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Karin Spenser is Discipline Lead: Head of Forensic and Health Psychology and has both academic and professional experience in the field. From an academic perspective, her focus is on quantitative research methods, the paradigms of psychology, working with sexual offenders, offenders with mental or intellectual disabilities, and women veterans.

Kate Barnes is a Lecturer in Forensic Biology and teaches on the Forensic Science, Biology and Zoology undergraduate programmes. She researches within the field of Forensic Ecology and is currently exploring insect-microbe interactions in the corpse environment and assessing the effect of environmental conditions on blowfly behaviour.

Kate specialises in applied research, project management and income generation. She has undertaken research for numerous organisations including the British Academy, the Home Office, both in London and regionally in Nottingham, the National Police Training Units at Bramshill and Easingwold, the Prime Ministers Delivery Unit, and the European Commission.

Katherine Oliver is a Lecturer in Pre-Qualifying Healthcare and teaches Adult Nursing to third year students. Katherine is interested in research looking into palliative and end of life care, particularly relating to the causes of social issues connected to this area of study.

Kathleen is a Senior Lecturer in History and teaches across the undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She specialises in nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century British history with a focus on health, welfare and work. Kathleen is Programme Leader for the MA in History and Heritage. 

Professor Kathryn Mitchell is the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Derby. Her academic background is in Psychology and she continues to play an active role in research.

Kathryn Scott is a hospitality educator and possesses a wealth of program development, program management, process management, coaching experience, lecturing delivery experience and practical operational hospitality experience.

Kathy is a senior lecturer and the programme leader of BSc Counselling and Psychotherapy: Principles and Practices.