College of Arts, Humanities and Education staff

Gemma Taylor
Gemma Louise Taylor
Senior lecturer in Initial Teacher Education

Gemma is a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education, working across the teacher training programmes.

Amy Thornton
Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education

Amy is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education, teaching across the Primary Initial Teacher Education programmes with a science subject specialism. Her role involves delivering lectures and workshops for undergraduate and post-graduate trainee primary teachers and supporting them during their school placement. 

Craig Tiltey working in the Darkrooms and Photography Areas
Craig Titley
Photography Media Technician

Craig currently works as the Media Photography Technician, maintaining and running the different photography areas. This includes the darkrooms, film processing areas and photography studios. He also works in the Media Loan Hub helping with the photography equipment.

Alen Toplisek
Dr Alen Toplisek
Senior Lecturer in Global Affairs and Politics

Alen is a Senior Lecturer in Global Affairs and Politics and programme leader for BA in Global Affairs and Politics. His research focuses on comparative politics and political economy in Central and Eastern Europe, questions of dependent capitalist development and industrial policy.

Staff member Julia Trickey
Julia Trickey
Senior Lecturer in Primary ITE

As Assistant Programme Lead for the Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Education with QTS and a senior lecturer in Primary Initial Teacher Education, Julia Trickey supports teaching and learning with a SEND and Inclusion focus across the primary teacher training programmes at the University of Derby.

Alistair Turvill
Lecturer

Alistair Turvill is a lecturer in Early Childhood Studies. Alistair's primary responsibilities include leading the provision of health modules on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies and oversight of the foundation students entering the degree pathway.

Emma Twigg in the classroom.
Emma Twigg
Programme Leader/Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood

Emma Twigg is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies degree at the University of Derby.

Maria Urbina Montana presenting
Dr Maria Urbina Montana
Senior Lecturer in Journalism/Programme Leader MA Journalism

Maria Urbina Montana is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism. Her research interests focus on news media and Latin American politics, particularly social media, nationalism, and neoliberal change in Chile and the Southern cone. She has been working in the UK higher education for more than 8 years and worked as a journalist for Chilean and Latin American outlets covering politics and economics.

Hannah Valenzuela standing outside on a working day
Dr Hannah Valenzuela
Senior Lecturer in Education Studies

Hannah Valenzuela is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies

Dr Paul Vandemast-Bell
Programme Leader for BSc Music Technology and Production

Dr Paul Vandemast-Bell is a lecturer in Music Production and leads the BSc (Hons) Music Technology and Production programme. He is a composer and sound designer, and publishes research in the field of Live Electronic Music.