
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