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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 Banev | Associate Professor of Byzantine and Orthodox Theology |
| Professor John Barclay | Lightfoot Professor of Divinity |
| Professor Douglas J. Davies | Professor |
| Professor 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 |
| Brandon Hurlbert | Lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament |
| 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 E. 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 |
| 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-Uria | 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 |
| 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 |
| Professor Francis Watson | Professor |
| Professor Stuart Weeks | Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew |
Research Staff
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dr Sarah Barthelemy | Catherine de Francheville 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 James Kelly | Sweeting Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism |
| Dr Nina Kurlberg | Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education (Common Awards Team) |
| Father John O'Brien | Associate Professor (Research), Centre for Catholic Studies |
| 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 Georgina Robinson | Postdoctoral Research Associate: Digital Death (2 May 2023 until 31 Dec 2024) |
| Dr Selina Stone | Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education |
| Dr Liam Temple | Postdoctoral Research Associate: Capuchin Fellow in the History of Catholicism |
| Ricky Whitefield | Junior Research Fellow |
Honorary Fellows
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Prof 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) |
| Dorothea Bertschmann | Honorary Fellow (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026) |
| Dr Jeremy Bonner | Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024) |
| Dr Gillian Boughton-Willmore | Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024) |
| Mr Richard Briggs | Honorary Research Fellow in Old Testament (01 Sept 2021 - 30 Aug 2024) |
| Dr Jonathan Bush | Cataloguer (Ushaw College) |
| Dr Brian Casey | Honorary Fellow (1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027) |
| Dr Hannah Cleugh | Honorary Fellow (1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025) |
| Dr Charlotte Hardman | Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sept 2025) |
| Dr Jonas Kurlberg | Honorary Fellow (01 Sept 2021 - 30 Aug 2024) |
| Caitriona McCartney | Honorary Fellow (23 Sept 2021 - 22 Sept 2024) |
| Dr Patrick McGhee | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sept 2026) |
| Mr Matthew Mills | Honorary Fellow (1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024) |
| Dr Jennifer Moberly | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Aug 2022 - 31 Jul 2025) |
| Rev Nicholas Moore | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Sept 2022 - 31 Aug 2025) |
| Prof Wendy North | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2025) |
| Dr Anne Overell | Honorary Research Fellow (1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2026) |
| Can Sanjeevani Perera | Honorary Fellow (13 Sept 2021 - 12 Sept 2024) |
| Dr Michael Questier | Honorary Professorial Fellow in the History of Catholicism (1 June 2023 - 31 May 2026) |
| Dr Susan Royal | Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024) |
| Dr Catherine M. Sexton | Honorary Fellow (1 Sept 2021 - 31 Aug 2024) |
| Dr 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) |
| Dr 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 |
| 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)
- Professor Hilary Grainger as Honorary Fellow (1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2026)
- 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 2024 - 31 Dec 2026)
- Venerable Clinton Langston as Honorary Fellow (1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2027)
- Prof John McCafferty as Honorary Professor in the History of Catholicism (1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2027)
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Reverend Jebaseelan Baskaran | Teaching Assistant |
| Reve Stephanie Burette | Teaching Assistant |
| Pippa Evans | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Mr Isaac Frisby | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Rebecca Leong | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Joelle Lucas | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Hanna Lucas | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Lydia Padfield | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Amy Saunders | Teaching Assistant |
| Michael Simants | PhD Student & Teaching Assistant |
| Maria Williams | Teaching Assistant |