Staff directory

Meet the researchers behind the Centre for Health Technology

Lead researchers

Professor Sheena Asthana

Director of Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research

Director of CHT (Jan 2023)
Professor Ray Jones MBE

Professor of Health Informatics

Foundation Director, Deputy Director (Jan 2023)
Professor Shang-Ming Zhou

Professor of e-Health

Deputy Director (Jan 2023)

Core researchers

Dr Hossein Ahmadi

EPIC Research Fellow in eHealth (Data Science or Robotics)

Kernow Data Lab
Dr Rory Baxter

Digital Health Research Fellow

ICONIC project
Dr Oliver Beer

Associate Professor of Social Work
Dr Hannah Bradwell

Digital Health Research Fellow

GOALD project
Miss Leonie Cooper

Digital Health Research Associate

GOALD project
Dr John Downey

Lecturer in Digital Health
Kieran Green

Research Associate - Integrated Care Researcher in Residence
Oksana Hagen

Researcher

ICONIC project
Dr Michael Loizou

Associate Professor in Digital Health
Dr Inocencio Maramba

EPIC project
Dr Mahrukh Mirza

Lecturer in Clinical Education

GOALD and EPIC projects
Dr Om Prakash Singh

Lecturer in Digital Health
Dr Nicole Thomas

Research Fellow in eHealth - Engagement & Impact Assessment

EPIC project
Dr Marius Varga

Research Fellow

ICONIC project

Visiting researchers

Dr Rebecca Baines

Visiting Research Fellow
Professor Camille Carroll

Professor of Clinical Neuroscience
Professor Arunangsu Chatterjee

Visiting Professor of Digital Health and Education
Ms Samantha Prime

Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Sebastian Stevens

Visiting Research Fellow

University of Plymouth collaborators include

Dr Amir Aly

Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Professor Jackie Andrade

Professor in Psychology
Professor Sube Banerjee MBE

Executive Dean
Dr Dena Bazazian

Lecturer in Robotics and Machine Vision
Professor Richard Byng

Professor in Primary Care Research/PenARC Deputy Director
Professor Anthony Caleshu

Professor
Professor Nathan Clarke

Professor in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
Dr Mohammed Diab

Lecturer in Applied Robotics
Professor Judy Edworthy

Emeritus Professor
Professor Jennifer Freeman

Associate Head of School (Research)
Dr Swen Gaudl

Lecturer in Computer Science
Dr Hilary Gunn

Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
Professor Kerry Howell

Professor of Deep-Sea Ecology
Dr Kerryn Husk

Associate Professor of Health Services (Research)
Professor Emmanuel Ifeachor

Research Professor
Dr Asiya Khan

Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience
Dr Alexis Kirke

Senior Research Fellow
Dr Tanja Križaj

Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Professor Daniel Maudlin

Professor
Professor Jon May

Professor in Psychology
Professor Eduardo Miranda

Professor in Computer Music
Dr Stephen Mullin

Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant in Neurology
Professor Mona Nasser

Director Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR)
Professor Sarah Neill

Professor in Nursing
Dr Marco Palomino

Visiting Associate Professor
Professor Jonathan Pinkney

Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Dr Alejandro Veliz Reyes

Associate Professor in Digital Design
Professor Patricia Schofield

Professor in Clinical Nursing
Professor Rohit Shankar

Professor of Neuropsychiatry
Professor Jill Shawe

Professor of Maternal and Family Health
Professor Rod Sheaff

Professor in Health Services Research
Dr Mark Thurston

Honorary Clinical Lecturer
Dr Alison Warren

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Dr Yinghui Wei

Associate Head of School (Resources)
Professor Katharine Willis

Professor of Smart Cities and Communities

Administrative staff

Lauren Tenn

Media and Administrative Officer
Ms Rose Wilmot

Media and Administrative Officer

External collaborators

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Staff directory

Professor Sheena Asthana

Director of Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research

Director of CHT (Jan 2023)

Professor Ray Jones MBE

Professor of Health Informatics

Foundation Director, Deputy Director (Jan 2023)

Professor Shang-Ming Zhou

Professor of e-Health

Deputy Director (Jan 2023)

Dr Hossein Ahmadi

EPIC Research Fellow in eHealth (Data Science or Robotics)

Kernow Data Lab

Dr Rory Baxter

Digital Health Research Fellow

ICONIC project

Dr Oliver Beer

Associate Professor of Social Work

Dr Hannah Bradwell

Digital Health Research Fellow

GOALD project

Miss Leonie Cooper

Digital Health Research Associate

GOALD project

Dr John Downey

Lecturer in Digital Health

Kieran Green

Research Associate - Integrated Care Researcher in Residence

Oksana Hagen

Researcher

ICONIC project

Dr Michael Loizou

Associate Professor in Digital Health

Dr Inocencio Maramba

EPIC project

Dr Mahrukh Mirza

Lecturer in Clinical Education

GOALD and EPIC projects

Dr Om Prakash Singh

Lecturer in Digital Health

Dr Nicole Thomas

Research Fellow in eHealth - Engagement & Impact Assessment

EPIC project

Dr Marius Varga

Research Fellow

ICONIC project

Dr Rebecca Baines

Visiting Research Fellow

Professor Camille Carroll

Professor of Clinical Neuroscience

Professor Arunangsu Chatterjee

Visiting Professor of Digital Health and Education

Ms Samantha Prime

Honorary Research Fellow

Dr Sebastian Stevens

Visiting Research Fellow

Dr Amir Aly

Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Professor Jackie Andrade

Professor in Psychology

Professor Sube Banerjee MBE

Executive Dean

Dr Dena Bazazian

Lecturer in Robotics and Machine Vision

Professor Richard Byng

Professor in Primary Care Research/PenARC Deputy Director

Professor Anthony Caleshu

Professor

Professor Nathan Clarke

Professor in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics

Dr Mohammed Diab

Lecturer in Applied Robotics

Professor Judy Edworthy

Emeritus Professor

Professor Jennifer Freeman

Associate Head of School (Research)

Dr Swen Gaudl

Lecturer in Computer Science

Dr Hilary Gunn

Associate Professor in Physiotherapy