ac.uk 01273 075114
Sussex Centre for Language Studies
Main office email
languages@sussex.ac.uk
Language Learning Centre
lang.centre@sussex.ac.uk 01273 678006
Pre-sessional English and Intensive English courses
efl@sussex.ac.uk
English Language for Academic Study (free workshops and tutorials for students whose first language is not English)
elas@sussex.ac.uk
Open Course enquiries
opencourses@sussex.ac.uk
Senior Adviser (International)
Louisa Kenyon L.Kenyon@sussex.ac.uk
Senior Adviser (Short Courses)
Katie Brooks K.Brooks@sussex.ac.uk 01273 678338
Languages Course Coordinator
Kelly Richardson languages@sussex.ac.uk 01273 872575
Visiting and Exchange Students and English Language for Academic Study Coordinator
Nicole Peli np280@sussex.ac.uk 01273 872890
Clerical Assistant
Simon Boyle Simon.Boyle@sussex.ac.uk
Technicians
Matthew Platts M.R.Platts@sussex.ac.uk
Phill Bowles P.A.Bowles@sussex.ac.uk
Student Experience
E MAH-studentexperience@sussex.ac.uk 01273 872805
Student Experience Officer
Naomi Harris 01273 876570
Senior Student Engagement Coordinator
Mike Rowland 01273 873261
School Coordinator (Placements and Student Experience)
Vacant 01273 678873
Student Experience Coordinator
Oliver May
Research
Research and Enterprise Coordinators
Sarah Maddox 01273 873525
Paige Thompson 01273 678741
Laura Vellacott 01273 873429
Course Coordinator (Research Students)
Alison Burrell 01273 678471
Research Information Coordinators
Eleanor Cains
Tiffany Murphy
Clerical Assistant
Will Brooks
E MAH-PGR@sussex.ac.uk (for doctoral research support)
E MAH-research@sussex.ac.uk (for faculty research support)
Research Programmes Manager
Elena Dennison E E.Dennison@sussex.ac.uk 01273 873039
Sussex Humanities Lab Administrator
Kate Malone E K.Malone@sussex.ac.uk 01273 872625
Executive Admin
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Laura Gallaher 01273 877950
School Coordinator
Ahmed Koyes 01273 873726
Communications
Infomation Coordinators
Phoebe Cunningham
Sophie Heath
Communications Officer
Ian Tout
E: MAH-Communications@sussex.ac.uk
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Technical Services
Technical Services Manager
John Williams
Technician Demonstrator (Stores Supervisor)
Damion Brooks-Lloyd
Technician Demonstrator (Music)
Jason Douglas
Technician Demonstrator (Music)
Adam Staff
Technician Demonstrator (Digital)
Mark Davies
Technician Demonstrator (Video and Photography)
Darren Garcia
Technician Demonstrator (Film and Video)
Kevin Clarke
Technician Demonstrator (Journalism)
Adam Elliott
Technician Demonstrator (Sound)
Nikoline Gjoertz
E MAHTechServ@sussex.ac.uk 01273 873636