Catalyst Contact Information
All of our Discipline+ Catalyst training is driven by eleven catalysts focused on specific subject areas with members drawn from SGSAH members relevant to their PhD programme delivery.
Catalysts plan and deliver the annual training programme, offering methodological and thematic training at the leading edges of arts and humanities, driving cross-and interdisciplinary collaborations with sciences and social sciences.
All catalysts welcome contact with fresh ideas for training and scope for collaboration. If you have an idea you feel would be best suited to the Discipline+ Catalysts please contact your relevant member via the drop downs below.
Archaeology & Classics Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Dr Maria Mili - University of Glasgow
Deputy: Dr Carlos Machado - University of St Andrews
Dr Elizabeth Niklasson - University of Aberdeen
Dr Kimberley Czajkowski - University of Edinburgh
Dr Sally Foster - University of Stirling
Dr Diana Swales - University of Dundee
Professor Jane Downes - University of the Highlands and Islands
Doctoral Researcher Committee Reps:
Sarah Prince - University of St Andrews
Raju Subedi - Robert Gordon University
Cultural & Museum Studies Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Professor Patricia Allmer - University of Edinburgh
Deputy: Dr Jordan Kistler - University of Strathclyde
Professor Alison Brown - University of Aberdeen
Dr Yunhyong Kim - University of Glasgow
Dr Craig Gauld - University of Dundee
Dr Helen McCormack - Glasgow School of Art
Dr Jennie Morgan - University of Stirling
Dr David Stevenson - University of Stirling
Dr Iain Taylor - University of the West of Scotland
Professor Ian Baxter - Heriott-Watt University
Doctoral Researcher Committee Reps:
Sandra De Rycker - University of Edinburgh
Judith Fieldhouse - Edinburgh Napier University
Anand Ranjan - University of Edinburgh
Creative Arts & Design Catalyst Contacts
Co-lead: Dr Kristin Mojsiewicz - University of Edinburgh
Co-lead: Dr Laura Guy - Glasgow School of Art
Professor Maria Fusco - University of Dundee
Professor Alan Marcus - University of Aberdeen
Dr Dominic Paterson - University of Glasgow
Dr Brianna Robertson Kirkland - Royal Conservatoire Scotland
Dr Sara Lodge - University of St Andrews
Dr Liam Bell - University of Stirling
Dr Sarah Bernstein - University of Strathclyde
Dr Anthony Schrag - Queen Margaret University
Dr Paul Harkins - Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Stephen Collins - University of the West of Scotland
Dr Jon Blackwood - Robert Gordon University
Doctoral Researcher Committee Reps:
Katie Potapoff - University of Dundee
Gordon Brown - Abertay University
Anna Talley - University of Edinburgh
History Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Dr Justine Firnhaber-Baker - University of St. Andrews
Deputy: Dr Benjamin Thomas White - University of Glasgow
Dr Ben Marsden - University of Aberdeen
Dr Alan Kennedy - University of Dundee
Dr Meha Priyadarshini - University of Edinburgh
Dr Matthew Kerry - University of Stirling
Dr Jim Mills - University of Strathclyde
Dr Colin Nicolson - University of Stirling
Dr Philippa Woodcock - University of the Highlands & Islands
Dr Emma Macleod - University of Stirling
Doctoral Researcher Committee Reps:
Gavin Brewis - Glasgow Caledonian University
Kathryn Bruce - University of St Andrews
Law Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Dr Saskia Vermeylen - University of Strathclyde
Deputy: Dr Rossana Ducato - University of Aberdeen
Dr Tarik Olcay - University of Dundee
Professor Thomas Giddens - University of Dundee
Dr Mo Egan - University of Stirling
Dr Alex Schwartz - University of Glasgow
Dr Emily Postan - University of Edinburgh
Dr Robbie Scarff - University of Edinburgh
Linguistics Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Dr Warren Maguire - University of Edinburgh
Deputy: Dr Joanna Kopaczyk - University of Glasgow
Dr Johannes Heim - University of Aberdeen
Dr Andrew Smith - University of Stirling
Dr Charles Pigott - University of Strathclyde
Dr Rowan Mackay - University of Aberdeen
Doctoral Researcher Committee Rep:
Abdulrahman Alsayed - University of St Andrews
Literature Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Dr Johanna Linsley - University of Dundee
Deputy: Dr Scott Hames - University of Stirling
Professor David Wheatley - University of Aberdeen
Dr Rebecca Tierney-Hynes - University of Edinburgh
Dr Rhona Brown - University of Glasgow
Dr Matthew Augustine - University of St Andrews
Dr Eleanor Bell - University of Strathclyde
Professor Andrew Frayn - Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Kathryn Burnett - University of the West of Scotland
Doctoral Researcher Committee Reps:
Hannah Trifunovic - University of Edinburgh
Kiefer Holland - University of Edinburgh
Matthew Lear - University of Edinburgh
Media, Communications, Film & TV Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Professor Elizabeth Ezra - University of Stirling
Deputy: Professor Natasha Lushetich - University of Dundee
Dr Silvia Casini - University of Aberdeen
Dr David Sorfa - University of Edinburgh
Dr Kay Dickinson - Univeristy of Glasgow
Professor Glyn Davis - University of St Andrews
Dr Ana Tominc - Queen Margaret University
Dr Rachael Flynn - University of the West of Scotland
Dr Alistair Scott - Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Lesley Henderson - University of Strathclyde
Doctoral Researcher Committee Reps:
Dan Faichney - University of Dundee
Modern Languages Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Dr Greg Kerr - University of Glasgow
Deputy: Dr Fransiska Louwagie - University of Aberdeen
Professor Federica Pedriali - University of Edinburgh
Dr Claire Whitehead - University of St. Andrews
Dr Caroline Verdier - University of Strathclyde
Dr Esperanza Miyake - University of Strathclyde
Dr Marion Winters - Heriott-Watt University
Dr Abigail Burnyeat - University of the Highlands and Islands
Doctoral Researcher Committee Reps:
Sara Parisi - University of Strathclyde
Veronica Marquez - University of Edinburgh
Philosophy Catalyst Contacts
Co-lead: Dr Jens Timmermann - University of St. Andrews
Co-lead: Dr Kent Hurtig - University of Stirling
Co-lead: Dr Philip Ebert - University of Stirling
Dr Nicholas Treanor - University of Edinburgh
Professor Mona Simion - University of Glasgow
Dr Ashley Woodward - University of Dundee
Doctoral Researcher Committee Rep:
Miron Clay-Gilmore - University of Edinburgh
Theology, Divinity & Religions Catalyst Contacts
Lead: Professor David Clough - University of Aberdeen
Deputy: Dr Suzanna Millar - University of Edinburgh
Dr Madhavi Nevader - University of St Andrews
Dr Zhe Gao - University of Stirling
Dr Garrick Allen - University of Glasgow
Dr Jamie Grant - University of the Highlands and Islands
Doctoral Researcher Committee Reps:
Samuel Nwokoro - University of Edinburgh
Emma McCabe - University of Stirling