Media directory

This is a directory of academic staff who are available, through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on their areas of expertise. 
  • Dr Raphael Stuhlmeier
    Visiting Research Fellow
    • Applied mathematics
    • Mathematics
    • Water waves
    • Ocean engineering
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor John Summerscales
    Professor of Composites Engineering
    • Coastal defences
    • Composite materials
    • Composites engineering
    • Composite structures
    • Life cycle assessment
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Lingfen Sun
    Visiting Associate Professor
    • Internet
    • Computer networks
    • Multimedia communications
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Carole Sutton
    Partnership Manager
    • Sociology
    • Surveys
    • Survey research
    • Leisure-based sports participation
    School/Division: TNE and International Partnerships (Plymouth Global)
  • Dr Nicola Szostek
    Lecturer in Optometry
    • Optometry
    • Eye health care
    • Sight test
    • Presbyopia
    • Optometry education
    • Eye aging
    School/Division: School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Adrian Taylor
    Emeritus Professor
    • Wellbeing
    • Clinical trials
    • Mental health
    • Systematic reviews
    • Health psychology
    • Health inequalities
    • Exercise and physical activity
    • Health behaviour change
    • Motivation
    • Epidemiology
    • Experimental methods
    • Randomised controlled trials
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Matt Telfer
    Associate Head of School (Marketing and Recruitment)
    • Climate change
    • Geomorphology
    • Deserts
    • Dune formation
    • Pluto
    • Planetary surface processes
    School/Division: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS
    Director of the Marine Institute
    • Marine pollution
    • Plastic pollution
    • Marine debris
    • Microplastics
    • Marine biology
    • Plastics
    • Government policy
    • Marine litter
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Oliver Tills
    Senior Research Fellow
    • Climate change
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Marine biology
    • 3D printing
    • Developmental ecophysiology
    • Embryonic development
    • Phenomics
    • High content screening
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Simon Topping
    Associate Professor
    • History
    • American history
    • American civil rights
    • American popular culture
    • Black US soldiers and World War Two
    • American politics/elections/Republican Party
    • Northern Ireland and World War Two
    School/Division: School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Sarah Tuck
    Lecturer in Maritime Business
    • Maritime commerce
    • Ports stakeholders
    • Grounded theory
    • Shipping and ports (environment)
    School/Division: Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Andrew Turner
    Associate Lecturer
    • Marine pollution
    • Plastic pollution
    • Estuarine chemistry
    • Environmental Impact Assessment
    • Marine chemistry
    • Toxins in consumer products
    • Mining waste
    School/Division: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Mathew Upton
    Professor of Medical Microbiology
    • Microbiology
    • Molecular biology
    • Disinfection
    • Aquatic biofilms
    • Novel antimicrobials
    • Antibiotic resistance
    • Bacteria
    • Pathogens
    • Laboratory methods
    • Medical/pathological research
    School/Division: School of Biomedical Sciences (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Alison Warren
    Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
    • Dementia
    • Occupational therapy
    • Air travel
    • Practice placement models
    School/Division: School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Yinghui Wei
    Visiting Professor
    • Applied statistics
    • Statistical methodology
    • Clinical trials
    • Observational studies
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Ms Penelope Welbourne
    Honorary Associate Professor
    • Social work
    • Social services
    • Childcare
    • Sexual offences by young people
    School/Division: School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Liz Wells
    Emeritus Professor
    • Photography
    • Film and video (experimental)
    • Exhibitions
    • Contemporary practice
    • Arts debate
    • Arts criticism
    • Art and environment
    School/Division: School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Thomas Wennekers
    Honorary Associate Professor
    • Computational neuroscience
    • Brain modelling
    • Neural networks
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Ben Whalley
    Associate Professor
    • Applied statistics
    • Panel data analysis
    • Time-series analysis
    • Bayesian statistics
    • Clinical trials
    • Mental health
    • Psychology
    • Rasch Analysis
    • Case–control studies
    • Correlation study
    • Randomised controlled trials
    • Quantitative research
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Hannah Wheat
    Senior Research Fellow in Dementia Research
    • Primary care
    • Health services
    • Analysing conversation
    • Qualitative research
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)