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Revd Prof Jeff Astley
Jeff Astley holds the honorary post of Alister Hardy Professor of Religious and Spiritual Experience. His main research interests are religious and spiritual experiences, Christian formation and ‘ordinary theology’. Jeff studied biological sciences and theology as an undergraduate at Cambridge University and did postgraduate work in theology at Birmingham University and Durham University (where he received his PhD). After working in parish ministry, college chaplaincy and HE teaching, he was for four years (1977-1981) Head of Religious Studies at Bishop Grosseteste College and Associate Tutor at Lincoln Theological College, overseeing a joint degree programme taught at both institutions. From 1981 to 2013, he was the founding Director of the North of England Institute for Christian Education, an independent, ecumenical research and development centre with strong links with Durham University where he taught on courses in philosophical theology, science and religion and practical theology, and where he is also an honorary Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion.He is the author or editor of over 40 books and 170 articles or essays on religious faith, experience and formation; philosophical, systematic, ordinary and practical theology; and related issues in Christian education and spirituality. -
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Martin Smith
Martin Smith joined Lincoln Bishop in 2016 and is the technician for Psychology. His main role is supporting staff and students with using the variety of Psychology equipment we have available in the department, such as the virtual reality headset and BIOPAC devices. Martin delivers a number of practical sessions across the degree to help support student understanding of psychological concepts. Martin also co-ordinates the SONA system, which is used to help advertise staff and student research projects. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Lincoln and completed a Research Master's looking at using Virtual Reality as a means of investigating how we use language for objects that are in motion. Martin is part of the Psychology, Health and Wellbeing Research and Knowledge Exchange unit, where he offers additional technical support for other members of the unit. -
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Dr Alan Malpass
Senior Lecturer – Military History alan.malpass@lincolnbishop.ac.uk Dr Alan Malpass is a historian who specialises in 20th century military history, particularly civilian internment and prisoners of war. Before joining in 2019, Alan taught at Sheffield Hallam University, where he completed his PhD. Alan teaches a range of modules across the History and Military History courses. Inspired to study history by playing a lot of board/computer games, Alan incorporates them into his teaching at every opportunity. He is currently playing games which represent POWs and their experiences. You can find out more about Alan’s research about Italian and German prisoners of war in Lincolnshire here. Related courses: HistoryMilitary HistoryArchaeology & History -
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Dr Derwin Gregory
Dr Derwin Gregory, Associate Professor of Conflict Archaeology, studied Geography at the University of Cambridge before working as a European Funding Officer for a local authority. In this role, Derwin travelled across the North Sea region working with local business to create international networks of mentors. Derwin then returned to academia to study a Masters in Landscape Archaeology at the University of Bristol, before joining Historic England as part of a training scheme delivered in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Archaeologists. On completion of the scheme, Derwin undertook a PhD in the Department of History at the University of East Anglia on the infrastructure of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Following his viva, Derwin joined the University of East Anglia as a Partnership and Development Officer working with local authorities to research the history of the throw away society. Derwin was then appointed as a Lecturer in Modern History and was responsible for running a project on the archaeology of the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War. Working with members of armed forces community, the project supported the wellbeing of veterans, and worked with local businesses to promote the East Anglia as a tourism destination to the American market. Derwin Joined Lincoln Bishop University as Programme Leader for Archaeology in September 2020, before being appointed as Head of the School of Applied Humanities in January 2026. -
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Louise Connolly
Louise has established a career in education over the last 24 years. Having previously worked with the University as a Visiting Tutor for three years before joining the team permanently, Louise joined Lincoln Bishop University in September 2020 in a permanent role as a Senior Lecturer in Initial Primary Teacher Education where she now works on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Louise leads academic writing, research modules and also supervises masters students through their dissertations. Prior to joining the university academic team, Louise was a teacher in primary schools for nearly 20 years. Throughout her time in school, she carried out a number of roles such as Foundation and Key Stage One Leader, English Lead, History Lead and was also a Special Educational Needs Coordinator for 15 years. She later became a Head Teacher of a large primary school in a deprived area in Nottinghamshire and was also the Safeguarding Lead and Special Educational Needs Coordinator for a Multi-Academy Trust.Louise completed a Masters in Education in 2019 and predominantly focused on areas of Special Educational Needs and Emotional Health. Louise achieved Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy in 2021 and is in the final stages of her PhD where her topic of interest is around worry and wellbeing in undergraduate student teachers. She is a review editor for an educational journal and also an external examiner for Initial Teacher Education at another university. Louise also enjoys a role as a Primary School Governor in a local school. Louise has previously written articles on educational areas of interest in the TES and other educational magazines. She had her first book published by Sage in 2022 in their Super Quick Skills series about proofreading essays and also recently had an article approved for publication by The Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN). -
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Katie Furnival
Katie joined Lincoln Bishop in September 2020. During her teaching career, Katie taught in a range of schools in different parts of the UK, teaching every year group across the primary range. She has been responsible for many curriculum areas, including English, SEN, ITT and Art and also has been a member of SLT as a KS2 leader. In addition, Katie has been a Director of Learning for a large academy trust in the North of England. She provided modelled teaching, pedagogical leadership and professional development to colleagues in order to develop teaching and learning. She has also researched and developed a new approach to Feedforward marking; a method embraced by 32 schools. Katie has SLE (Specialist Leader of Education) status for ITE, support for the most able and English and is a trained KS2 writing moderator for Doncaster Council. She has previously been a guest lecturer at another HEI and enjoyed delivering a workshop at the Festival of Education in Sheffield. -
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Dr Samantha Hoyes
Samantha has been teaching at Lincoln Bishop University since 2012, initially as a visiting tutor and as a full-time member of staff from 2020. Prior to joining Lincoln Bishop full time, she has worked in a variety of early years settings, as well as managing and co-owning two early years settings in Lincolnshire. Samantha also has experience inspecting early years provision.She teaches on the undergraduate Early Childhood Studies Degree, Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood, and the Masters in Early Years Education. Teaching interests include policy, provision and practice, safeguarding, children’s rights, and risky play, as well as an array of contemporary issues which impact the sector. Building on research from her Master's, Samantha has a strong interest in early years professionalism and the continued development of the early years sector and is Co-Chair for the Professionalism and Workforce Strategy group (PAWS) as part of the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network (ECSDN).Samantha is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her PhD research focuses on the experiences of working mothers and how they position their identity. Samantha has a keen interest in the power dynamics involved in research, exploring a range of methods and approaches, including photo elicitation, online interviewing and quilting as ways and means to share power and present research findings. -
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Sophie Longney
Sophie Longney joined Lincoln Bishop University in February 2021 as a Senior Lecturer in Initial Primary Education. She had previously visited the university as a guest lecturer for many years, where she contributed to the Education Studies undergraduate programme. Prior to joining the university academic team, Sophie was the Vice Principal of a large primary school located in a deprived area of Nottinghamshire. As part of this role, she was Head of Teaching and Learning, English and Key Stage Two Lead while continuing to teach daily English lessons in Year 6. She was also the English and Year 6 Lead for a multi-academy trust. Sophie completed her Master's in Education in 2019 and focussed on improving the teaching of reading within Key Stage Two. The findings from this research had a very positive impact and significantly improved end of KS2 reading outcomes. Sophie has also been awarded Chartered Teacher Status (CTeach) and is a trained KS2 writing moderator for Nottinghamshire County Council. -
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Dr Ursula McKenna
Dr Ursula McKenna is Senior Research Fellow in Implicit Religion at Lincoln Bishop where she is located within the Department of Theology and the World Religions and Education Research Unit. Upon completion of her BA (QTS) she was awarded an Economic and Social Research Council MA studentship and obtained an MA (with distinction) for her work on religious education for children with special educational needs in the primary school. While combining a part-time research post with a job-share class teaching position she then completed her doctorate. Her research was an evaluation of the Building E- Bridges programme, a project which advocated the use of email in primary schools to promote interfaith dialogue amongst pupils across the UK. For fourteen years Ursula taught across the primary age range and as research fellow at the University of Warwick (1999-2021) she contributed to the PGCE Primary and Early Years Religious Education module and the MA in Religious Education by distance learning course. She has undertaken supervision of dissertation students on BA and MA Education Studies degrees and has co-supervised research students. For twelve years she was editorial assistant for the British Journal of Religious Education, co-ordinating the refereeing process for all submissions and special issues. -
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Dr Stephanie-Roxanne Blanco
Dr Steph Blanco, is a Neuropsychologist, Senior Lecturer and Disability Advocate known for blending science and lived experience to challenge exclusion in psychology and beyond. She is module leader across biopsychology, cognitive, advanced clinical and community-focused modules, and the Psychology Placements module, bringing creativity, critical thinking and a deep commitment to inclusive practice. Her practice is rooted in research and personal experience from classroom discussions to national advocacy work. With students, she will often explore intersectionality, diversity, inclusion and hidden disabilities or dynamic conditions in sessions and quirky topics too. She is vice-chair of a national charity and her work beyond the classroom regularly features in public talks, including TEDx or policy making, on neurodiversity, dynamic disability or health, environmental or other equity.Her research explores the intersection of neuroscience, identity and justice. She works across neuroimaging, phlebotomy, mixed methods analyses, lived experience and participatory methods, and critical health psychology with a key focus on hidden and dynamic disabilities, psychological and environmental distress, and the role of inclusive research in transforming systems of care or in brain health, inflammation, and nutrition. In 2024, she was awarded the University’s STAR Awards for Inclusive Teaching and Student Support (voted by students), received the Scope Purple Pioneer Award in 2025, and was nominated for a National Diversity Lifetime Achievement Award. She believes psychology should be human, accessible, and bold, and that’s exactly how she teaches it (creatively, a little chaotically, critically and always with care).
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