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| Professor Gavin D'Costa | |
| Post(s): | Professor in Catholic Theology, Department of Religion and Theology |
| Areas of expertise: | Christian relations with other religions. Christianity and gender issues. Modern Roman Catholic theology and practice. Christianity... |
| Keywords: | Christianity | modern period | religion | gender | psychoanalysis | Roman Catholicism |
| Dr Stephen D'Evelyn | |
| Post(s): | Honorary Secretary for UCU, Human Resources |
| Areas of expertise: | I am interested in the interplay between the theory and practice of gift-giving and its poetic expressions. This includes... |
| Keywords: | gift-giving | poetic expression | literary theory | poetry | aesthetics | postmodern theology | gift-theory |
| Professor Roger Dale | |
| Post(s): | Professor, Graduate School of Education |
| Areas of expertise: | My research interests include; globalisation; Europeanisation and the governance of education; education policy; international... |
| Keywords: | globalisation | Europeanisation and the governance of education | education policy | critical policy methodology | international organizations | education systems | role of regional organisations | EU and education policy |
| Dr Allison Daley | |
| Post(s): | Research Associate, School of Earth Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | I am interested in the early evolution of the arthropods and predation, in particular Cambrian stem-lineage taxa from exceptionally... |
| Keywords: | cambrian stem-lineage taxa | radidonta | ecdysozoans | anomalocaris | hurdia | palaentology |
| Mr Colin Dalton | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science |
| Areas of expertise: | I am currently a Lecturer in the Computer Science department and teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in computer... |
| Keywords: | graphics | interaction and graphics | visual information laboratory | brl bristol robotics library |
| Professor Markus Damian | |
| Post(s): | Profession of Psychology of Language, School of Experimental Psychology |
| Areas of expertise: | My research is concerned with the cognitive processes of language, and specifically with those engaged when humans speak... |
| Keywords: | language production | speaking | psycholinguistics | visual word recognition | computational models of language | unconscious processing | numerical cognition |
| Dr Andrew Davidson | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer in Virology, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
| Areas of expertise: | Research work focusing on the development of vaccines and antiviral agents targeted against a)dengue virus and other flaviviruses... |
| Keywords: | dengue | flavivirus | virology | SARS | coronavirus | RNA virus |
| Dr Dawn Davies | |
| Post(s): | Teaching Fellow, School of Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Areas of expertise: | Mammals are unique in their inability to regenerate the sensory hair cells of the inner ear. Therefore, loss of these cells,... |
| Keywords: | sensory hair cells | inner ear | ear | balance deficit | hearing deficit | epithelial cells | cell fate | extracellular environment |
| Dr Simon Davies | |
| Post(s): | Clinical Lecturer, School of Social and Community Medicine |
| Areas of expertise: | My research interests include: § Clinical, epidemiological and biological aspects of anxiety and affective disorders,... |
| Keywords: | anxiety | hypertension | cardiovascular disease | depression | drug side effects | toxicity |
| Dr Steffan Davies | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer in German, Department of German |
| Areas of expertise: | My principal interests lie in German literature and history since 1750, and in the interplay of literature, historiography... |
| Keywords: | Friedrich Schiller | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Alfred Dφblin | German literature | German history | historiography | exile |
| Professor Anthony Davis | |
| Post(s): | Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry, School of Chemistry |
| Areas of expertise: | Current research interests include; supramolecular Chemistry, carbohydrate recognition, anion recognition and transport;... |
| Keywords: | Supramolecular Chemistry | carbohydrate recognition | anion recognition and transport | Crystal Engineering | Computer-Aided Molecular Design |
| Dr Sean Davis | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer, School of Chemistry |
| Areas of expertise: | My group's research falls in two main areas. 'Templated assembly of nanoparticles' and 'spontaneous formation of macroporous... |
| Keywords: | inorganic and materials chemistry | templated assembly of nanoparticles | spontaneous formation of macroporous ceramics |
| Dr Lesel Dawson | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer, Department of English |
| Areas of expertise: | My research is in the field of early modern English literature and culture (with a particular emphasis on the drama of the... |
| Keywords: | English literature | lovesickness | gender | literature and medicine | revenge tragedy | Shakespeare | Thomas Middleton | John Ford |
| Dr Tijl De Bie | |
| Post(s): | Reader in Computational Pattern Analysis, Department of Engineering Mathematics |
| Areas of expertise: | I have two main areas of expertise on which I am also actively doing research: - Music information retrieval, and in particular... |
| Keywords: | data mining | knowledge discovery | machine learning | pattern analysis | music information retrieval |
| Dr Leandro De Magalhaes | |
| Post(s): | Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics |
| Areas of expertise: | My research includes papers on Brazilian politics, the relation between the tax level and party ideology in the US states,... |
| Keywords: | public economics | applied econometrics | political economics |
| Dr Ruth Deakin Crick | |
| Post(s): | Reader, Graduate School of Education |
| Areas of expertise: | Research Interests Transformative Learning, organisational learning, schools as complex adaptive systems, learning how... |
| Keywords: | transformative learning | organisational learning | learning | schools | education | curriculum | competence | spirituality and learning |
| Dr Zuzana Deans | |
| Post(s): | Teaching Fellow, School of Social and Community Medicine |
| Areas of expertise: | My research interests lie mostly in the interaction between philosophy and empirical research, with particular focus on questions... |
| Keywords: | professionalism | conscientious objections | pharmacy practice | ethics | pre-natal screening |
| Dr Ros Death | |
| Post(s): | Research Associate, School of Geographical Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | I am funded under a Leverhulme Trust award to produce a quantitative estimate of the importance of icebergs in modifying... |
| Keywords: | icebergs | co2 drawdown in the southern ocean |
| Professor Rosemary Deem | |
| Post(s): | Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Education |
| Areas of expertise: | The management, leadership and governance of educational institutions, especially universities; gender and management (is... |
| Keywords: | management | gendered education | leisure | governance | education policy |
| Dr Christopher Deeming | |
| Post(s): | Senior Research Fellow, School of Geographical Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | I am a quantitative researcher with a background in Sociology and Social Policy. I am interested in people's incomes and... |
| Keywords: | incomes & expenditures | consumption | living standards | lifestyles | welfare | wellbeing |
| Dr David Demery | |
| Post(s): | Research Fellow in Economics, Department of Economics |
| Areas of expertise: | My main research is in macroeconomics and my publications have covered consumer behaviour, rational expectations, new-Keynesian... |
| Keywords: | macroeconomics | poverty | income inequality |
| Dr Christopher Dempsey | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, School of Biochemistry |
| Areas of expertise: | My main research interest is membrane insertion of proteins and antibiotic peptides: The insertion of polypeptides into... |
| Keywords: | antimicrobial peptides | membrane biophysics | modelling membrane ion channel proteins | hERG voltage sensitive ion channel | biological spectroscopy | solute effects on protein stability | molecular interactions | peptide design |
| Professor Mark Dennis | |
| Post(s): | Professor of Theoretical Physics, School of Physics |
| Areas of expertise: | Optical and wave physics, focused on the geometric and topological structures formed by interference, diffraction and polarization. ... |
| Keywords: | light | theoretical physics | topological optics | singular optics | statistical geometry | topology | quantum chaos | mathematical physics |
| Dr Esther Dermott | |
| Post(s): | University Research Fellow in Sociology, Politics and International Studies, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies Reader in Sociology, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Areas of expertise: | How fathers combine paid employment and family life; expectations of work and fatherhood and the balancing of desires and... |
| Keywords: | fathers | fatherhood | work/life balance | family | work/employment | gender | family friendly policies | intimacy |
| Dr Mathieu Desroches | |
| Post(s): | Visiting Fellow, Department of Engineering Mathematics |
| Areas of expertise: | I am a Visiting Fellow in the Applied Nonlinear Mathematics (ANM) research group of the Department of Engineering Mathematics... |
| Keywords: | applied nonlinear mathematics |
| Professor Carl Dettmann | |
| Post(s): | Professor of Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics |
| Areas of expertise: | Nonlinear dynamics ("chaos theory"), which describes much of the complicated and unpredictable behaviour in the physical... |
| Keywords: | chaos | fractals | mathematical billiards | relativity | statistical physics | wireless networks |
| Dr John-David Dewsbury | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, School of Geographical Sciences University Research Fellow in Geographical Sciences, School of Geographical Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | My current research interests fall into three areas: performativity, the politics of the event, and belief. Cutting across... |
| Keywords: | performativity | politics of the event | belief | materiality | performance art | knowledge | intuition |
| Professor Mario Di Bernardo | |
| Post(s): | Professor of Nonlinear Systems and Control, Department of Engineering Mathematics |
| Areas of expertise: | My expertise is in the broad area of mathematical modelling, nonlinear dynamics and chaos and control theory. |
| Keywords: | nonlinear systems | control and optimization | bifurcations and chaos | networks |
| Dr Dario Di Maio | |
| Post(s): | Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Areas of expertise: | I completed a Mechanical Engineering PhD at Imperial College London with a project supported by the US Air Force. My thesis... |
| Keywords: | development of tracking measurements of rotating bladed disc | continuous scanning ldv methods | caiser mymesis | vibration measurements of rotating bladed disc | blade tip timing system | scanning ldv system |
| Dr Andrea Diambra | |
| Post(s): | Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering |
| Areas of expertise: | As a geotechnical engineer I am interested in many problems related to the behaviour of soils both natural and artificially... |
| Keywords: | geotechnical engineering | soil reinforcement | fibre reinforced soil | constitutive modelling for soils | soil liquefaction | pile-soil interaction | crushing of natural soil |
| Professor Andrew Dick | |
| Post(s): | Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Clinical Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | Immune mechanisms of autoimmune disorders of the eye. The ophthalmic-immunology group's work focuses on how the retina... |
| Keywords: | autoimmunity | retinal neural progenitor cell research | graft rejection | macrophages | microglia | uveitis | Retinal disease |
| Dr Sally Dickinson | |
| Post(s): | Research Associate, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
| Areas of expertise: | -Identification of optimal sub-populations of adult bone marrow stem cells for cartilage tissue engineering. -Clinical application... |
| Keywords: | cartilage tissue engineering | osteoarthritis | tracheal tissue engineering | stem cells |
| Dr Vanessa Didelez | |
| Post(s): | Reader in Statistics, School of Mathematics |
| Areas of expertise: | I am interested in modelling of complex - high dimensional as well as dynamic - systems based on graphical models. Applications... |
| Keywords: | graphical models | causality | causal inference |
| Dr Luiza Dihoru | |
| Post(s): | Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering |
| Areas of expertise: | 1995-2000 Experimental and theoretical studies in the area of particulate materials (University of Cluj-Napoca - Romania,... |
| Keywords: | geomechanics | dynamics and control |
| Dr Mark Dillingham | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer, School of Biochemistry |
| Areas of expertise: | Helicases as modular components of DNA processing machines: Helicases are motor proteins that translocate along and unwind... |
| Keywords: | helicases | proteins | motor proteins | duplex nucleic acids |
| Dr Adam Dixon | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography, School of Geographical Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | My current research is on Sovereign Wealth Funds: how they are governed; implications for geopolitics; implications for global... |
| Keywords: | economic geography | institutional investors | sovereign wealth funds | pension funds | global finance | international political economy |
| Professor Richard Dixon | |
| Post(s): | Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry, School of Chemistry Emeritus Professor in Chemistry, School of Chemistry |
| Areas of expertise: | My research involves the development and application of optical spectroscopy to Chemistry, and in particular the quantitative,... |
| Keywords: | optical spectroscopy | complex molecular dynamics | laser based techniques | quantum chemistry | time-dependent quantum theory | photodissociation dynamics | polyatomic radicals | atmospheric/combustion chemistry |
| Miss Samantha Dixon | |
| Post(s): | Research Assistant, School of Clinical Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | I have a broad clinical background working as a Physiotherapist and presently work as a Research Assistant for the University... |
| Keywords: | physiotherapy | orthopaedic research | total knee replacement | patient-centred orthopaedic clinical care |
| Dr Aidan Dodson | |
| Post(s): | Senior Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Areas of expertise: | Egyptian archaeology, with particular reference to tombs; ancient Egyptian history; history of Egyptian archaeology Royal... |
| Keywords: | Egyptology | naval history | funerary archaeology | British royal tombs |
| Dr Andrew Doherty | |
| Post(s): | Research Fellow, School of Physiology and Pharmacology Teaching Fellow, School of Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Areas of expertise: | My research was in the pharmacology and trafficking of metabotropic glutamate receptors. Working with Profs Graham Collingridge... |
| Keywords: | brain | neuroscience | synapses | glutamate | synaptic plasticity |
| Dr Trish Dolan | |
| Post(s): | Reader in Biomechanics, Centre for Comparative and Clinical Anatomy |
| Areas of expertise: | Our research uses in vitro testing procedures and in vivo electromyographic and kinematic assessments to investigate mechanisms... |
| Keywords: | back pain | neck pain | mechanical loading | muscle function | tissue injury | Electromyographic assessments | kinematic assessments |
| Dr Lucy Donaldson | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer in Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Areas of expertise: | My research interests centre on sensory physiology. In conjunction with colleagues in Psychopharmacology, I investigate the... |
| Keywords: | sensory physiology | taste | psychophysics |
| Professor Philip Donoghue | |
| Post(s): | University Research Fellow in Earth Sciences, School of Earth Sciences Professor of Paleobiology, School of Earth Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | My research is focused on the relationship between evolution and embryology, integrating living and fossil organisms, developmental... |
| Keywords: | evolution | embryology | fossils | living organisms | fossil organisms | ecdysozoans | vertebrates |
| Professor Jenny Donovan | |
| Post(s): | Professor of Social Medicine, School of Social and Community Medicine |
| Areas of expertise: | Professor of Social Medicine working in the multi- and inter-disciplinary area called Health Services Research (HSR). Within... |
| Keywords: | prostate cancer | health services | arthritis | lay beliefs | qualitative research |
| Mr Kevin Doogan | |
| Post(s): | Senior Lecturer in School for Policy Studies, School for Policy Studies |
| Areas of expertise: | I am the principal architect and the programme director of the Doctor of Social Science, and the MSc in European Policy Studies.... |
| Keywords: | institutional restructuring | labour market change | European labour markets | employee insecurity | labour market stability |
| Dr Angela Doufexi | |
| Post(s): | Reader in Wireless Networks, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
| Areas of expertise: | I have worked on a number of projects including the European IST projects SATURN, ROMANTIK and WCAM. My research interests... |
| Keywords: | advanced wireless communications | wireless networks | WLANs | space-time coding | multimedia transmission | cross layer optimisation | opportunistic scheduling |
| Mrs Jean Dourneen | |
| Post(s): | Senior Teaching Fellow (English), Graduate School of Education |
| Areas of expertise: | Research Interests Learning through talk How post-16 students learn reading multimodal texts transforming... |
| Keywords: | learning | learning through talk | multimodal texts | PGCE | video as a research tool | English | speaking | listening |
| Professor William Doyle | |
| Post(s): | Senior Research Fellow in Historical Studies (History), Department of History (Historical Studies) Emeritus Professor of History, Department of History (Historical Studies) |
| Areas of expertise: | I have written extensively on French and European history from the seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Special areas... |
| Keywords: | France | French history | European history | old regime | revolution | Napoleon | Enlightenment |
| Mr Ed Drewitt | |
| Post(s): | Bristol Dinosaur Education Officer, School of Earth Sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | My area of expertise is in the biology of peregrine falcons, in particular looking at what they eat, and colour-ringing chicks... |
| Keywords: | peregrines | Bristol Dinosaur | bird ringing | birds | birdsong | bird song |
| Professor Bruce Drinkwater | |
| Post(s): | Professor of Ultrasonics, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Areas of expertise: | Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Evaluation (NDE) using ultrasound (or ultrasonics). This includes crack detection, process... |
| Keywords: | ultrasound | non-destructive testing | non-destructive evaluation | wave propagation | mechanical engineering | tribology | sensors | ultrasonics |
| Dr Jonathan du Bois | |
| Post(s): | Research Fellow, Department of Aerospace Engineering |
| Areas of expertise: | My research interests include: Novel methods in parametric dynamic analyses Experimental parameter identification... |
| Keywords: | parametric dynamic analyses | experimental parameter identification | finite element model | eigenvalue curve veerin | model coupling | vibration control | structural health monitoring | substructuring control problems |
| Dr Marieke Dubbelboer | |
| Post(s): | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of French |
| Areas of expertise: | My main area of expertise is French literature of the Belle Epoque (1880-1914). My research focuses on literature in its... |
| Keywords: | Cultural History | French literature | History of Journalism in France | Belle Epoque | Avant-Garde | Alfred Jarry |
| Dr Nigel Duck | |
| Post(s): | Reader in Economics, Department of Economics |
| Areas of expertise: | My general areas of interest are macroeconomics and monetary economics. I have also recently completed, with other members... |
| Keywords: | macroeconomics | monetary economics | ageing population | imperfect information |
| Professor Mark Duffield | |
| Post(s): | Emeritus Professor, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Areas of expertise: | My interests fall within 'catastrophe politics'. Past research focused on liberal interventionism, especially its humanitarian,... |
| Keywords: | liberal interventionism | development and security | security | development | internal war | humanitarian crisis | Sudan |
| Dr Stephen Dugdale | |
| Post(s): | Reader, School of Physics |
| Areas of expertise: | It is the electrons in materials which govern many interesting and useful properties, from how metals conduct electricity... |
| Keywords: | positron annihilation | momentum density | Fermi surface |
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