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Department of Geography

 

Annual Report 2002: Current staff

Academic Staff

Professors

R J Bennett, MA, PhD (Cantab), FBA, Professor of Geography (1931),

A D Cliff, BA (London), MA (Northwestern), MA (Cantab), PhD, DSc (Bristol), FBA, Professor of Theoretical Geography, Head of Department

J A Dowdeswell, BA (Cantab), MA (Colorado), PhD (Cantab) Professor of Physical Geography, Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute

R P Haining, MA (Northwestern), MSc (Northwestern), PhD (Northwestern), Professor of Human Geography

R L Martin, MA, PhD (Cantab), Professor of Economic Geography

K S Richards, MA, PhD (Cantab), Professor of Geography (1993)

Readers

W M Adams, MA (Cantab), MSc (London), PhD (Cantab), Reader in the Geography of Conservation and Development

P L Gibbard, BSc (Sheffield), PhD (Cantab), DOS (Helsinki), Reader in Quaternary Palaeoenvironments

S E Owens, OBE, BSc (UEA), MA (Cantab), PhD (UEA), Reader Environment and Policy

R M Smith, BA (London), MA (Oxon), PhD (Cantab)

University Senior Lecturers

T P Bayliss-Smith, MA, PhD (Cantab)

G P Kearns, BA (Cantab), PhD (Cantab)

S A Radcliffe, BA, PhD (Liverpool)

W G Rees, BA (Cantab), PhD (Cantab)

T Spencer, MA, PhD (Cantab)

S T Trudgill, BSc, PhD (Bristol)

I C Willis, BSc (North London), PhD (Cantab)

University Lecturers

H Allen, MA (Cantab), MSc (Alberta), PhD (Cantab)

N S Arnold, BA, PhD (Cantab)

J Brasington, BSc (Bristol), PhD (Cantab)

M Bravo, BEng (Carleton), MPhil (Cantab), PhD (Cantab)

B J Devereux, BA, PhD (Nottingham)

J S Duncan, BA (Dartmouth College, NH), MA, PhD (Syracuse, NY)

P M Gray, BA (California, San Diego), MA (California, Berkeley)

P M R Howell, BA, PhD (Cantab)

C M Oppenheimer, BA (Cantab), PhD (Open University)

B Vira, MA, MPhil (Cantab)

M J Warrington, BA, PhD (Cantab)

University Assistant Lecturers

D Low-Beer, BA (Oxon), MPhil (Bristol), PhD (Cantab)

A Shepherd, BSc, PhD (Leicester)

E E Watson, BSc (UCL), PhD (Cantab)

Assistant Director of Research

P G Vitebsky

Technical Officer (Cartography)

Mr P J Stickler, BA (South Africa), Dip Cart (Swansea)

Senior Technical Officer (Instrumentation)

Mr A Hayes, FIScT

Departmental Administrator

Ms L C Feeney, BA (Glam), MSc (Glam)

Administrator, Environmental Systems Science Centre

Ms B Amesbury, BA (Leicester)

Support staff

Librarians

Miss J E Robinson, LLB (Hull), MA (Loughborough)

Mr C H MacLennan, MA (Aberdeen)

ADR/Computer Manager

Dr M Bithell, MA, PhD (Cantab)

Computer Officer

Mr D Scott, BA

Computing Technicians

Dr G S Amable, BA (Univ of Ghana), MSc (Aberdeen), PhD (Cantab)

Mr M Lucas Smith, BA (Cantab)

Laboratory Technicians

Mr S Boreham, BSc (Cambridge College of Arts and Tech)

Mr C J Rolfe, BSc

Mr M Theobald

Mr J Clarke

Cartographic Illustrators

Mr I H Agnew, BA (Sheffield Polytechnic), PG Dip Cart (Glasgow)

Mr O Tucker, HND Land Administration (Geog Techniques)

Reprographics Technician

Mr J D Youlden, BTEC Dip Graphic Design

Secretary to Head of Department

Ms A P Barbosa, BA (Leeds)

Undergraduate School Secretary

Mrs V Forbes

Graduate School Secretary

Mrs G Matthews

General Office

Mrs N Keating

Mrs V Mullins

Miss M Constantinou

Secretary, Faculty Office, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography

Mrs A Woolley

Accounts Administration

Miss R L Alexander

Mrs C Hollinshead

Ms A Joiner-Handy

Domestic Assistant

Mr N Browne

Other University and Affiliated appointments

A R H Baker, BA, MA, PhD, DLit, University Lecturer 1966-99, Fellow of Emmanuel College, Retired Sept 2001

Historical Geography including its theory and practice, Canada, changing society, economy, culture and landscape of 19th century France

M D I Chisholm, MA, ScD, Emeritus Professor, Fellow of St Catharine’s College

Economic geographer: regional development, location of production, government policy

R Glasscock, MA, PhD, University Lecturer, Fellow of St Johns College, Retired Sept 2001

Medieval Britain and Ireland, rural settlement, taxation, the distribution of wealth, agriculture and economy

A T Grove, MA, Emeritus Fellow of Downing College

Physical and human geography of Africa, climatic change and desertification

D E Keeble, MA, PhD, University Lecturer, Emeritus Fellow of St Catherines College, Research Associate ESRC, Retired Sept 2001

Industrial and economic geography, industrial location and spatial economic development in the UK and the EU

I Möller, BA (Oxon), MPhil, (Univ of Wales, Swansea), PhD (Cantab)

Coastal geomorphologist with a research focus on wave-vegetation interaction in the intertidal zone, the monitoring and the prediction of long-term (>5 year) coastal morphodynamics

A Reid, BA, MSc, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow HPSS, Research Fellow of St Johns College

Infant and child health and mortality in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, covering both levels and trends and the way in which they were influenced dy demographic, medical, environmental and socio-economic factors

R Schofield, Honorary Research Fellow HPSS

Tudor taxation

T Wrigley, Honorary Research Fellow HPSS

Economic and demographic history of England in the early modern period

Research Fellows

A McGonigle, Msci, Dphil, NERC Research Fellow

Application of remote sensing to the study of active volcanoes

B Parry, Kings’ College, Affiliated Lecturer, Wellcome Trust Research Lecturer

Feminist and social geography

A E M Satchell, Wellcome Trust Fellow

Field systems and settlements patterns in the landscape and medieval poor relief, especially hospitals

V Ceccato, Marie Curie Fellow

Urban crime, urban quality of life, tangible and less tangible indicators, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and spatial statistics

J S Henderson, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow

Dr K Warpula, Marie Curie Fellow

Research Staff

S M Curtis Research Associate  
Ms S L Damery Research Associate with Dr P M Gray
Ms R Davies Senior Research Associate with HPSS
Dr C A Fletcher Senior Research Associate Venice in Peril
Dr R M Fuller Senior Research Associate Unit of Landscape Modelling
Dr F M R Hughes Senior Research Associate With Professor K S Richards
Mr C Fuller Research Assistant With Professor R J Bennett
C M Gere Research Associate With Bronwyn Parry
Dr J Law Research Associate with Professor R P Haining
Dr J S Mackman Research Associate with Dr R E Glasscock
Dr A McGonigle Research Associate With Dr C M Oppenheimer
Mr J Oeppen Senior Research Associate with HPSS
Dr M J Ramsden Research Associate With Professor R J Bennett
Miss E H Watt Research Associate with Dr R E Glasscock
Dr Z Zhao Senior Research Associate with HPSS

Visiting Scholars 2002

Name Home Institution Period Sponsor
Dr I Bailiie Semtokha, Bhutan January 1997 – August 2002 Professor K Richards
Professor J Cameron University of Western Sydney October 2002 Dr W Adams
Dr V Ceccato Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Marie Curie Fellowship
April 2002 – April 2004 Professor R Haining
Dr J Corpataux University of Neuchatel, Switzerland March 2001 – March 2002 Professor R Martin
Mr J Hutton Africa Resources Trust October 1998 – December 2003 Dr W Adams
Dr M Landzelius Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education October 2000 -September 2002 Dr J Duncan
Mr R Manley Water Resource Associates September 1999 – January 2004 Professor K Richards
Professor J Powell Monash University, Australia October 2002 – June 2003 Dr W Adams
Professor T Vidal Batista-i-Roca Fellowship October 2001 – June 2002 Professor R Haining