People
We have a wide range of staff supporting our research activities.
Research support
Professor Rachel Brooks
Associate Dean (Research and Innovation)
Dr Catherine Ulmer
Research Facilitation Officer
Jodie Weller
Faculty Research Coordinator and Assistant to Associate Dean (Research and Innovation)
Research directors
The Research Director role involves:
- Providing leadership and overall management of research activity across the school or department in the context of the Faculty and the University research strategy and faculty objectives.
- To be an advocate for the Faculty and the University research strategy and to help build a strong research culture within the school or department.
- To review research activity and provide developmental support for research centres, groups and individual academics within the school or department.
- To help assess research quality and build strong research capability within the school or department including the nurturing of talent, creativity and ground-breaking research.
- To work with the Associate Director (Research) to contribute to the strategic direction of the Faculty, aligned with institutional requirements for enhancement in the quantity and quality of research and related income and research output and impact.
Professor David Frohlich
Department of Music and Media
Professor Robert Meadows
Department of Sociology
Professor Robert Shaughnessy
Guildford School of Acting
Professor Scott Cohen
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Professor Francesco Giglio
School of Law
Dr Carl Thompson
School of Literature and Languages
Professor MariaLaura Di Domenico
Surrey Business School
Impact leads
Professor David Frohlich
Department of Music and Media
Dr Nicholas Kitchen
Department of Politics
Professor Daniel McCarthy
Department of Sociology
Professor Jo Blanden
School of Economics
Dr Michael Humbracht
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Professor Melissa Hamilton
School of Law
Dr Beth Palmer
School of Literature and Languages