College of Arts, Humanities and Education staff

Cath Feely
Dr Cath Feely
Senior Lecturer in History

Cath is a lecturer in modern British and European history and heritage, with research interests in nineteenth- and twentieth-century British Cultural, Social and Intellectual History.

Craig Fisher
Programme Leader - BA (Hons) Fine Art

Craig Fisher is Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Fine Art. He is a practising artist whose current research is concerned with exploring the pictorial, sculptural and ‘site specific’ boundaries of art practice.

English Literature academic, Teresa Forde, at a Star Trek convention in Birmingham.
Dr Teresa Forde
Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies

Teresa is a Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies.

Isabel Forrest
Senior Lecturer in Media Studies

Elizabeth Foster
Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts (Dance)

Elizabeth Foster is a member of the Performing Arts team working at Deda to deliver on the BA (hons) Dance Degree. Having trained vocationally at Arts Educational School, Laban and Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Elizabeth has accrued over 25 years experience as a professional dancer and dance educator.

Dr Ihsan Foster
Senior Lecturer in Postgraduate Studies

Dawn standing outside amongst trees wearing a University of Derby lanyard, smiling.
Dawn Fox
Technical Instructor - Education

Dawn Fox is a technical Instructor for Education and a Forest School Practitioner. Her role includes working across all areas of Education. She creates opportunities to help enhance student experience including forest school sessions and outdoor education.

James Frost
James Frost
Programme Leader PG Cert Higher Education Senior Lecturer MA Education

As a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Education, James Frost supports new members of staff at the University in attaining professional awards associated with teaching and learning in the sector. Additionally, James is also the mathematics pathway leader on the MA Education programme.

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Paul Glossop
Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education

Paul Glossop, a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education, draws on extensive teaching and leadership experience to develop and support trainee teachers. He teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including the Postgraduate Certificate in Online Teaching (PGCOT), equipping educators with skills for both traditional and digital classrooms.

Oliver Godsmark in a classroom.
Dr Oliver Godsmark
Senior Lecturer in History; Programme Leader for MA History

Dr Oliver Godsmark is Senior Lecturer in History with an interest in colonialism, South Asia and India’s partition. His research focuses on citizenship and democracy, caste and tribe, and the South Asian diaspora. Experienced in public-facing history, he teaches across the undergraduate History programme, and is the programme leader for MA History.