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Northumbria's School of Design has a long tradition of research, which has been greatly reinforced and strengthened by new appointments over the last few years. The majority of academic staff are research active, spanning a wide range of interests, capabilities and expertise, which allows strength in depth across our eight research themes.

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Roderick Adams
Senior Lecturer and Admissions Tutor, BA (Hons) Interior Design
MA, BA (Hons)
After completing my first degree in 3D Design from Leeds Metropolitan University, I then worked in Furniture Design and Interior Design Practices for approximately 6 years, (London and Manchester). I was... More>>
Mersha Aftab
PhD Student, School of Design
BA Fashion and Information Technology MA Design Management
Research Group: Making Changes Research Theme: Design Value Innovation Supervisor: Professor Robert Young , Elizabeth MacLarty More>>
Mark Bailey
Teaching Fellow
Head of Learning and Teaching - Innovate
Programme Leader - MA/MSc Multidisciplinary Design Innovation
Principle Lecturer - BA (Hons) Design for Industry
BA (Hons) FRSA FHEA
Mark Bailey has worked in Higher Education teaching at Northumbria for the past 14 years having previously spent ten years leading design and development projects in the Aerospace industry where he worked... More>>
Professor Mark Blythe
Professor in Interdisciplinary Design
BA (Hons), PGCE, PhD
:: Homepage Mark is a design ethnographer working in the field of Human Computer Interaction. His research interests include the ageing population, looming ecological catastrophe and the messed up world... More>>
Dr. Erik Bohemia
Reader in Three Dimensional Design
PhD (UNSW) Bdes Hons (RMIT) BA (N’cleNSW)
As a researcher and an educator in the field of design I am interested in the skills and competencies of designers and the match between these and industry requirements. My current research explores changes... More>>
Dr Jos Boys
Head of Learning and Student Experience, School of Design London
BA (Hons) Architecture, Building, Planning and Environmental Studies, MSC in Advanced Architectural Studies, MA Photography, PhD
An experienced designer, academic, researcher and manager, Jos has worked for a wide range of post- compulsory educational institutions, in a variety of roles across art and design and built environment... More>>
Katherine Brotheridge
Associate Lecturer and acting Admissions Tutor - Fashion
After Graduating, I worked for Miss Selfridge and Abercrombie and Fitch as an assistant designer. Following this I freelanced for the Tesco ‘Cherokee’ and ‘Florence and Fred’ brands, before moving to mail... More>>
Professor Gilbert Cockton
Associate Dean (Research and Innovation)
Head of Visual Communications Academic Community of Practice
Professor in Design Theory

MA/PGCE, PhD
Professor Gilbert Cockton is an internationally renowned researcher with a career spanning over two decades. During that time he has received almost 200 invitations to present in 21 different countries,... More>>
David Dalziel
Creative Director: Dalziel and Pow
Visiting Professor: Interior Design
BA Hons, Design
Born in Newcastle in 1957, I moved to Glasgow in 1962. Educated at Glasgow School of Art from 1974 to 1979 qualifying with a degree in Furniture Design. Employed by McColls in London on and off from... More>>
David Dalziel
Creative Director: Dalziel and Pow
Visiting Professor: Interior Design
BA Hons, Design
Born in Newcastle in 1957, I moved to Glasgow in 1962. Educated at Glasgow School of Art from 1974 to 1979 qualifying with a degree in Furniture Design. Employed by McColls in London on and off from... More>>
Trevor Duncan
Head of Industrial Design
My background is that of a practicing designer who having first graduated as a silversmith went on to complete a Masters in Industrial Design. I established my first business partnership and studio in Birmingham's... More>>
Dr. Stuart English
Programme Leader MA Design
Programme Leader MA Design Management
Programme Leader MA Design Professional Practice
BA (Hons), PGCED, MCSD, FRCA
A specialist in design led innovation, Stuart English leads a portfolio of postgraduate programmes at Northumbria University, he is director of Ideas-lab and manages the High Value Low Carbon unit. His... More>>
Aysar Ghassan
Senior Lecturer in Design for Industry and Transportation Design
BA (Hons)
Aysar is a Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Transportation Design and BA (Hons) Design for Industry programmes as well as a design practitioner and design writer. He has been fortunate enough to have gained... More>>
Dr. Stephen Gibson
Reader in Innovation Digital Media
BA (Hons), MMus
Steve Gibson is a Canadian media artist, interface designer, and media curator. He completed his Ph.D. at SUNY Buffalo, where he studied music composition with Louis Andriessen. He also completed postdoctoral... More>>
Hugo Glover
Senior Lecturer in Motion Graphics and Animation
MA (RCA), BA (Hons)
Hugo Glover is a motion graphics designer and an animator. As a Senior Lecturer on the Motion Graphics and Animation course he focuses on Maya character animation and is interested in inter-disciplinary... More>>
Emma-Jane Goldsmith
Programme Leader, Fashion
Over five years ago I joined the university as Senior lecturer in Fashion and over the last two years I have been appointed Programme Leader Fashion which looks after the running and progressing of the... More>>
Paul Goodfellow
Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer - Motion Graphics and Animation Design
MSc, MA, BSc (Hons)
Paul Goodfellow is an artist-designer, and animator. He is Programme Leader of the Motion Graphics and Animation BA degree and Senior Lecturer in visual communication, interaction and animation. More>>
Cay Green
Designer/Researcher - Centre for Design Research
Ba (Hons), Ma Sustainable Design, Ma Advanced Digital Design
Cay Green is a designer with over ten years experience, eight in the private sector. Upon completing a Ba (Hons) and Ma in Industrial Design at Teesside University in 1998, Cay worked with a local manufacturing... More>>
Professor Jackie Guille
Research Professor for Creative Entrepreneurship and Social Equity
BA (Honours), PhD
Professor Jackie Guille has many years of experience as a designer maker, exhibiting in the UK, USA and Europe. Her extensive research and involvement in the development of design education and enterprise... More>>
Clive Hallett
Part-time Senior Lecturer in Fashion Entrepreneurship
Clive is a contracted tutor at the School of Design London, where he has contributed to the development of the academic provision over the past 10 years. He has worked in the fashion industry since... More>>
Dr Kev Hilton
Postgraduate Research Programmes Leader
BA (Hons), PhD
Dr. Kev Hilton is Northumbria School of Design’s Postgraduate Research Programmes Leader, working from the Centre for Design Research. He was a Co-Founder of the Centre and initially focused on the use... More>>
Giovanni Innella
PhD Student, School of Design
Laurea Primaria (Politecnico di Torino), MDes (Design Academy Eindhoven)
Research Group: Making Connections Research Theme: Design Issues Supervisor: Prof. Paul Rodgers , Dr. Nicholas Spencer , Erik Bohemia More>>
Alana James
PhD Student, School of Design
MA Fashion Design, BA (hons) Fashion Design & Technology
Research Group: Making Changes Research Theme: Design for Social Equity Supervisor: Professor Paul Rodgers & Professor Doug Miller More>>
Malcolm Jones
PhD Student, School of Design
Research Group: Making Sense Research Theme: Insights Supervisor:Professor Gilbert Cockton and Professor Mark Blythe More>>
Dr. Veronika Kapsali
Reader in Biomimetics
PhD Mechanical Engineering– University of Bath BA(Hons) Design Technology for the Fashion Industry - London College of Fashion
Veronika Kapsali is an expert in the field of clothing comfort and biomimetic textiles and the co-founder and R&D director of MMT Textiles Limited, a company that holds the Patent & IP rights to... More>>
Ann Kirkbride
Senior Associate Lecturer - Fashion and Fashion Marketing
Having studied and taught at Northumbria (Newcastle Poly) in the 80s, I returned as a fashion illustrator tutor in January 2010, having previously worked as a freelance illustrator and knitwear designer... More>>
Professor Steven Kyffin
Dean of the School
Hon Dcl, MDesRCA, BA (Hons), FRCA
Steven Kyffin Joined the University of Northumbria, as Dean of the School of design, in January 2010. He has a Master of Design, Industrial Design, Royal College of Art London and an Hon Doc of Civil Law... More>>
Ellie Land
Senior Lecturer in Animation (Part time)
Admissions Tutor for Motion Graphics and Animation Design
MA, RCA
International award-winning filmmaker Ellie Land uses animation and moving images to explore Issues such as femininity, gender politics, education and identity. She gained an MA in Animation from The Royal... More>>
Michael Leitner
PhD Student, School of Design
Research Group: Making Sense Supervisor:Professor Gilbert Cockton , Dr. Joyce Yee , Thomas Greenough More>>
Matthew Lievesley
Design Manager, Centre for Design Research
Reader in Human Centred Problem Solving
BA (Hons), MBA
One of two Design Managers within the Centre for Design Research, I’m also the School’s lead on KTP, a funded industry-facing programme that helps organisations adopt and integrate design in-house. For... More>>
Professor Ann Light
Professor of Design
DPhil (Sussex), MSc (Sussex), PGTC (Goldsmiths), BA (Sussex)
I am a qualitative researcher, interested in how people relate to each other in contemporary society and the impact of present/future design choices. A fascination with digital mediation led me to make... More>>
Philip Luscombe
PhD Student, School of Design
Research Group: Making Connections Research Theme: Making Supervisor: Professor Paul Rodgers , Dr Jayne Wallace and Rickard Whittingham More>>
Elizabeth MacLarty
Head of Taught postgraduate Studies and Continuing Professional Development
BA(Hons), MA, MBA
My Bachelors degree is in Fine Art from Leeds University. Here I gained a field scholarship to New York in my final year, to study the development of figurative painting into abstraction in the work of... More>>
Douglas MacLennan
Design School Director-International Development
Principle Lecturer, Fashion
NCD in Art & Design, (Textiles/Fashion)
I have worked in the world of fashion and fashion education for forty-two years, the first three years, exclusively in Hong Kong in the world of fashion knitwear, working sequentially for two world wide... More>>
Victor Martinez
PhD Student, School of Design
Industrial Designer with a Transportation Design Master
Research Group: Making Changes Research Theme: Social Innovation Supervisor: Stuart English and Matteo Conti More>>
Leon McCarthy
PhD Student
MPHil Mustech, BSc Arch, dipALCM
Research Group: Making Sense Research Theme: Insights Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Gibson More>>
Kathryn McKelvey
Reader in Communication
BA (Honours), FRSA
My role is to support academic staff in their research aspirations, teach undergraduate students in Motion Graphics & Animation Design and Interactive Media Design. Undertake collaborative learning... More>>
Professor Doug Miller
Professor in Workers Rights in Fashion
BA (Hons), PhD
Professor Doug Miller has 30 years experience in teaching, researching and communicating on the issues surrounding equality, corporate responsibility and industrial relations. In 2000, Doug was seconded... More>>
Professor Bruce Montgomery
Professor in Design Craftmanship
BA (Hons), PhD
An internationally acclaimed Menswear Design Consultant and alumni of our School, Bruce started his working life in 1984 for Nigel Cabourn and Katherine Hamnett. In 1987 he moved to Italy, where he spent... More>>
Tim Moor
Senior Value Innovation Associate
MA, BA (Hons), FRSA
Tim has built a portfolio of his own product inventions from seed to fruition resulting in saleable or exploitable commercial product opportunities supported by strong global intellectual property (IP)... More>>
Janine Munslow
Head of Fashion
Chair of Fashion Academic Community of Practice
BA (Hons)
In 1989 I joined Northumbria University as Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of Fashion Marketing (BA Hons) and became Head of Fashion in 2007. My consultancy experience ranges from for health... More>>
Professor Raymond Oliver
Professor in Interactive Materials
BSc, PhD, DEng, FREng, FIChemE, CEng
Chemical engineer with 20 years expertise through a variety of senior research and technology management posts in a global chemicals and materials company. Leadership experience with track record... More>>
David Parkinson
Industrial Designer with a Multidisciplinary Design Innovation Master
PhD Student, School of Design
Research Group:Making Connections Research Theme:Design Issues Supervisor:Erik Bohemia , Joyce Yee and Neil Smith More>>
Dr. Irini Pitsaki
Senior Lecturer in Design Management, Programme Co-Leader MA Design Management
PhD, MPhil, MA, BA
Irini Pitsaki is a specialist in Design and Strategic Brand Management of Cultural Projects with more than 10 years of experience as researcher and lecturer in higher education, and 17 years of experience... More>>
Gavin Proctor
Visiting Professor
Director, Innovation Design, Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Royal Philips Electronics
BA (Hons)
I have been working for over 27 years as a professional designer with Philips. My career has taken me from locations in the Netherlands, Taiwan and Singapore where I have filled numerous roles in design... More>>
Fiona Raeside-Elliott
Programme Leader in Fashion Marketing
B.A. (Hons) Fashion Marketing
My role as Programme Leader of the Fashion Marketing programme is one of providing academic leadership, facilitating academic development and promoting good practice. My challenge is to preserve the current... More>>
Andy Reay
Programme Leader for Graphic Design BA (Hons)
BA (Honours)
Andy has over 15 years experience working as a professional Graphic Designer.After graduating from Northumbria University with a BA (Hons) Graphic Design hejoined renowned design agency EH6 in Scotland.... More>>
Paul Redhead
Senior Design Engineer
B.Eng (Hons), MA, C.Eng
I am a Design Engineer and I tend to get involved in concept design, design specification, computer aided design, KTP supervision & mechanics. More>>
Daniel Reed
Industrial Designer with a Multidisciplinary Design Innovation Master
PhD Student, School of Design
Research Group: Making Connections Research Theme: Design Issues Supervisor: Erik Bohemia More>>
Lizette Reitsma
PhD Student, School of Design
BA Industrial Design, TU/e Eindhoven, MA Industrial Design, TU/e Eindhoven
Research Group: Making Connections Research Theme:Making Supervisor:Professor Paul Rodgers , Dr. Jayne Walace & Trevor Duncan More>>
Paul Robson
Senior Designer. Centre for Design Research
BA (Hons)
Paul Robson is a graphic designer, typographer and illustrator with 10 years industry experience. Paul studied typography at the London Institute from 1997 to 2000, which led to a varied career, and has... More>>
Professor Paul Rodgers
Professor in Design Issues
BEd (Hons), MA, PhD
Professor Paul Rodgers has had a distinguished and extensive career in design academia. Prior to joining Northumbria School of Design in November 2009, he was Reader in Design at Edinburgh Napier University... More>>
Fernando Rojas
PhD Student, School of Design
Bachelor of Science Industrial Design, Ohio State University, USA
Master of Arts Design Practice, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
Research Group: Making Changes Supervisor: Dr Stuart English , Dr Nicholas Spencer More>>
Gill Rowe
Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching (Acting)
BA (Honours)
I have more than twenty years experience of teaching, facilitating learning and undertaking assessment in Fashion at HE level. During my employment at Northumbria University I have been able to develop... More>>
Dr. Ben Salem Bernard
Senior lecturer in Experience Prototyping
M.Arch., PhD
I have a mixed background, I received a Diploma of Architecture, Dip. Arch. (1992) and a Master, M.Arch. (1993). I then pursued post-graduate education in Electronics with a Ph.D. (2003) on hand gesture... More>>
Simon Scott-Harden
Senior Lecturer, Design for Industry and Transportation Design
BEng (Hons) MSc
Following graduation from The University of Glasgow and The Glasgow School of Art in Product Design Engineering and then a Masters in Computer Aided Product Development, I worked for a number of product... More>>
Trevor Sewell
Senior Lecturer, Admissions and Year Tutor
Bsc (Hons) Broadcast and Multimedia
M.A . Media Production (Television and Video )
Post Graduate Certificate of Academic Practice
Trevor Spent many years as a professional musician touring and recording for numerous entourages for a variety of record labels such as E.M.I , Safari, Neat and New Millenium. He has composed numerous pieces... More>>
Neil Smith
Enterprise Fellow
Principle Lecturer, Design for Industry and Multidisciplinary Design Innovation
BA (Hons)
Neil Smith has worked in Higher Education teaching at Northumbria for the past 20 years 14 years as a full time member of academic staff. Neil has worked for over 30 years within the product design industry,... More>>
Dr. Nicholas Spencer
International Development Manager / Senior Lecturer
BA (Honours), PhD
Nick is International Development Manager at Northumbria University's School of Design and responsible for developing educational partnerships that foster academic and student communities of practice. Nick's... More>>
Jamie Steane
Head of Visual Communication and Interactive Media Design
BA (Hons), ME (e-learning), PG - Learning and Teaching
As Head of VCIMD, I am responsible for the strategic development and management of multidisciplinary group of staff and courses including Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design and Motion Graphics &... More>>
Dr. John Stevens
Senior Lecturer, Experience Prototyping
PhD (Cantab), MDes (RCA), BSc (Hons), DipIC
John gained his doctorate investigating the roles of design as a strategic resource for organisations, at Cambridge University’s Institute for Manufacturing. His diverse academic interests reflect his background.... More>>
Louise Taylor
Senior Interactive Media Designer - Centre for Design Research
BA (Hons), MA
Louise has been working as a designer in the interactive media field for the past ten years. After completing her degree in Multimedia Design at Northumbria University in 2001, she began her career as a... More>>
Vicky Teinaki
BA in Product Design with a Masters in Design(br) PhD Student, School of Design
Research Group: Making Connections Research Theme: Making Supervisor: Professor Gilbert Cockton , Dr. Nicholas Spencer , Professor Bruce Montgomery More>>
Nancy Tilbury
Reader in Soft Technologies
MA in Fashion Womenswear from The Royal College of Art
Nancy Tilbury is a fashion designer by training, described as a fashion alchemist. Tilbury interrogates new materiality and fashioning for the 21st century body, her practice unites fashion and science... More>>
Anne Toomey
Reader in Materials research for Design
BA(Hons)
Anne joined Northumbria University in January 2012, taking up the position of Reader in Materials research for Design as part of the new research initiative at Northumbria School of Design London. Anne... More>>
Julie Trueman
Senior Lecturer and Year 2 Tutor in Interior Design
BA (Hons), MBChB
Julie originally graduated from medicine and spent several years working as a doctor to a senior level. During this time she maintained a constant involvement in teaching, at both undergraduate and post-graduate... More>>
Tracy Turnbull
Senior Lecturer, Fashion Marketing
BA (Hons)
After graduating from Newcastle Polytechnic in 1992 with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Design I began my working career in the design industry at DCC in 1994, taking up the role of designer, where I designed,... More>>
Dr. John Vines
Senior Research Assistant
BA (Hons), MA, PhD
I am a design academic and practitioner whose research investigates how changes to the mind, body and the experience of technologies in later life impacts upon the design of new digital products and services... More>>
Christopher Wakeling
Associate Senior Lecturer (Part-time)
25 years experience as a professional typographer, graphic designer and letterpress printer. Studied at Trent Polytechnic, graduating with a BA(Hon) Information Graphics. For 10 years Christopher worked... More>>
Jayne Wallace
Reader in Experience Prototyping
BA (Hons), MA, PhD
I am an artist jeweller and researcher. My work explores the potential of digital jewellery within personal experience and human relationships. More>>
Laura Warwick
PhD Student, School of Design
BA (hons) Design for Industry
MA Design Professional Practice
Research Group: Making Changes Supervisor: Professor Robert Young More>>
Rickard Whittingham
Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in 3D Design
Designers in Residence Co-ordinator
BA (Hons)
I have a background as a practicing furniture designer for both production and limited edition. I have 16 years of experience of lecturing, teaching and mentoring in various contexts from Higher education... More>>
Lyndsay Williams
Reader in Hardware and Software Integration
Bsc Hons Biomedical Electronics, University of Salford, FRSA
Lyndsay Williams joined the University of Northumbria, as Reader, which is the UK equivalent of USA Associate Professor, in Hardware and Software Integration in January 2012. She has a BSc Hons in ... More>>
Freddie Yauner
Lecturer, Design for Industry
BA (Hons) MA RCA
Freddie Studied Design for Industry at Northumbria School of Design himself, and then went on to study for his MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art. After graduating from the RCA, Freddie... More>>
Dr. Joyce S. R. Yee
Programme Leader for BA Interactive Media Design
BA (Hon), MA, PhD
Joyce is Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Interactive Media Design at Northumbria University. Formally trained in Visual Communication, she has over 10 years working experience in wide range of environments:... More>>
Professor Robert Young
Director, Centre for Design Research
Chair in Design Practice
BA (Hons) PhD FRSA
Robert Young is Chair in Design Practice and the Director for the Centre for Design Research in the School of Design, where he has directed research activities since 1991. He originallytrained... More>>