Staff

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Matt Hawthorn
Interim Head of School: School of Arts

As Interim Head of School for the School of Arts, Matt Hawthorn has academic leadership responsibility for the learning, teaching, research and student experience in the school. He is also Head of the Design Discipline with specific responsibility for the leadership of Design within the University.

Fiona Hawthorne
Senior Lecturer

Fiona is a Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Fashion Studies degree, teaching Undergraduate students at level 4,5 and 6.

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Professor Susan Hogan
Professor in Arts and Health

Susan Hogan is Professor of Arts and Health. Susan has wide-ranging interests in visual culture, from the history and development of the arts and health, including the use of the arts in propagating health messages and research findings, to artistic and performative research methods. Her books are used in the training of arts and health professionals internationally.

Senior Lecturer Dramatherapy
Dr Clive Holmwood
Associate Professor

Clive is a a Senior Lecturer in Department of Therapeutic Arts within the School of Allied Health and Social Care.

David Home
Joint Honours lead for the College of Health and Social Care, Subject leader for Dance and Movement Studies and lecturer on the Creative Expressive Therapies programme

David is a senior lecturer with the Therapeutic Arts team. This means that he can use his experience as an acupuncturist and oriental health practitioner to give creative arts students fresh perspectives on the use of the arts to enhance health and wellbeing through approaches such as mindfulness and movement.  

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Dr Ava Hunt
Associate Professor of Applied Theatre

Ava is a Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts. She also works as a professional actor, director, programmer and producer. She has worked in theatre, film, commercials and television.

Cameron Jinks
Programme Leader & Senior Lecturer in Commercial Photography/LTA Champion School of Art

Cameron is a Senior Lecturer in Commercial Photography.

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Dr Rhiannon Jones (FRSA)
Associate Professor (Civic Practice) Head of Civic and Communities

Dr Rhiannon Jones is a thought leader in Social and Design innovation and Associate Professor (Civic). She leads the Civic Lab Research Group and is a member of Pedagogic Innovation Enhancement and Research (PIER) team within the Provost of Learning and Teaching. She is the CEO of S.H.E.D and chair of Cumulus: International Contemporary Working Art Group.

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Vered Lahav
Programme Leader, MA Arts (Fine Art & Photography)

Vered is the Programme Leader for our MA Arts (Photography and Fine Art) courses. 

Kit Lane
Senior Lecturer in Performance

Performing Arts and Theatre