SGSAH Executive Committee
The SGSAH Executive Committee is responsible for operational decision-making and overseeing the development and delivery of SGSAH's programmes and activities, in accordance with the strategic direction agreed by the SGSAH Board.
The remit of the SGSAH Executive Committee is to:
- Oversee development and implementation of SGSAH's operational policies, processes and activities;
- Monitor programme delivery, performance and operational matters across SGSAH;
- Delegate decision-making authority to the SGSAH Directorate, committees or assessment panels, as appropriate;
- Consider and seek to resolve operational issues and disputes, escalating matters to the SGSAH Board where necessary.
The Executive Committee has representation from SGSAH's 17 member HEIs, alongside doctoral researcher representatives.
The Committee normally meets three times per year.
SGSAH Executive Committee Members
Dr Jon Blackwood Lecturer, Critical & Contextual Studies, Robert Gordon University
Professor Laura Bradley, Dean of Postgraduate Studies, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Science, University of Edinburgh
Professor Stephen Broad Head of Postgraduate Programmes & Research, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Dr Kathryn Burnett Senior Lecturer, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland
Dr Wendy Cohen Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Strathclyde
Harriet Crisp Doctoral Researcher Committee Representative, University of Stirling
Professor Stuart Piertney Dean for Postgraduate Research, University of Aberdeen
Professor Jo Drugan Professor in Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
Dr Emily Finer Senior Lecturer, University of St Andrews
Dr Scott Lyall Associate Professor of Modern and Scottish Literature, Edinburgh Napier University
Professor Christine Ferguson Professor of English Studies, University of Stirling
Professor Cathy Bulley Head of the Graduate School, Queen Margaret University
Professor Louise Harris, Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Glasgow
Professor Ingrid Mainland, Curriculum Leader and Programme Leader for MLitt Archaeological Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands
Professor Oonagh Walsh Professor of Gender Studies, Glasgow Caledonian University
Professor Nia White Head of the Graduate School, University of Abertay
Professor Duncan Macleod, Head of Postgraduate Research, Glasgow School of Art
Dr Sandra Costa Santos, Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Dundee