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Department of Geography

 

Annual Report 2005: Current Staff

Academic Staff

Professors

W M Adams, MA (Cantab), MSc (London), PhD (Cantab), Professor of Conservation and Development

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

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

P L Gibbard, BSc (Sheffield), PhD (Cantab), DOS (Helsinki), Professor of Quaternary Palaeoenvironments

H Graf, MSc, PhD (Humboldt)

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

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

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

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

R M Smith, BA (London), MA (Oxon), PhD (Cantab), FBA, Professor of Historical Geography and Demography

Readers

T P Bayliss-Smith, MA, PhD (Cantab), Reader in Pacific Geography

J S Duncan, BA (Dartmouth College, NH), MA, PhD (Syracuse, NY), Reader in Cultural Geography

C M Oppenheimer, BA (Cantab), PhD (Open), Reader in Volcanology and Remote Sensing

University Senior Lecturers

G Kearns, BA, PhD (Cantab)

S A Radcliffe, BSc London, PhD (Liverpool)

W G Rees, MA, PhD (Cantab)

T Spencer, MA, PhD (Cantab)

S T Trudgill, BSc, PhD (Bristol)

B Vira, BA (Delhi), MA, MPhil, PhD (Cantab)

M J Warrington, BA, PhD (Cantab)

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

University Lecturers

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

N S Arnold, BA, PhD (Cantab)

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

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

B J Devereux, BA, PhD (Nottingham), MA (Cantab), Director of the Unit for Landscape Modelling

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

P M R Howell, BA, PhD (Cantab)

A James, MA, PhD (Cantab) (Joint appointment with Fitzwilliam College)

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

A Shepherd, BSc, PhD (Leicester)

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

Assistant Directors of Research

M Bithell, MA, PhD (Cantab) (also Computer Manager)

P Vitebsky, MA (Cantab), PhD (London)

Teaching & Research Associate

C Upton, BSc (London), MSc (Aberdeen), MPhil, PhD (Cantab)

Research Staff

Leverhulme Visiting Professor

Professor S Jasanoff

Research Fellows

C D Briggs, MA (Oxon), MPhil, PhD (Cantab) British Academy Fellow English Peasants and the provision of civil justice, c1270-1400
N Higgins, BA, MSc (London), PhD (Cambridge) ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow Landscapes and Legends: Constructions of Race and Place in a Contemporary London Suburb
A J S McGonigle, MSci (St Andrews), DPhil (Oxon) NERC Postdoctoral Fellow Novel Optical remote sensing techniques for long term, high temporal resolution volcanic gas surveillance
P Kitson

BA, MPhil, PhD (Cambridge)

British Academy Fellow The economic context of family formation in England, c. 1550-1851
R C Powell, BA (Oxon), MA (British Columbia), PhD (Cantab) ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow Canadian Arctic Research

Other Research Staff

G Amable, BA (Ghana), MSc (Aberdeen), PhD (Cantab) Research Associate with B J Devereux
O Bina Research Associate with S E Owens
R S Davies Senior Research Associate HPSS
R M Fuller Senior Research Associate ULM
E M Garrett, BSc (St Andrews), PhD (Sheffield) Senior Research Associate HPSS
A C Jones, BA, MA, PhD (Warwick), MA London Research Associate with L M W Shaw-Taylor
J Law, BSc (North East London Polytechnic), MSc (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), PhD (New Brunswick) Research Associate with R P Haining
F Mager, PhD Research Associate with H Graf
V L Masten, BA (California), MA (California State), PhD (Cantab) Research Associate with L M W Shaw-Taylor
F J Nober, PhD (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology) Research Associate with H Graf
J E Oeppen Senior Research Associate HPSS
A M Reid, BA (Oxon), MSc (London), PhD (Cantab) Senior Research Associate HPSS
N S Rushton, BA, MA (Southampton), PhD (Cantab) Research Associate with R M Smith
L M W Shaw-Taylor, BA (Open), MSc (Oxon), PhD (Cantab) Senior Research Associate HPSS
V I Tsanev, MSc (St Petersburg), PhD (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) Senior Research Associate with C Oppenheimer
A M Wilson, BSc (Reading), MSc (Oxon), PhD (Cantab) Research Associate with L M W Shaw-Taylor
E A Wrigley, MA, PhD (Cantab) Researcher with L M W Shaw-Taylor
J Yang, BS (Nanjing Institute of Meteorology), MS (Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences), PhD (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Computer Associate with H Graf

Academic-related and Support Staff

Administration

B Amesbury, BA (Leicester) (Research Administrator) (until July)

A J Maguire, BA (Cantab, Msc (London), PhD (Cantab) (Research Administrator from September)

S A Virr, DipEcon (Open), MSci (Dunelm), MA (Cantab) (Departmental Administrator until October)

General Office

N D Keating (General Office Manager)

C Ganslev (Temporary General Office Manager)

J E Parsons

M Constantinou

Secretary to Head of Department

A A Clare, BA (Greenwich), MA (Anglia Polytechnic University)

Accounts

J Heath, BSc (London), MSc (Saskatchewan), MAAT

C Hollinshead

J Beaumont

Library

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

J Hampshire, BSc (Open) (from August)

Undergraduate Office

V R Forbes

Graduate Office

G Matthews, BA (Oxford Polytechnic)

Faculty Secretary

A Woolley

S Cronshaw (from September)

Computing

M V Lucas-Smith, BA (Cantab)

S Harvey, BSc (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)

D Scott, BA

Cartography

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

P J Stickler, BA (South Africa), PG Dip (Swansea) (Technical Officer)

O Tucker, HND Land Administration (Geog Techniques) (CNAA)

Laboratory

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

C J Rolfe, BSc (University of Portsmouth)

J Clarke

A Hayes, FIScT (Senior Technical Officer)

M Theobald

Reprographics

J D Youlden, BTEC Dip Graphic Design

Unit for Landscape Modelling

R Desmond (Picture Librarian)

A Betts (Picture Librarian)

J Lygo (Photographic Technician)

D Mackay (Photographic Technician)

P C Wilson-Smith, BA (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) (Assistant to the Director) (from November)

Other Staff

J R Hilling

G H Newton, BA (Cantab)

E L Oliver, BA (Napier)

R Tyler

S K Williams, BA (Lancaster), MSc (Oxon), PhD (Cantab)

Affiliated Lecturers

A Hinton