Staff

Academic Staff

Name	Title
Professor Lewis Ayres	Professor of Catholic & Historical Theology
Dr Krastu Banev	Associate Professor of Byzantine and Orthodox Theology
Professor John Barclay	Lightfoot Professor of Divinity
Rev'd Dr Stephanie Burette	Solway Fellow
Douglas J. Davies	Professor
Prof Maggi Dawn	Professor
Dr Jan Dochhorn	Associate Professor of New Testament
Dr Carmody Grey	Assistant Professor of Catholic Theology
Professor Mathew Guest	Professor in the Sociology of Religion and Head of Department
Dr Jane Heath	Associate Professor
Professor Mike Higton	Professor
Dr Brandon Hurlbert	Lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Professor Christopher Insole	Professor of Philosophical Theology and Ethics
Prof. David Janzen	Professor of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
Dr E. S. Kempson	Lecturer in Theology and Ministry
Professor Karen E. Kilby	Bede Professor of Catholic Theology
Professor Gerard Loughlin	Professor
Dr Guillermo Martin-Saiz	Lecturer
Mrs Joanne M. McKenzie	Lecturer in Theology and Ministry
Professor Jonathan Miles-Watson	Professor of the Anthropology of Religion
Prof Jolyon Mitchell	Professor and Principal of St. John's College
Professor Paul D. Murray	Professor of Systematic Theology
Professor Simon Oliver	Van Mildert Professor of Divinity
Dr Marcus Pound	Associate Professor of Theology & Assistant Director of the Centre for Catholic Studies
Dr Adam Powell	Lecturer in Medical Humanities
Dr Sitna Quiroz	Assistant Professor in the Study of Religion
Professor Anna Rowlands	St Hilda Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice
Dr Gregory Alexander Ryan	Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Ecclesiology and Receptive Ecumenism (CCS)
Professor Alec Ryrie	Professor
Canon Professor Michael Snape	Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies
Professor Robert Song	Professor
Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove	Professor of Medieval Thought
Professor Peter Ward	Professor of Practical Theology
Professor Francis Watson	Professor
Professor Stuart Weeks	Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew

Research Staff

Name	Title
Dr Sarah Barthélemy	Catherine de Francheville Fellow in the History of Catholicism - Centre for Catholic Studies
Dr Brian Casey	FMDM Fellow in the History of Catholicism - Centre for Catholic Studies
Dr William Billy Crozier	Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Dr Eilish Gregory	Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Patricia Jones	Dr
Dr James Kelly	Sweeting Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism
Dr Nina Kurlberg	Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education (Common Awards Team)
Dr Patrick McGhee	Leverhulme Early Career Fellow (to Sept 2023) and Honorary Research Fellow (1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sept 2026)
Dr John O'Brien	Associate Professor (Research), Centre for Catholic Studies
Miss Olabisi Obamakin	Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education (Common Awards Team)
Revd Dr Brian Powers	Assistant Professor (Research) Vann Fellow in Christianity and the Armed Forces and Executive Director of the International Centre for Moral Injury
Dr Georgina Robinson	Postdoctoral Research Associate: Digital Death (2 May 2023 until 31 Dec 2024)
Dr Catherine M. Sexton	Postdoctoral Research Associate: Centre for Catholic Studies and Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Dr Selina Stone	Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education
Dr Liam Temple	Postdoctoral Research Associate: Capuchin Fellow in the History of Catholicism

Honorary Fellows

Name	Title
Professor Jeff Astley	Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024)
Dr Stephen Barton	Honorary Fellow (01 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Professor Anthony Bash	Honorary Fellow / Professor (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Dr Cormac Begadon	Honorary Fellow (1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025)
Dr Dorothea Bertschmann	Honorary Fellow (1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023)
Dr Jeremy Bonner	Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Dr Gillian Boughton	Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Revd Dr Richard Briggs	Honorary Research Fellow in Old Testament (01 Sept 2021 - 30 Aug 2024)
Dr Lydia Brown	Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Dr Jonathan Bush	Cataloguer (Ushaw College)
Dr Mark Calder	Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2021 to 31 Sept 2024)
Dr Hannah Cleugh	Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Dr Charlotte Hardman	Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sept 2025)
Mr Tom Holland	Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Dr Jonas Kurlberg	Honorary Fellow (01 Sept 2021 - 30 Aug 2024)
Prof Dr Timothy Mallard	Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Dr Caitriona McCartney	Honorary Fellow (23 Sept 2021 - 22 Sept 2024)
Dr Matthew Mills	Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024)
Revd Dr Jennifer Moberly	Honorary Research Fellow (1 Aug 2022 - 31 Jul 2025)
Revd Dr Nicholas Moore	Honorary Research Fellow (1 Sept 2022 - 31 Aug 2025)
Dr Wendy North	Honorary Research Fellow (1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2025)
The Rev Dr Matthew Olver	Honorary Fellow (1 Mar 2023 - 29 Feb 2024)
Dr Anne Overell	Honorary Research Fellow (1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2026)
Canon Dr Sanjeevani Perera	Honorary Fellow (13 Sept 2021 - 12 Sept 2024)
Professor Michael Questier	Honorary Professorial Fellow in the History of Catholicism (1 June 2023 - 31 May 2026)
Ven Stephen Robbins	Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Rev Dr Stephen Spencer	Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Rev Andrew Totten	Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Dr Samuel Tranter	Honorary Research Fellow (1 Sept 2022 - 31 Aug 2025)
Dr Medi Volpe	Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sept 2026)

Module Convenors

Name	Title
Dr Stuart Foyle	Module Convenor

Administrative staff

Miss Susan Bates	Department Manager	theo.manager@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Jean Coverdale	Operations Administrator	theo.opsadmin@durham.ac.uk
Ms Kimberley Forster	Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator	theo.pgresarchadmin@durham.ac.uk theo.pgresearchadmissions@durham.ac.uk
Mr Tim Guinan	Development Executive (Centre for Catholic Studies)	tim.guinan@durham.ac.uk
Ms Christine Hamilton	Learning & Teaching Administrator	theo.taught@durham.ac.uk
Miss Sarah Lane	Learning and Teaching Assistant Manager	theo.ltmanager@durham.ac.uk
Dr Jane Lidstone	Administrator for the International Centre for Moral Injury	jane.lidstone@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Theresa Phillips	Centre for Catholic Studies Administrator	theresa.phillips@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Claire Williams	Learning & Teaching Administrator	theo.taught@durham.ac.uk
Ms Yvonne Williams	Boundary Breaking Project Co-ordinator – Centre for Catholic Studies	yvonne.williams@durham.ac.uk

Other Honorary and Visiting Titles

Wendy Cooper as Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Professor Celia Deane-Drummond as Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024)
Professor Eamon Duffy as Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024)
Nicola Frail as Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
Dr Alana Harris as Honorary Fellow (1 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2024)
Professor Johannes Hoff as Honorary Professor (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Baroness Sheila Hollins as Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024)
Rev Prof Stan Ilo as Honorary Professor (1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2026)
Professor Allan Kellehear, AcSS as Visiting Professor (1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023)
Prof John McCafferty as Honorary Professor in the History of Catholicism (1 Feb 2021 - 31 Jan 2024)
Dr Patrick McGhee as Honorary Research Fellow (1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sept 2026)
Professor John McGreevy as Honorary Professor (1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2026)
Dr Elizabeth Phillips as Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Dr Pete Phillips as Honorary Research Fellow (2 Aug 2021 to 31 Jul 2024)
Catherine Sexton as Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Dr Gemma Simmonds as Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2021- 30 Sept 2024)
SR Dr Barbara RLR Stafford as Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2021 - 30 Nov 2024)
Professor Maurice Whitehead as Honorary Professor (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Professor Myriam Wijlens as Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024)
Dr Jonathan Wright as Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024)
Dr Augusto Zampini Davies as Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024)
Revd Professor Hans Zollner as Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024)

Teaching Assistant

Name	Title
Mr. Colin Donnelly	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Mr. Gary Eaborn	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Miss Louise-aurore Ebongue-bonny	Teaching Assistant
Mr Adam Gye	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Mr Alexander Kirk	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Ms. Jennifer Knox	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Ms Rebecca Leong	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Miss Joelle Lucas	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Ms. Hannah Malcolm	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Revd Dr Justin Alexandru Mihoc	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Mr. John Morris	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Mr Gael Pardoen	Integrated PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Rev Daniel Parkinson	Teaching Assistant
Mr Thomas Piolata	Teaching Assistant
Miss Imogen Ridley	Teaching Assistant
Mr Michael Simants	Teaching Assistant
Mr John Stayne	PhD student & Teaching Assistant
Ricky Whitefield	Junior Research Fellow

Research Student

Name	Title
Mr Kirby Applegate	PhD Student
Ms Avril Baigent	PhD Student & Research Assistant
Mr Gregory Bailey	PhD student
Mr Igor Baumann	PhD Student
Mr Bruce Benedict	DThM student
Revd Christopher James Benek	PhD Student
Miss Anna Blackman	PhD Student & Research Assistant
Mr. Jason Borges	PhD student
Dr Sergio Branco	MA student
Mr Adrian Brooks	PhD Student
Revd Daniel Brown	DThM student
Revd Andrew Carter	PhD Student
Miss Chi Yee Chan	PhD student
Mr. John Coggin	PhD student
Revd Rachel Deigh	DThM student
Rev. Eric Dirksen	DThM student
Revd Andrew Downie	PhD Student
Ms Emily Dunn	PhD Student
Ms Deborah Edirisinghe	PhD student
Mr Elraheb ElMacari Ibrahim	PhD student
Revd Luke Foster	PhD student
Ms Michele Stopera Freyhauf	PhD Student & Research Assistant
Revd Dean Gjorcheski	PhD Student
Mr Nathanael Goh	Integrated PhD Student
Mr Alexander Francis John Gooch	PhD student
Mr Charles Gottshall	PhD Student
Mr Andrew Graystone	PhD Student
Rev. James Halstead	DThM student
Mr Seth Hart	PhD Student
Mr. William Hartley	PhD student
Mrs. Katherine Hendrickson	PhD student
Mr Dragos Herescu	PhD student
Mr Philip Hobday	PhD Student
Revd Susan Hope	DThM student
Mr David Horsfall	PhD student
Revd Alan Jeans	PhD student
Mr Aaron Jeffrey	PhD Student
Mr Joshua Jones	DThM student
Revd Dr Andrew Kinsey	DThM student
Mrs Helen Knight	MA student
Rev. Rhona Knight	PhD student
Revd John Leach	PhD Student
Revd Simon Leigh	DThM student
Revd Richard Lodge	DThM student
Ms Jennifer Loop	DThM student
Mrs Cara Lovell	DThM student
Mr. Yehuda Mansell	PhD student (VST)
Miss Claire Marsland	PhD Student
Revd Jane Maycock	DThM student
Mr. Brendan McMullan	PhD student
Mr Timothy Miller	DThM student
Mrs. Sarah Millican-Jones	DThM student
Mr John Moon	PhD Student
Mr Richard Moy	DThM Student
Mrs. Amanda Murjan	PhD student
Mr Bradley Myers	PhD student
Ms Rebecca Neale	PhD Student
Mr Michael Newton	PhD student
Revd Emma Louise Parker	PhD student
Ms Ruth Helen Perrin	PhD student
Mr. John Perrine	DThM student
Mr Ivor Perry	PhD Student
Mr Charles Rennie	PhD student
Miss Michaila Roberts	DThM student
Mr. Ricardo Saludo	DThM student
Mr Arman Saroyan	PhD Student
Dr Harriet Shannon	PhD Student
Revd Richard Smith	PhD student
Mr David Steell	DThM Student
Mr Mark Sturge	DThM student
Revd Nicholas Todd	MA student
Dr. Tai Tsoi	DThM student
Ms Jennifer Susan Uzzell	PhD Student
Mr Timothy Wall	PhD student
Ms Catherine Wallis-hughes	PhD student
Mr Mark Whalan	PhD student
Mr John Wigfield	DThM student
Mrs Claire Williams	PhD student (TEI)
Mr. Timothy Wright	PhD student (TEI)
Revd Dan York	PhD student
Ms. Yurong Zhao	Integrated PhD student