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 Lesley Simmonds
    Visiting Research Fellow
    • Criminal justice
    • Crime
    • Victims of crime
    School/Division: School of Society and Culture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Dr Paul Simpson
    Associate Professor of Human Geography
    • Music
    • Public space
    • Urban culture
    • Street performance/busking
    • Surveillance/CCTV
    • Cycling
    School/Division: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Alastair Smith
    Associate Professor in Psychology
    • Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Brain stimulation
    • Case–control studies
    • Cognitive assessment
    • Experimental methods
    • Multivariate statistics
    • Psychometrics
    • Quantitative research
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Oliver Smith
    Associate Professor (Reader) in Criminology
    • Crime statistics
    • Alcohol and the night time economy
    School/Division: School of Society and Culture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Professor J Robert Sneyd
    Emeritus Professor
    • Pharmacology
    • Clinical trials
    • Medicine
    • Anaesthesia
    • Acute pain management
    • Drug development
    • Sedation
    • Medical education leadership
    School/Division: Faculty of Health
  • Professor John Spicer
    Professor
    • Biodiversity
    • Ocean acidification
    • Oxygen in marine environment
    • Sandhoppers and strandlines
    • Evolution and development
    • Science and faith
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Lucy Spowart
    Honorary Professor
    • Online teaching
    • Coaching and mentoring
    • Creative analytical practices
    • Clinical education
    • Qualitative research
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Julian Stander
    Associate Professor in Mathematics and Statistics
    • Statistics – applied
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Ms Andrea-Lorien Stebbings
    Associate Professor in Midwifery Education
    • Midwifery
    • Professional practice
    • Professional regulation
    School/Division: School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Jacqui Stedmon
    Emeritus Professor
    • Childhood bereavement
    • Paediatric psychology
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Edith Steffen
    Honorary Associate Professor in Counselling Psychology
    • Bereavement
    • Meaning-oriented grief therapy
    • Qualitative research
    School/Division: School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
  • Professor Kim Stevenson
    Emeritus Professor
    • Crime history
    • Sexual offences legislation
    School/Division: School of Society and Culture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
  • Professor Iain Stewart MBE
    Professor of Geoscience Communication, Sustainable Earth Institute
    • Geology
    • Earthquakes
    • Geohazards
    • Natural disasters
    • Geoarchaeology
    • Plate tectonics
    • Geoscience
    • Volcanoes
    School/Division: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Kev Stone
    Honorary Associate Professor
    • Social work
    • Mental Health Act
    • Mental Capacity Act
    • Liberty Protection Safeguards
    • Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
    • Approved Mental Health Professional
    School/Division: Faculty of Health
  • Dr Adam Streeter
    Visiting Research Fellow
    • Applied statistics
    • Before-and-after studies
    • Big Data
    • Case–control studies
    • Clinical trials
    • Cohort studies
    • Cross-sectional studies
    • Epidemiology
    • Experimental methods
    • Longitudinal research
    • Meta-analysis
    • Observational methods
    School/Division: Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
  • Dr Raphael Stuhlmeier
    Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences
    • 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)

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