Academic Staff

Key Contacts in IDD:

Head of Department: Professor David Hudson
Tel:+44 (0) 121 414 5012, Email: d.e.hudson@bham.ac.uk

Director of Research: Dr Niheer Dasandi 
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 1058, Email: n.dasandi@bham.ac.uk

Director of Education (Postgraduate Taught): Dr David Cobley
Email: d.s.cobley@bham.ac.uk

Director of Education (Undergraduate): Dr Claire Mcloughlin
Email: c.mcloughlin@bham.ac.uk

Director of Undergraduate Admissions: Dr Emily Scott
Email: e.scott@bham.ac.uk

Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes (Distance Learning): Dr Chris Lyon
Email: c.lyon@bham.ac.uk 

Directors of Postgraduate Research:
Dr Brock Bersaglio, Email: b.d.bersaglio@bham.ac.uk
Dr Sameen Ali, Email: s.a.m.ali@bham.ac.uk


Dr Petra Alderman

Dr Petra Alderman

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Leadership for Inclusive and Democratic Politics
Research Fellow with the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR)

Email
p.alderman@bham.ac.uk