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Staff
Meet our Staff
Get to know our members of staff and find out more about their work and research interests.
Academic Staff
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Professor Lewis Ayres | Professor of Catholic & Historical Theology |
| Dr Krastu Nikita Banev | Associate Professor of Byzantine and Orthodox Theology |
| Dr William Crozier | Duns Scotus Assistant Professor in Franciscan Studies |
| Professor Douglas Davies | Professor in the Study of Religion |
| Professor Maggi Dawn | Professor |
| Dr Jan Dochhorn | Associate Professor of New Testament |
| Professor Mathew Guest | Professor in the Sociology of Religion |
| Professor Jane Heath | Professor |
| Professor Mike Higton | Professor |
| Dr Sam Hole | Solway Fellow |
| Professor Christopher Insole | Professor of Philosophical Theology and Ethics |
| Professor David Janzen | Professor of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament |
| Dr Emily Kempson | Lecturer in Theology and Ministry |
| Professor Karen Kilby | Bede Professor of Catholic Theology |
| Professor Gerard Loughlin | Professor |
| Dr Guillermo Martin Saiz | Lecturer in the Study of Religion |
| Professor Jonathan Miles-Watson | Professor of the Anthropology of Religion |
| Professor Paul Murray | Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Professor Simon Oliver | Van Mildert Professor of Divinity and Head of Department |
| Dr Marcus Pound | Associate Professor of Theology & Assistant Director of the Centre for Catholic Studies |
| Dr Adam Powell | Lecturer in Medical Humanities |
| Dr Nomi Pritz-Bennett | Career Development Fellow |
| Dr Sitna Quiroz Uria | Assistant Professor in the Study of Religion |
| Professor Anna Rowlands | St Hilda Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice |
| Dr Greg Ryan | Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Ecclesiology and Receptive Ecumenism (CCS) |
| Professor Alec Ryrie | Professor |
| Professor Michael Snape | Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies |
| Professor Robert Song | Professor |
| Professor Rik Van Nieuwenhove | Professor of Medieval Thought |
| Professor Peter Ward | Professor of Practical Theology |
| Dr Clare Watkins | Professor to the Conversations, Culture and Communion Project |
| Professor Francis Watson | Professor |
| Professor Stuart Weeks | Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew |
| Reverend David Wilkinson | Professor |
| Dr Gary Wilton | Teaching Fellow |
Research Staff
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dr Edward Creedy | Leverhulme Early Career Fellow |
| Fiona Cunningham | Funeral Innovations KTP Associate |
| Dr Eilish Gregory | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
| Dr James Kelly | Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism |
| Dr Nina Kurlberg | Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education (Common Awards Team) |
| Dr Olabisi Obamakin | Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education (Common Awards Team) |
| 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 Anupama Ranawana | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
| Dr Georgina Robinson | Postdoctoral Research Associate: Digital Death (2 May 2023 until 30 June 2025) |
| Dr Liam Temple | Assistant Professor (Research) |
| Ricky Whitefield | Junior Research Fellow |
Honorary Fellows
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Prof Jeffrey Astley | Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sept 2027) |
| Stephen Barton | Honorary Fellow (01 Sept 2024 - 31 Aug 2027) |
| Professor Anthony Bash | Honorary Fellow / Professor (1 Sept 2024 - 31 Aug 2027) |
| Cormac Begadon | Honorary Fellow (1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025) |
| Dorothea Bertschmann | Honorary Fellow (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026) |
| Jeremy Bonner | Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2024 - 31 Aug 2027) |
| Dr Gillian Boughton-Willmore | Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2024 - 31 Aug 2027) |
| Mr Richard Briggs | Honorary Research Fellow in Old Testament (01 Sept 2024 - 30 Aug 2027) |
| Brian Casey | Honorary Fellow (1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027) |
| Dr Hannah Cleugh | Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025) |
| Rev Wendy Cooper | Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025) |
| Rev Nicola Frail | Honorary Professor (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025) |
| Charlotte Hardman | Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sept 2025) |
| Dr Jonas Kurlberg | Honorary Fellow (01 Sept 2024 - 30 Aug 2027) |
| Patrick McGhee | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sept 2026) |
| Dr Matthew Mills | Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sept 2027) |
| Jennifer Moberly | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Aug 2022 - 31 Jul 2025) |
| Dr Anne Overell | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2026) |
| The Very Revd Dr Philip Plyming | Honorary Fellow (15 Sept 2023 - 14 Sept 2026) |
| Dr Georgina Robinson | Honorary Fellow (1 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) |
| Catherine Sexton | Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2024 - 31 Aug 2027) |
| Clare Stancliffe | Honorary Fellow (1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2027) |
| Rev Andrew Totten | Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025) |
| Dr Samuel Tranter | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Sept 2022 - 31 Aug 2025) |
| Medi Volpe-Ayres | Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sept 2026) |
Module Convenors
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Mrs Sarah Hart | Learning and Teaching 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 Manager | theresa.phillips@durham.ac.uk |
| Miss Catherine Tuckwell |
Centre for Catholic Studies Administrator Northern Diaconal Formation Partnership Administrator |
catherine.tuckwell@durham.ac.uk |
| Mrs Claire Williams | Learning & Teaching Administrator | theo.taught@durham.ac.uk |
Other Honorary and Visiting Titles
- Dr Victoria Biggs as Honorary Fellow (1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2026)
- Dr Lydia Brown as Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025)
- Dr Christopher Cimorelli as Honorary Fellow (1 Nov 2024 - 31 Oct 2027)
- Professor Eamon Duffy as Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sept 2027)
- Dr Lexi Eikelboom as Visiting Fellow (9 Jun 2025 - 8 Jun 2026))
- Dr Brendan Geary as Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sept 2027)
- Professor Hilary Grainger as Honorary Fellow (1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2026)
- Dr Alana Harris as Honorary Fellow (1 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2027)
- Mr Tom Holland as Honorary Fellow MRCAS (1 Dec 2022 to 30 Nov 2025)
- Rev Prof Stan Ilo as Honorary Professor (1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2026)
- Dr Scholastica Jacob as Honorary Research Fellow (1 Sept 2024 - 31 Aug 2027)
- Dr Patricia Jones as Honorary Fellow (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026)
- Professor Allan Kellehear, AcSS as Visiting Professor (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026)
- Venerable Clinton Langston as Honorary Fellow (1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2027)
- Prof Dr Timothy Mallard as Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 to 30 Nov 2025)
- Prof John McCafferty as Honorary Professor in the History of Catholicism (1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2027)
- Dr Caitriona McCartney as Honorary Fellow (23 Sept 2024 - 22 Sept 2027)
- Professor John McGreevy as Honorary Professor (1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2026)
- Dr Antonio Montaňés Jimenez as Honorary Research Fellow (1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026)
- Revd Dr Nicholas Moore as Honorary Research Fellow (1 Sept 2022 - 31 Aug 2025)
- Rev. Dr John O'Brien as Honorary Fellow (1 Aug 2024 - 31 Jul 2027)
- Professor Kenneth Parker as Honorary Fellow (1 Nov 2024 - 31 Oct 2027)
- Canon Dr Sanjeevani Perera as Honorary Fellow (13 Sept 2024 - 12 Sept 2027)
- Dr Pete Phillips as Honorary Research Fellow (2 Aug 2024 to 31 Jul 2027)
- Venerable Stephen Robbins as Honorary Fellow ICMI (1 Dec 2022 to 30 Nov 2025)
- Revd Dr Stephen Spencer as Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 to 30 Nov 2025)
- SR Dr Barbara RLR Stafford as Honorary Fellow (1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2028)
- Professor Maurice Whitehead as Honorary Professor (1 Sept 2024 - 31 Aug 2027)
- Professor Myriam Wijlens as Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sept 2027)
- Professor Judith Wolfe as Alan Richardson Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2024 - 31 Aug 2025)
- Dr Ibuki Yamane as Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sept 2026)
- Revd Professor Hans Zollner as Honorary Professor (1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sept 2027)
Teaching Assistant
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Isaac Frisby | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Rebecca Leong | Teaching Assistant |
| Rachel Lillycrop | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Justin Mihoc | Teaching Assistant |
| Kazusa Okaya | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Lauren Randall | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Wojciech Tylawski | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Maria Williams | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |