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Edge Hotel School

Our People

Discover the people behind Edge Hotel School

The Edge Hotel School is home to academic experts and dedicated professionals committed to your studies and student experience at Essex.

Our faculty academic staff hold various posts within the department, deliver excellence in the teaching of our modules, and conduct research in a wide range of specialisms.

Our professional service staff provide you with additional support before, during and after your studies at Essex.

Edge Hotel School Academic staff

Professor Marcus Stephenson

Professor Marcus Stephenson

Head of Department / Principal

Edge Hotel School, University of Essex

Telephone: 01206 872858
Adrian Martin

Adrian Martin

Vice Principal (Academic)

Edge Hotel School, University of Essex

Telephone: 01206 872858

Academic staff

Dr Philip Berners
Senior Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Andrew Boer
Senior Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Professor Dorina-Maria Buda
Faculty Dean Research - Professor (R), Edge Hotel School
Dr Nicola Cade
Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Dr Jennifer Yee-Shan Chang
Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Alexander Horswill
Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Dr Banthita Hunt
Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Jennifer Kaye
Academic Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Dimitri Lera
Academic Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Dr Gabrielle Lin
Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Dr Mostafa Marghany
Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Adrian Martin
Senior Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Zoe Monk
Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Professor Marcus Stephenson
Head of Department - Professor (R), Edge Hotel School
Research interests: Sociology of Tourism and Hospitality
Dr Whitney Vernes Smith
Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Dr Linda W Lee
Senior Lecturer, Edge Hotel School
Lecturer in focus
Adrian Martin
Jenny Kaye
Dimitri Lera
Philip Berners
Career Prospects
As a student at the Edge Hotel School, you will benefit from close links to the hospitality and events industries. You will also have the opportunity to make connections with industry professionals.
Your student experience
Your Essex experience will extend well beyond your studies. Whatever your passion, we will provide you with opportunities to develop the things you already love, or break away and do something different.
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