Professor Claire Parkinson
Co-Director
Claire is Professor of Culture, Communication and Screen Studies and Co-Director of the Centre for Human Animal Studies (CfHAS).
Dr Richard Twine
Co-Director
Richard is Reader in Sociology and Co-Director of the Centre for Human Animal Studies (CfHAS).
Dr Claire Blennerhassett
Health
Senior Lecturer in Applied Health and Social care & Director of Sustain.net
Health and Social Care
Michelle specialises in nature-based social prescribing
Liam George Pope
PhD researcher
Liam’s project is looking at gardens and Brontë literature.
Kerri Waters
PhD Researcher
Kerri’s project looks at farmer’s responses to sustainable transition
Felicity Silverthorne
PhD Researcher
Felicity’s project looks at the emotional burden of animal activism in filmmaking
Cameron Dunnett
PhD researcher
Cameron’s project looks at masculinities in animal activism
Associates:
Professor Jody Berland: (CfHAS Visiting Professor 2017-2020)
Professor Brett Mills
Dr Luke Blazejewski (Independent scholar)
Dr Tobias Linne (Lund University)
Dr Bianca Friedman (CfHAS Graduate)
Dr Donelle Gadenne (Winchester University & CfHAS Graduate)
Dr Helena Pedersen (Stockholm University)
Dr Karynn Capilé (Visiting PhD student 2017)
Dr Naomi Griffin (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Dr Lara Herring (Lecturer in Meida & Performance at University of Salford and former CfHAS post-doc)
Dr Abi Masefiled (CfHAS Graduate)
Dr Eva Marie Lindahl (CfHAS Graduate)
Dr David Gould
Dr Hannah Parathian
Dr Paula Arcari (former CfHAS Leverhulme fellow)
Graham Bloor (retired)
Dr Christine Lewis (retired)
CfHAS Advisory Board
The CfHAS Advisory Board is a non-voting informal body. The main role of the Board is to:
- Advise on the direction of the Centre’s priorities to ensure that they harmonise with, support, work with and/or otherwise complement those of partner groups, networks, centres and other Human Animal Studies initiatives.
- Provide insights on key Human Animal Studies developments and events.
- Advise on priority issues and how best the Centre should engage with these.
- Propose and advise, where appropriate, on funding opportunities that the Centre should pursue.
CfHAS Advisory Board members:
Professor Steve Baker (Emeritus Professor of Art History, UCLAN)
Dr Rod Bennison (Chair, Minding Animals International)
Professor Erica Fudge (University of Strathclyde; Director, British Animal Studies Network)
Kim Stallwood (European Director, Animals and Society Institute; Executive Director, Minding Animals International)
Dr Tom Tyler (University of Leeds)