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Our Team

IMH Executive

We are currently recruiting new Co-Directors at IMH. 

Name Role
Professor Angela Woods Director
Evelyn Tehrani Senior Research and Engagement Manager
Mary Robson Senior Creative Facilitator
Victoria Patton Senior Digital Development and Communications Manager
Carolyn Blake Operations Manager

 

IMH Research Theme Leads 2025-2027

Name Role
Katrin Wehling-Giorgi Violence, Trauma and Memory
Corinne Saunders Violence, Trauma and Memory
Jed Stevenson Weather, Climate and Health
Maximilian Hepach Weather, Climate and Health
Angela Filipe Weather, Climate and Health
Roslyn Malcolm Gender, Affective Injustice and Health
Katherine Puddifoot Gender, Affective Injustice and Health
Sitna Quiroz Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing
Arya Thampuran Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing
Adam Powell Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing
Loretta Lou Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing
Fran Cettl Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing
Samantha Halliday The Beginning and End of Life
Emily Tupper The Beginning and End of Life
Angela Woods AI and Medical Humanities
SJ Bennett AI and Medical Humanities
Alex Campolo AI and Medical Humanities
Victoria Patton AI and Medical Humanities

 

Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities Staff

The Institute supports the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities, which is funded by Wellcome until 2030. A full list of staff can be found here: Discovery Research Platform – Our People. 

 

IMH Professors in Practice

Name Role
Nick Barley Professor in Practice
Jonny Coates Professor in Practice
Akiko Hart Professor in Practice

 

Academic Staff in the MA in Medical Humanities

Name Role
Dr Adam Powell Course convenor for the MA in Medical Humanities, Assistant Professor in Medical Humanities
Professor Angela Woods Professor of Medical Humanities in the Department of English Studies
Dr Louise Creechan Lecturer in the Literary Medical Humanities

 

IMH Fellows

We warmly invite expressions of interest from Durham University staff and postgraduate students who would like to become a Fellow of the IMH. A full list of IMH Fellows can be found on our Fellows page.

 

Honorary Fellows and Associates

Name Role
Professor Jane Macnaughton Senior Research Fellow
Dr Ruben Verwaal Honorary Fellow
Dr Mary Coaten Honorary Fellow
Reverend Emeritus Professor Chris Cook Honorary Fellow
Dr Will Viney Honorary Fellow
Dr James Rákóczi Honorary Fellow
Dr Kelechi Anucha Honorary Fellow
David Woodhead Honorary Fellow
Anna Stenning Honorary Fellow
Dr Jonny Coates Honorary Fellow
Dawn Williams Honorary Fellow
Dr Chimwemwe Phiri Honorary Fellow
Dr Katharine Cheston Honorary Fellow

 

Operations Staff

Name Role / Contact
IMH Operations imh.mail@durham.ac.uk
IMH Events imh.events@durham.ac.uk
IMH Finance imh.finance@durham.ac.uk 
Joyanne Chan Communications Intern
Ifejuola Atunwa Partnerships & Engagement Intern