Professor Catherine Dolan An anthropologist by profession, Professor Catherine Dolan directed research programmes on the moral economies of global capitalisms in relation to food, labour, informal economies, and gender.
Dr Fabio Gygi Japanese society, material culture, medical anthropology, science and technology studies, cultural history
Dr Simon O'Meara Islamic architecture and urbanism; sociological dimensions of the art and architecture of North Africa, especially Morocco; architectural and visual theory; Islamic studies.
Dr Birsha Ohdedar Birsha Ohdedar is a Lecturer in Climate Change and Environmental Law and is the Deputy Director at the Law, Environment, and Development Centre (LEDC).
Professor Jieyu Liu Jieyu Liu is Professor of Sociology and China Studies at SOAS University of London.
Dr Avinash Paliwal Avinash specialises in foreign and security policy analysis with regional focus on South Asia, Afghanistan, and Myanmar.
Professor Graham Furniss, OBE Graham served as Pro-Director of SOAS between 2008-13 having previously held positions as RAE Director and Faculty Dean amongst others.
Dr Richard Williams Music of South Asia; Hindustani classical music; historical ethnomusicology; cultural history; historical musicology and musical aesthetics; lyric, song, and musical literature; music and gender; music and religion; history of emotions