Professor Claire Parkinson
Co-Director, CfHAS
Claire is Professor of Film, Television and Digital Media and Co-Director of the Centre for Human Animal Studies (CfHAS).
Dr Richard Twine
Co-Director, CfHAS
Richard is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Co-Director of the Centre for Human Animal Studies (CfHAS).
Dr Paula Arcari
Leverhulme Trust Post-doctoral Fellow
Paula is a Leverhulme ECR Fellow located within the Centre for Human Animal Studies (CfHAS).
Dr Claire Blennerhassett
Member
Claire is a Lecturer in Nutrition and Health, and a CfHAS member.
Professor Brett Mills
Member
Brett is a Visiting Professor in Media and a CfHAS member.
Dr Victoria Foster
Member
Victoria is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and a CfHAS member.
Graham Bloor
Member
Graham is a Senior Lecturer in Accountancy, a CfHAS member and a PhD researcher.
Clare Heney
Member
Clare is a Senior Lecturer in Film and TV Production and a CfHAS member.
Dr Lara Herring
Member
Lara is a Post-doctoral research assistant and a CfHAS member.
Dr Jayne Garner
Member
Jayne is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education and a CfHAS member.
Dr Paddy Hoey
Member
Paddy is a Lecturer in Media and a CfHAS member.
Kerri Waters
Member
Kerri is a PhD researcher and CfHAS member
Donelle Gadenne
CfHAS PhD candidate
Donelle passed her VIVA in late 2021.
EvaMarie Lindahl
CfHAS PhD candidate
EvaMarie is an artist and CfHAS PhD researcher.
Abi Masefield
CfHAS PhD candidate
Abi is an advisor to the EU development section and a CfHAS PhD researcher.
Katherine Jones
PhD Candidate
Katherine is a PhD researcher in Health and a CfHAS member.
Frances Burke
PhD candidate
Frances is a PhD candidate and a CfHAS member.
Hannah Howard
Member
Hannah is an MRes student and a CfHAS member.
Associates:
Professor Jody Berland: (CfHAS Visiting Professor 2017-2020)
Dr Luke Blazejewski (Independent scholar)
Dr Tobias Linne (Lund University)
Dr Helena Pedersen (Stockholm University)
Dr Karynn Capilé (Visiting PhD student 2017)
Dr Naomi Griffin (Postdoctoral Researcher)
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)