
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. Brett Mills
Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts
Brett is a CfHAS member and has published extensively in the field of human-animal studies.

Dr Victoria Foster
Social Sciences
Victoria is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and a CfHAS member.

Graham Bloor
Accountancy
Graham is a Senior Lecturer in Accountancy, a CfHAS member and a PhD researcher.

Sofia Duarte
Visiting PhD researcher
Sofia is visiting until July 2023 from the University of Valencia, Spain.

Olimpia Mailat
Visiting PhD researcher
Olimpia is visiting until July 2023 from the University of Valencia, Spain.

Kerri Waters
PhD Researcher
Kerri is a PhD researcher and CfHAS member. Her project is externally funded by the charity VIVA.

Cameron Dunnett
PhD researcher/GTA
Cameron is a PhD researcher, GTA and CfHAS member.

Abi Masefield
PhD researcher
Abi is an advisor to the EU development section and a CfHAS PhD researcher.

Bianca Friedman
PhD Researcher
Bianca is a PhD Researcher, GTA and CfHAS member. Her project is entitled ‘The construction of the equine point of view: strategies and implications of film representation of equine characters’.
Associates:
Professor Jody Berland: (CfHAS Visiting Professor 2017-2020)
Dr Luke Blazejewski (Independent scholar)
Dr Tobias Linne (Lund University)
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 (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Dr Eva Marie Lindahl (CfHAS Graduate)
Dr David Gould
Dr Hannah Parathian
Dr Paula Arcari
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)