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Ronan Lee, PhD

Doctoral Prize Fellow

Loughborough University

Asian Politics, Genocide, Hate Speech, Migration, Myanmar, Rohingya

Dr Ronan Lee is a Doctoral Prize Fellow at Loughborough University London鈥檚 Institute for Media and Creative Industries where his research focuses on the Rohingya, genocide, hate speech, migration, and Asian politics.

Ronan鈥檚 book 鈥淢yanmar鈥檚 Rohingya Genocide: Identity, History and Hate Speech鈥 was published by Bloomsbury in 2021, and he was awarded the 2021 Early Career Emerging Scholar Prize by the International Association of Genocide Scholars.

Ronan has a professional background in politics, media, and public policy. He was formerly a Queensland State Member of Parliament (2001-2009) and served on the frontbench as a Parliamentary Secretary (2006-2008) in portfolios including Justice, Main Roads, and Local Government. He has also worked as a senior government advisor, and as an election strategist and campaign manager.

James King, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology

Loughborough University

exercise and diet, Metabolism

Exercise and diet, energy balance, metabolism, and chronic metabolic disease, cardiometabolic health, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

James had expertise in the interaction between exercise and the neuro-endocrine regulation of appetite & energy balance. He has also researched chronic metabolic disease, cardiometabolic health, and appetite and energy balance.

Marijana Dragosavac, MEng, MSc, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering

Loughborough University

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Microfiltration, Particulate

Dragosavac's research expertise lies in the broad field of advanced particulate manufacturing, with a focus on manufacturing particulate material using the dispersion route in which dispersed liquid drops are polymerised as a way of tailoring the properties of the resulting material using novel operating techniques.

She has established a national and increasingly an international reputation specifically in:

Application of a new type of microfiltration membrane and new techniques for generating the shear on the membrane surface providing the possibility to generate larger droplets without risk of droplet breakage.

Understanding at a fundamental level the factors that control particle size made using such techniques.

Continuous droplet production and, therefore, continuous particle production using a novel membrane emulsification system. This type of system is an ideal starting-point for continuous particle production and it may be adapted to many different types of particles.

Control of internal structure and encapsulation of shear and temperature sensitive compounds.

Anthony Kevins, PhD

Lecturer in Politics and International Studies

Loughborough University

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The welfare state, public opinion, and inequality, attitudes toward immigration, the effects of labor market vulnerability, and Canadian politics.

Anthony鈥檚 research investigates the interplay between public opinion and policy, with a particular focus on marginalized groups and the welfare state. Some of the questions he鈥檚 explored include: What factors shape the relationship between societal insiders and outsiders? How can we best understand social policy preferences? And what drives welfare state reform?

Thorsten Gruber, PhD

Professor of Marketing and Service Management

Loughborough University

Business, Economics

Before taking up a Chair in Marketing and Service Management at Loughborough University, Professor Gruber worked as a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Manchester Business School. He received his PhD and MBA from the University of Birmingham.

Professor Gruber co-founded the Centre for Service Management (CSM) in the School of Business and Economics in 2013 and is currently the Director of the Centre. From 2015 to 2017, he was also the Anne-Marie and Gustaf Ander Foundation Visiting Professor of Service Management at CTF- Service Research Center, Karlstad University, Sweden. Among Professor Gruber鈥檚 current main research interests are service failure and recovery, service robotics and transformative service research. He regularly presents his latest research findings at leading conferences worldwide and publishes in prestigious international peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Service Research, Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Service Management, and Journal of Marketing Management.

For his research, Professor Gruber has received several awards such as the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence (Outstanding and Highly Commended Award) in 2007, 2010 and 2012. He is a winner of the methods@manchester Annual Competition for Innovative Methodological Developments in 2009 and winner of the Academy of Marketing Research Initiative Award in 2008. 

Andy Harland, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Sports Technology

Loughborough University

Apparel, computer modelling, Football, Footwear, protective equipment, Sports Equipment, Sports Technology

Andy is world-leading expert in sports equipment design, manufacture and testing. He has done extensive work with FIFA on the World Cup footballs, as well as work in cricket and with some of the world's leading sports brands.

Long-term health effects, Psychology, Sleep Quality, sleeping disorders

Iuliana researches sleep behaviour and public health. Iuliana is working large datasets for patterns of daytime activity, sleep behaviour and long-term health outcomes; and studies which examine the role of sleep duration in metabolic health.

Fiona Hatton, PhD

Lecturer in Polymer Chemistry

Loughborough University

Biopolymers, Hydrogels, Nanoparticles, Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Synthesis

Fiona's research expertise lies in controlled polymer synthesis, whereby we can control the chemistry and architecture of the polymers for various biomedical applications.

Through this control we can design polymers to self-assemble, to form polymeric particles with tunable size, shape and surface properties to enable the development of hydrogels or nanoparticles for drug delivery.

George Havenith, PhD

Professor of Environmental Physiology and Ergonomics

Loughborough University

Heat Stress, Hypothermia

George鈥檚 key research areas are human thermal physiology, environmental ergonomics and heat transfer through clothing. He is an expert in how the human body performs in hot and cold climates and the impact clothing can have on this performance. George is Director of the University鈥檚 Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre and has a Chair in Environmental Ergonomics and Physiology.

Childhood Obesity, Infant Feeding, Parenting, Psychology, sedentary behaviour, Young Mothers

Emma's research focuses on parent-child interactions in the context of feeding, eating and mealtimes. Topics she can talk about include: children's eating behaviours; fathers' roles in child feeding; parents' feeding practices and behaviours; childhood obesity; peer influences on eating behaviours; eating and exercise in children and adolescents; young mothers' infant feeding decisions; parenting styles and practices; and mental health and parenting practices.

Liam Heaney, PhD

Lecturer in Bioanalytical Science

Loughborough University

anti-doping, biomarkers, Metabolomics

Dr Heaney specialises in the development and application of mass spectrometry-based methods to measure biologically relevant metabolites for applications such as clinical biomarker investigations, measurements of illicit drug use (including sports anti-doping) and novel markers of exercise performance and health.

Helen Drake

Chair of French and European Studies, Loughborough University London

Loughborough University

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An expert in contemporary French and European affairs. Project leader for '28+Perspectives on Brexit: A Guide to the multi-stakeholder negotiations' (2017-2018), which provides a blow-by-blow breakdown of the Brexit process. 

Hannah Fox Dugdale, PhD

Lecturer in School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Loughborough University

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Hannah holds a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Bedfordshire (2013). Hannah subsequently completed a PhD at Liverpool John Moores University under the Supervision of Professor Adam Sharples and Professor Claire Stewart where she investigated the effectiveness of the polyphenol resveratrol in preventing muscle atrophy within an in vitro model of caloric restriction.

On completion of her PhD in 2017, Hannah undertook a post-doctoral position at the University of Oxford, working under the leadership of Professor Dame Kay Davies. This work was in collaboration with Summit therapeutics with the aim to elucidate novel regulatory pathways understanding the mechanistic action of potential drug candidates designed to modulate utrophin in the hopes of mitigating the pathology in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Hannah then moved to Kings College London in 2019 where she worked with Dr Julien Ochala utilising single muscle fibre techniques to examine physiological dysfunction and associated causes of congenital myopathies.

Hannah took up a role as Lecturer in the area of molecular and cellular physiology in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences in 2022.

Huw Edwards

Lecturer in Economics

Loughborough University

Brexit, Economics

Huw is a pro EU voice and is a member of the Global Economy Research Interest Group.

Marcus Enoch

Professor of Transport Strategy

Loughborough University

Public Transportation

Professor Enoch's primary research interests are focused on land-based passenger transport systems, public transport, transport policy, travel plans and the future of transport.

Dale Esliger, PhD

Reader in Digital Health

Loughborough University

Health, sedentary behaviour, Wearable Technology

Dr Esliger's research focuses on enhancing the accelerometric profiling of physical activity, and advancing the understanding of the interplay between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and health. 

Ashleigh Filtness, PhD

Lecturer in Transport Safety

Loughborough University

Road Safety, Sleep Loss, sleep research

Dr Filtness is an expert on the impact of sleep loss and fatigue on safety critical tasks e.g. driving. She can discuss the dangers of driver sleepiness (including OSA) and workplace fatigue, and comment on countermeasures for managing sleepiness and fatigue. 

David Fletcher, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Performance Psychology and Management

Loughborough University

Coaching, Leadership, Sports Performance

David is a world leading sports psychologist, also specialising in performance management, executive coaching, and sport business.

David also works closely with organizations on creating environments and cultures that enable high performance, including UK Sport, British Olympic Association, British Swimming, British Triathlon, and the NHS. He is regularly on British national television and radio.

Ashley Fly, PhD

Lecturer in vehicle electrification

Loughborough University

Automotive, Electrochemistry, Energy Materials

Dr Fly is an expert in zero-emission vehicle powertrains, including battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

His research encompasses the interaction between energy storage/conversion devices, such as lithium-ion batteries, and the wider vehicle. This includes diagnostics, prognostics, degradation, thermal management and control.  

Jonathan Folland, PhD

Professor of Neuromuscular Performance

Loughborough University

Exercise Physiology, Human Performance, Physiology, Sports Performance

Jonathan is an expert in muscle function, particularly relating to speed and strength. He also specialises in sports injuries and sports biomechanics. Jonathan has a wide range of sporting interests, particularly Canoeing and Kayaking having competed and coached to an international level.
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