Dr Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad Media in the Middle East with particular focus on Iran; diasporas and transnational media; islamophobia; shi’i Islam in the West; third Cinema; big data and digital methods.
Dr Avinash Paliwal Avinash specialises in foreign and security policy analysis with regional focus on South Asia, Afghanistan, and Myanmar.
Dr Grace (Yu) Mou Grace’s research interests lie primarily in Asian criminal justice, comparative criminal procedure, and socio-legal studies, especially in the country of China.
Dr Benjamin Bowles Dr Benjamin Bowles is a Lecturer in Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
Dr Nick Westcott Nick Westcott is a Professor of Practice at the Department of Politics and International Studies. He worked at the FCO for nearly 30 years, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Historical Society.
Dr Olivia Lwabukuna Olivia is a research associate in the School of Law where she has convened and taught on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
Dr Michelle Staggs Kelsall Dr Michelle Staggs Kelsall is a Senior Lecturer in International Law at the College of Law.
Dr Natsuko Shibata Perera Japanese language pedagogy and second language acquisition, especially interested in applied drama and sociocultural approach; bilingualism and translanguaging.