Academic Staff in the School 

A-Z of Academic Staff in the School of Government

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)

International Development Department

Email
p.alderman@bham.ac.uk

Professor Nic Cheeseman

Professor Nic Cheeseman

Professor of Democracy and International Development
Director of the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR)

International Development Department

Email
n.cheeseman@bham.ac.uk

Dr May Chu

Dr May Chu

Assistant Professor
School Head of Global Engagement

Department of Public Administration and Policy

Email
m.chu@bham.ac.uk

Dr Licia Cianetti

Dr Licia Cianetti

Lecturer in Political Science and International Studies
Deputy Director of the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR)

Department of Political Science and International Studies

Email
l.cianetti@bham.ac.uk

Dr Emma Foster

Dr Emma Foster

Associate Professor in International Politics
College Director of Postgraduate Research

Department of Political Science and International Studies

Email
e.a.foster@bham.ac.uk

Slava Jankin

Slava Jankin

Chair in Data Science and Government
Turing Academic Lead

School of Government

Jason Lowther

Jason Lowther

Head of Department of Public Administration and Policy (DPAP)
Director of the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV)

Department of Public Administration and Policy

Email
j.lowther@bham.ac.uk

Dr Chris Lyon

Dr Chris Lyon

Teaching Fellow in Politics of Development
Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes (Distance Learning)

International Development Department

Email
c.lyon@bham.ac.uk

Dr Timea Nochta

Dr Timea Nochta

Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Governance
Director of Postgraduate Research

Department of Public Administration and Policy

Email
t.nochta@bham.ac.uk