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Professoriate & Honorary Titles

This page provides details of our core ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Professorship, plus details around our the honorary titles.

ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Professors

Title Name ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Role School or Division
Professor Erna Haraldsdottir
  • Deputy Head of the Nursing and Paramedic Science Division
  • Reader in Nursing
  • Director of the University's Centre for Person-centred Research.
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Marietta Van Der Linden
  • Senior Research Fellow in Dietetics
  • Co-director of the Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHEARR)
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Catherine Bulley
  • Co-director of the Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHEARR)
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Nigel Gleeson
  • Reader and Professor in Physiotherapy
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Derek Santos
  • Senior Lecturer in DNBSPPR
  • Associate Member of CHEARR
 School of Health Sciences
Professor James Scobbie, FRSE
  • Director of the Clinical Audiology, Speech and Language (CASL) Research Centre
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Jacqueline Waterfield
  • Head of DNBSPPR
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Sophie Witter
  • Professor of International Health Financing and Health Systems
  • Member of the IGHD Research Centre
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Marion Ellison
  • Reader in European Public Sociology and Social Policy
  • Member of the Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS)
 School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Professor Rebecca Finkel
  • Professor of Critical Event Studies
  • Director of the Research Centre for Culture in Society
 School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Professor Stefania Paladini
  • Professor in Business Analytics
 School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Professor Olivia Sagan
  • Professor in Psychology
  • Centre Director of CASS
 School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Professor David Stevenson
  • Dean of the School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management (ASSAM)
 School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Professor Richard Butt
  • Deputy Principal of ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø
 Senior Leadership Team
Professor Sara Smith
  • Dean of the School of Health Sciences (SHS)
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Giorgios Tsiris
  • Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy
  • Associate Member, Centre for Applied Social Sciences
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Pelagia Koufaki
  • Reader in DNBSPPR
  • Full Member, Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Karin Diaconu
  • Research Lead, Institute for Global Health and Development (IGHD)
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Marcia Vera-Espinoza
  • Reader and Deputy Director, Institute for Global Health and Development (IGHD)
 School of Health Sciences
Professor Alan Bainbridge
  • Reader in Education, Psychology, Sociology and Education (PSE)
 School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management

Honorary Professors

Title Name ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Role School or Division
Professor Clare Cable A children’s nurse by background, Clare was appointed Director of the RCN’s UK Quality Improvement Programme in 2003, which included the NICE Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care. She moved to Edinburgh in 2007, honing her influencing skills in community nursing as a Policy Adviser with the RCN. She has worked in partnership with Prof Brendan McCormack and others to develop a transformational programme for community nurses in Scotland – the Queen’s Nurse Development Programme. Nursing and Paramedic Science, School of Health Sciences
Professor Kathryn Church   School of Health Sciences
Professor Jeane Freeman   School of Health Sciences
Professor Sarah Kantartzis   School of Health Sciences
Professor Karina Kielmann   School of Health Sciences
Professor Fiona Maclean   School of Health Sciences
Professor Carolyn MacDonald   School of Health Sciences
Professor Simon Maxwell   School of Health Sciences
Professor Tanya McCance Tanya is Director for the Institute of Nursing & Health Research and Head of the Person-centred Practice Research Centre at Ulster University in Northern Ireland. She has been a registered nurse since 1990 and throughout her career has held several joint posts between higher education institutions and health and social care providers demonstrating her commitment to the integration of practice, education, and research. She has an international reputation in the development of person-centred practice through the use of participatory research approaches such as practice development and action research. Nursing and Paramedic Science, School of Health Sciences
Professor Alexander McMahon   School of Health Sciences
Professor Tom Mercer   School of Health Sciences
Professor Daniel Reidpath Director of the Institute of Global Health and Development (IGHD) School of Health Sciences
Professor James Robb   School of Health Sciences
Professor Nina Schwalbe   School of Health Sciences
Professor Roger Summers   School of Health Sciences
Professor Mike Donnelly Mike was Founding Dean of ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø’s Faculty of Business, Enterprise and Management before moving to Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.  He was previously Chief of Staff to the First Minister and Special Adviser to the UK Home Secretary.  Mike is currently Chair of the Scottish Refugee Council and Trustee of The Separated Child Foundation. School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Professor John McNeil   School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Professor Don Ledingham   School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Professor Carolyn Hirst   School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management

Honorary Lecturers & Researchers

Name Role School or Division
Anbuselvi Danapalan Honorary Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Dr John Darlington

Honorary Lecturer

Currently, John works as an ACCS doctor specialising in Emergency Medicine within the South East Deanery of Scotland. He rotates through critical care, anaesthetics, and acute medicine as he progresses towards becoming a consultant in Emergency Medicine. Beyond his NHS responsibilities, he serves as a trackside emergency doctor at race circuits. He also lectures at various universities throughout the UK. He currently works as an intensive care doctor in the East of Scotland.

 School of Health Sciences
Sandra Eady Honorary Lecturer School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Lindsay Glover Honorary Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Jen Grant Honorary Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Laura Inglis Honorary Lecturer  School of Health Sciences
Gillian McAuley Honorary Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Kelly Moffat Honorary Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Josie Murray Honorary Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Oonagh O'Brien

Honorary Lecturer

Oonagh O’Brien is an anthropologist and activist with expertise in gender and sexual and reproductive health. She was a lecturer at the Institute for Global Health and Development and specialist areas of work are HIV, FGM and participatory methodologies.

 School of Health Sciences
Akram Uddin Honorary Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Mr Ronnie Dornan Honorary Associate Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Karen Holmes Honorary Associate Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Anna Lloyd Honorary Associate Lecturer School of Health Sciences
Kerieva McCormick Honorary Research Associate School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management

Honorary Readers & Fellows

Name Role School or Division
Ms Linda Irvine Fitzpatrick Honorary Senior Research Fellow School of Health Sciences
Sean Paul Teeling Honorary Senior Research Fellow School of Health Sciences
Francesca Greenwood Honorary Research Fellow School of Health Sciences
Jeanie Scott Honorary Research Fellow School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Tim Shand

Honorary Research Fellow

Dr. Tim Shand is an Honorary Research Fellow at IGHD, Director of ShandClarke Consulting, and global expert on men's sexual and reproductive health.

 School of Health Sciences
Kristin Thorarinsdottir Honorary Research Fellow School of Health Sciences
Emma Wood Honorary Research Fellow School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Dr Andrew Bratton Honorary Fellow School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Charlie Chung Honorary Fellow School of Health Sciences
Caroline Dickson Honorary Fellow School of Health Sciences
Carola Eyber Honorary Fellow School of Health Sciences

Emeritus Professors

Name Role
Professor David Kirk Emeritus Professor
Professor Marie Donaghy Emeritus Professor
Professor William Hardcastle Emeritus Professor
Professor Richard Kerley Emeritus Professor
Professor Anthony Cohen Emeritus Professor
Professor Russell Rimmer Emeritus Professor
Professor Maggie Nicol Emeritus Professor
Professor Joe Goldblatt Emeritus Professor
Professor Roni Bamber Emeritus Professor
Professor Brigid Daniel Emeritus Professor
Professor Janet Beck Emeritus Professor
Professor Alistair Ager Emeritus Professor
Professor Fiona Coutts Emeritus Professor
Professor Christopher McVittie Emeritus Professor
Professor Andrew Frew Emeritus Professor
Professor Claire Seaman Emeritus Professor

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