Postgraduate advisers
Faculty of Social Sciences
| Faculty and subject/programme | Advising Team | Contact Details | Chief Examiner |
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| Applied Professional Studies | Dr Ariane Critchley | ariane.critchley@stir.ac.uk | Helen Whincup |
| MSc Applied Social Research | Dr Paul Lambert | paul.lambert@stir.ac.uk | Dr Ben Matthews |
| MSc Criminology | Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith | niall.hamilton-smith@stir.ac.uk | Dr Ben Matthews |
| MSc Criminology Research | Dr Paul Lambert | paul.lambert@stir.ac.uk | Dr Ben Matthews |
| MSc Gerontology and Global Ageing | Catherine Hennessy | catherine.hennessy@stir.ac.uk | Dr Grant Gibson |
| MSc Social Statistics and Social Research | Dr Paul Lambert | paul.lambert@stir.ac.uk | Dr Ben Matthews |
| MSc Substance Use | Wendy Masterton | wendy.masterton@stir.ac.uk | Dr Ben Matthews |
| Doctor of Applied Social Research | Marty Chamberlain | marty.chamberlain@stir.ac.uk | Dr Ben Matthews |
| Educational Leadership inc SQH | Romina Madrid | Aileen Ireland | |
| Dementia Studies | Dr Grant Gibson | Professor Richard Ward | |
| Housing Studies | Dr Kim McKee | kim.mckee@stir.ac.uk | Dr Ben Matthews |
| Professional Education and Leadership | Dr Maureen Michael | Dr Gary |
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| Professional Learning and Leadership | Dr Richard Dockrell | r.b.dockrell@stir.ac.uk | Dr Gary |
| MRes (Education) | Greg Mannion | greg.mannion@stir.ac.uk | Dr Ben Matthews |
| Social Work Studies | Professor Ruth Emond | h.r.emond@stir.ac.uk | Dr Fiona Sherwood-Johnson (From January 2025, Duncan Helm will be Chief Examiner) |
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| TQFE | Dr Kevin Brosnan | k.d.r.brosnan@stir.ac.uk | Matthew Sowerby |
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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Faculty and subject/programme |
Advising Team |
Contact Details |
Chief Examiner |
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MRes Media Research |
Professor Richard Haynes |
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MSc Media Management |
Dr Katherine Champion |
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MSc Public Relations and Strategic Communication |
Dr Will Dinan |
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MSc Strategic Communication and Public Relations (PFU-Barcelona) |
Dr Alenka Jelen |
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MSc Heritage |
Dr Jennie Morgan |
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MRes Historical Research |
Dr Colin Nicolson |
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MSc Historical Research |
Dr Colin Nicolson |
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MSc International Conflict and Cooperation |
Dr Clemens Hoffmann |
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MLitt Creative Writing |
Lorna Gibb |
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MSc English Language and Linguistics |
Dr Andrew Smith |
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MLitt Publishing Studies |
Caroline Wintersgill |
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MRes Publishing Studies |
Caroline Wintersgill |
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MRes Humanities |
Professor Christine Ferguson |
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MSc Digital Media and Communication |
Steven Buchanan |
Victoria Esteves | |
| MSc International Journalism | Dr James Morrison | james.morrison@stir.ac.uk | Victoria Esteves |
| MLitt/MSc Gender Studies | Darren Elliott-Smith | Victoria Esteves | |
| MSc Public Relations and Strategic Communication (Online) | Dr Will Dinan | william.dinan1@stir.ac.uk | Victoria Esteves |
| Master of Public Policy | Paul Cairney | p.a.cairney@stir.ac.uk | Stephen Bowman |
| LLM, MSc Human Rights and Diplomacy | Ochne Onazi | Dr Dave McArdle | |
| LLM Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Annalisa Savaresi | Dr Dave McArdle |
Faculty of Natural Sciences
| Faculty and subject/programme | Advising Team | Contact Details | Chief Examiner |
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| Senior Adviser | Dr Colin Bull | c.d.bull@stir.ac.uk | Professor James Bron, Deputy Dr Almas Gheyas |
| Aquatic Pathobiology | Dr Armin Sturm | armin.sturm@stir.ac.uk | Professor James Bron, Deputy Dr Almas Gheyas |
| Aquatic Veterinary Studies | Dr Armin Sturm | armin.sturm@stir.ac.uk | Professor James Bron, Deputy Dr Almas Gheyas |
| Sustainable Aquaculture | Dr Armin Sturm | armin.sturm@stir.ac.uk | Professor James Bron, Deputy Dr Almas Gheyas |
| Faculty and subject/programme | Advising Team | Contact Details | Chief Examiner |
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| Senior Adviser | Prof Nigel Willby | n.j.willby@stir.ac.uk | Dr David Oliver, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor |
| Environmental Management | Prof. David Copplestone | david.copplestone@stir.ac.uk | Dr David Oliver, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor |
| Conservation and Sustainability | Prof Nils Bunnefeld | nils.bunnefeld@stir.ac.uk | Dr David Oliver, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor |
| Energy and the Environment | Prof David Copplestone | david.copplestone@stir.ac.uk | Dr David Oliver, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor |
| Earth and Planetary Observation | Dr Evangelos |
Dr David Oliver, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor |
| Faculty and subject/programme | Advising Team | Contact Details | Chief Examiner |
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| Senior Adviser | Dr Kevin Swingler | kevin.swingler@stir.ac.uk | Savi Maharaj |
| MSc Artificial Intelligence | Dr Sandy Brownlee | Saemundur Haraldsson | |
| MSc Big Data | Dr Sandy Brownlee | Saemundur Haraldsson | |
| MSc Mathematics and Data Science | Dr Andrew Hoyle | andrew.hoyle@stir.ac.uk | Penny Jackson |
| MSc Financial Technology (FinTech) | Dr Andrea Bracciali | andrea.bracciali@stir.ac.uk | Saemundur Haraldsson |
| Big Data Science – professional doctorate | Prof Rachel Norman | rachel.norman@stir.ac.uk | Savi Maharaj |
| Faculty and subject/programme | Advising Team | Contact Details | Chief Examiner |
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| Postgraduate Tutor | Dr Pamela Rackow | Dr Anthony Lee | |
| Postgraduate Pastoral Tutor | Dr Lesley McGregor | Dr Anthony Lee | |
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MSc Health Psychology |
Professor Julia Allan |
Dr Anthony Lee | |
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MSc Autism Research |
Dr Stephen Langton |
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MSc/MA Human Animal Interaction |
Dr Clare Andrews |
clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk | Dr Anthony Lee |
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MSc Psychology (Conversion Course) |
Dr Dimitrios Kourtis |
dimitrios.kourtis@stir.ac.uk | |
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MSc Psychology Research Methods |
Prof Craig Roberts |
craig.roberts@stir.ac.uk |
Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport
| Faculty and subject/programme | Advising Team | Contact Details | Chief Examiner |
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| MRes in Health Research | Emma France | emma.france@stir.ac.uk | Dr Nicola Cunningham |
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MSc Early Years Practice (Health Visiting) |
Alison Hackett | alison.hackett@stir.ac.uk | Dr Nicola Cunningham |
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MSc Public Health |
Erica Gadsby | e.j.gadsby@stir.ac.uk | Dr Nicola Cunningham |
| MSc Advancing Practice | Marianne Fairley-Murdoch | marianne.murdoch@stir.ac.uk | Dr Nicola Cunningham |
| Doctor of Nursing/Midwifery/Professional Health Studies (Clinical Doctorate) | Dr Kathleen Stoddart | k.m.stoddart@stir.ac.uk | Dr Nicola Cunningham |
| Senior Advisor | Mrs Julia Scott | julia.scott@stir.ac.uk |
| Faculty and subject/programme | Advising Team | Contact Details | Chief Examiner |
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| MSc Sport Management | Dr Claudio Rocha | claudio.rocha@stir.ac.uk | Thomas Di Virgilio |
| MSc Psychology of Sport (Accredited) | Dr Robert Morris | robert.morris@stir.ac.uk | Thomas Di Virgilio |
| MSc Sport Performance Coaching | Stephen Macdonald | stephen.macdonald@stir.ac.uk | Thomas Di Virgilio |
| MSc Sports Nutrition | Dr Nidia Rodriguez-Sanchez | nidia.rodriguezsanchez@stir.ac.uk | Thomas Di Virgilio |
Stirling Management School
| School and subject/programme | Advising Team | Contact Details | Chief Examiner |
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| MSc Human Resource Management |
Dr Tom Montgomery |
Dr Carol Marshall | |
| MSc International Business | Dr Stephen Knox | Dr Carol Marshall | |
| MSc Data Science for Business / MSc Data Science for Business (online) | Dr Najib Murad | datascience@stir.ac.uk | Dr Carol Marshall |
| MSc Business and Management | Dr Umair Choksy | Dr Carol Marshall | |
| MSc Behavioural Science for Management | Prof David Comerford | Dr Till Stowasser | |
| MBA | Dr Peter Flett | Dr Carol Marshall | |
| MSc Marketing | Dr Carolyn Wilson Nash | msc-marketing@stir.ac.uk | Professor Paul Freathy |
| MSc Marketing Analytics | Dr Keri Davies | smsmscmarketinganalytics@stir.ac.uk | Professor Paul Freathy |
| MSc Marketing and Brand Management | Dr Keri Davies | mona.moufahim@stir.ac.uk | Professor Paul Freathy |
| Master of Research in Business and Management | Dr Krista Bondy | mres@stir.ac.uk | Dr Carol Marshall |
| MSc Digital Banking and Finance | Dr Theodoros Diasakos | banking-finance@stir.ac.uk | Dr Till Stowasser |
| MSc Investment Analysis | Dr Kevin Campbell | MScInvAnalysis@stir.ac.uk | Dr Patrick Herbst |
| MSc Finance | Professor David McMillan | Dr Patrick Herbst | |
| MSc Finance and Risk Management | Dr Dionysia Dionysiou | dionysia.dionysiou@stir.ac.uk | Dr Patrick Herbst |
| MSc International Accounting and Finance | Dr Fredrick Changwony | Dr Patrick Herbst | |
| DBA | Professor Robert Webb | Dr Carol Marshall | |
| MSc Business Analytics / MSc Business Analytics (online) | Dr Tom Kane | mscbusinessanalytics@stir.ac.uk | Dr Carol Marshall |
| MSc Finance and Data Analytics | Dr Costas Gavrilidis | Konstantinos.gavriilidis@stir.ac.uk | Dr Patrick Herbst |
| Doctor of Management | Professor Robert Webb | r.m.webb@stir.ac.uk | Dr Carol Marshall |