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Sustainable Transitions – Governance, Ecological Management and Society

Meet the team

Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme

Programme Director

Dr Stephen Turner

Dr Stephen Turner

Stephen is the Programme Director and Principal Investigator for the programme. He chairs the Management Team and is also the Departmental Representative for Essex Law School.

 

Management Team

Dr Zorzeta Bakaki
Dr Zorzeta Bakaki

Zorzeta is a member of the Management Team and the Departmental Representative for the Department of Government.
Dr Bedanand Upadhaya
Dr Bedanand Upadhaya

Bedanand is a member of the Management Team and the Departmental Representative for Essex Business School.
Dr Katy Wheeler
Dr Katy Wheeler

Katy is a member of the Management Team and the Departmental Representative for the Department of Sociology and Criminology.
Dr Martin Wilkes
Dr Martin Wilkes

Martin is a member of the Management Team and the Departmental Representative for the School of Life Sciences.

 

Programme Administration

Please contact SustainableLDTP@essex.ac.uk with any enquiries about the programme.

Dorsa Heidari
Dorsa Heidari

Dorsa supports the administration of the programme.

 

Advisory Board

The advisory board provides oversight and strategic guidance in the management of the programme.

Professor Chris Greer
Professor Chris Greer

Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research)

University of Essex

Professor Thoko Kaime

Vice Director – Institute of African Studies

University of Bayreuth

Professor Shane Martin
Professor Shane Martin

Dean of Postgraduate Research Education

University of Essex

Laura Ruddick
Laura Ruddick

Senior Postgraduate Research Education Manager

University of Essex

Dr Michaela Schratzberger

Director of Research

Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science)

Professor Veronica Strang

Research Affiliate

University of Oxford

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