People
Department Staff
Management Team
Please note that Advice and Feedback hours are held during term time only
Dr Liam Beiser-McGrath
Associate Professorl.f.beiser-mcgrath@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.60Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 12.00pm-1.00pm and 2.40pm-3.40pm.
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Dr Thomas Biegert
Associate Professort.biegert@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.13Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 9.00am-11.00am.
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Dr Maxime Borg
LSE Fellowm.borg@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.45Advice and feedback hours:
Autumn Term: Fridays, 3.15pm-5.15pm in room OLD 2.55
Winter Term: Fridays, 1045am-12.45pm in room OLD 2.55
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Dr Tania Burchardt
Associate Professort.burchardt@lse.ac.uk
Room number: St Clements, S409Advice and feedback hours:
Autumn Term: Thursdays, 11.00am-12.00pm in OLD 2.29
Fridays, 11.30am-12.30pm in OLD 2.29
Winter Term: Fridays, 3.00pm-4.00pm in OLD 2.29
Spring Terms: Thursdays, 10.00am-12.00pm in OLD 2.29
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Professor Leonidas Cheliotis
Professor of Criminology and Social Policyl.cheliotis@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.31On sabbatical leave for the Autumn Term, 2025/26.
Dr Shuang Chen
Assistant Professors.chen114@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.58Advice and feedback hours:
Mondays, 2.00pm-4.00pm
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Dr Sonia Exley
Associate Professors.exley@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.48Advice and feedback hours:
Tuesdays, 2.00pm-3.00pm
Wednesdays, 11.00am-12.00pm
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Dr Federico Filetti
LSE Fellowf.d.filetti@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.35Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 2.00pm-4.00pm in room OLD 2.57
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Professor Timo Fleckenstein
Professor of Social Policyt.fleckenstein@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.33Advice and feedback hours:
Mondays, 12.30-1.30pm and Tuesdays 9.00am-10.00am
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Dr Fiona Gogescu
LSE Fellowf.t.gogescu@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.45Advice and feedback hours:
Tuesdays, 4.45pm-6.45pm in room OLD 2.55
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Dr Timothy Hildebrandt
Associate Professort.r.hildebrandt@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.26Advice and feedback hours:
Autumn Term: Tuesdays, 12.00pm-2.00pm
Winter Term: Tuesdays, 2.00pm-4.00pm
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Dr Mobarak Hossain
Assistant Professorm.hossain9@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.50Advice and feedback hours:
Fridays, 3.45pm-5.45pm
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Dr Isabelle Huning
LSE Fellowi.huning@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.45On leave for the 2025/26 academic year.
Professor Stephen Jenkins
Professor of Economic and Social Policys.jenkins@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.44On Sabbatical leave for the 2025/26 academic year.
Dr Johann Koehler
Assistant Professorj.koehler@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.37Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 12.00pm-1.00pm and Fridays, 2.00pm-3.00pm.
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Dr Carter Koppelman
Assistant Professorc.koppelman@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.62Advice and feedback hours:
Mondays, 3.00pm-4.30pm
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Dr Sunil Kumar
Lecturer in Social Policy and Developments.kumar@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.47Advice and feedback hours:
Autumn Term- Fridays, 10.00am-12.00pm
Winter Term- Fridays, 11.00am-1.00pm
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Professor Sir Julian Le Grand
Professor of Social Policy
Professor Tim Newburn
Professor of Criminology and Social Policyt.newburn@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.52Advice and feedback hours:
Mondays, 1.50pm-3.20pm
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Professor Adam Oliver
Professor of Behavioural Public Policya.j.oliver@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.30Advice and feedback hours:
Fridays, 10.00am-11.30am.
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Dr Robtel Neajai Pailey
Assistant Professorr.n.pailey@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.49Advice and feedback hours:
Autumn Term: Mondays, 1.00pm-3.00pm
Winter and Spring Terms: Mondays, 3.00pm-5.00pm
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Professor Coretta Phillips
Professor of Criminology and Social Policycoretta.phillips@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.24Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 11.30am-1.00pm.
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Professor Lucinda Platt, OBE
Professor of Social Policy and Sociologyl.platt@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.25Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 2.30pm-4.30pm.
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Santiago Quintero
LSE Fellows.quintero-suarez1@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.63Advice and feedback hours:
Mondays, 10.00am-12.00pm in room OLD 2.63
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Professor Hakan Seckinelgin
Professor of International Social Policym.h.seckinelgin@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.54Advice and feedback hours:
Advice and feedback hours for the 2025/26 academic year will be added here in due course.
Professor Almudena Sevilla, CBE
Professor of Economic and Social Policya.sevilla@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.12Advice and feedback hours:
Fridays, 2.45pm-4.05pm
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Dr Isabel Shutes
Associate Professori.h.shutes@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.46Advice and feedback hours:
Wednesdays 2.00pm-4.00pm
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Professor Kitty Stewart
Professor of Social Policyk.j.stewart@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.43Advice and feedback hours:
Tuesdays, 10.15am-11.45am
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Dr Margaux Suteau
LSE Fellowm.suteau@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.45Advice and feedback hours:
Wednesdays, 9.00am-11.00am in room OLD 2.55
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Dr Simon Tawfic
LSE Fellows.tawfic@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.45Advice and feedback hours:
Tuesdays, 1.30pm-3.30pm in room OLD 2.55
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Professor Anne West
Professor of Education PolicyRoom number: OLD 2.56
Advice and feedback hours:
Tuesdays 5.00pm-6.30pm. Email Professor Anne West for an appointment.
Dr Kevin Zapata-Celestino
LSE Fellowk.zapata-celestino@lse.ac.uk
Room number: OLD 2.45Advice and feedback hours:
Fridays, 1.00pm-3.00pm in room OLD 2.55
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Professor Francisco H. G. Ferreira
Amartya Sen Professor of Inequality Studies and Director (designate) of LSE International Inequalities Institute
Francisco H. G. Ferreira is the Amartya Sen Professor of Inequality Studies and Director (designate) of the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics. He is also affiliated with the Department of Social Policy at LSE.
Read more here.
The Department's Professional Services Staff support students and faculty to deliver the School's teaching, research, and engagement initiatives.
More information about the Social Policy Programmes Support team and the Programme Support Office.
Damian Roberts
Department ManagerRoom number: OLD 2.02
Responsible for: The Professional Services Team;
Human, Financial and Physical Resource Management;
Strategic Planning.
Pippa Ager
Events and Digital Communications OfficerRoom number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: The Department’s events & student communications activities.
Clare Gorman
Student Community and Wellbeing ManagerRoom number: OLD 2.10
Ask me about: Student wellbeing support, student community, My Adjustments, settling into LSE and London.
Sevilay Erdogan
Postgraduate Programme Officer, PhD and Research leadRoom number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: Postgraduate study, MPhil/PhD study and support, PhD welfare, Departmental Research support, Departmental spaces, GTA support.
Melanie Moyano
Assessment Officer (MSc Programmes)Room number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: Assessments & assessment feedback, coursework extensions, deferrals, exceptional circumstances, exam boards.
Nathaniel Ocquaye
Postgraduate Programme Officer, Student ExperienceRoom number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: Postgraduate study, student opportunities and representation, course choice, student welfare and engagement, Moodle and reading lists, events.
Kylie Patterson
Academic and Professional Skills OfficerRoom number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: Academic and Professional Skills programme, Alumni relations
Maria Schlegel
Events and Communications ManagerRoom number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: Departmental events (public and research related), internal and external Department communications.
Dr Craig Stewart
Teaching Operations ManagerRoom number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: Undergraduate study, Postgraduate study, teaching and learning support, course selection, timetabling, programme regulations.
Jake Watkins
Undergraduate Programme Officer, Student ExperienceRoom number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: Undergraduate study:
Moodle, reading lists, events, SSLC, the student experience.
Dr Hao Wu
Assessment Officer (BSc Programmes)Room number: OLD 2.03
Ask me about: Assessments & assessment feedback, coursework extensions, deferrals, exceptional circumstances, exam boards.
Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE)
The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) examines different dimensions of social disadvantage, and analyses the impact of public policy.
More information here.
Education Research and Policy Hub (EduHub)
The Education Research and Policy Hub (EduHub) in the Department of Social Policy brings together permanent members of faculty, LSE Fellows, post-doctoral researchers and PhD students working on a broad range of educational issues.
More information here
Global Sexual & Gender Identities Policy Lab
The Global Sexual & Gender Identities Policy Lab (GSGIPL) seeks to understand the impact of social and public policies on sexual and gender minorities, and explore how policies can improve the well-being of people around the world, irrespective of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
More information here
International Inequalities Institute (III)
The International Inequalities Institute at LSE (III) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.
More information here
LSE-Fudan Global Public Policy Hub
The LSE-Fudan Global Public Policy Hub supports collaborative research on global public policy, fosters multi-disciplinary cooperation and enhances communication between Fudan and LSE to generate research of global impact. The Hub is a sub-Centre of the LSE-Fudan Research Centre for Global Public Policy, located in Fudan University, Shanghai and is jointly operated by the two universities.
More information here
Mannheim Centre for Criminology
The Mannheim Centre is a forum for criminological research conducted across the LSE’s Departments. The Centre functions as a multidisciplinary rendez-vous for criminological research that incorporates scholars from across the School and attracts visitors from international institutions.
More information here
Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub
The Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub in LSE’s Department of Social Policy coordinates research activities examining how public and social policy can respond to climate change and boost sustainability.
More information here
Women in Social and Public Policy Research Hub (WISPPRH)
The Women in Social and Public Policy research Hub (WISPPRH) informs social and public policies that improve women’s outcomes and reduce inequalities.
More information here.
Guest teachers for the 2025/26 academic year:
Advice and feedback hours:
Mondays, 9.30am-10.30am, OLD 2.59
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Justice Aina
Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 11.30am-12.30pm, OLD 2.59
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Advice and feedback hours:
Fridays, 1.30pm-2.30pm, OLD 2.59
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Advice and feedback hours:
Mondays, 4.30pm-5.30pm, OLD 2.59
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Franco Fernandez Fleming
Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 10.30am-11.30am, OLD 2.59
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Advice and feedback hours in Winter Term:
Tuesdays, 10.30am-11.30am, OLD 2.59
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Selena Gray
Advice and feedback hours in Winter Term:
Mondays, 11.30am-12.30pm, OLD 2.59
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Advice and feedback hours in Winter Term:
Thursdays, 2.30pm-3.30pm, OLD 2.59
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Advice and feedback hours:
Fridays, 12.30pm-1.30pm, OLD 2.59
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Advice and feedback hours:
Thursdays, 12.30pm-1.30pm, OLD 2.59
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Advice and feedback hours:
Mondays, 10.30am -11.30am, OLD 2.59
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Advice and feedback hours:
Fridays, 3.30pm-4.30pm, OLD 2.59
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The Department of Social Policy welcomes applications for Visiting Appointments from individuals outside LSE. More information.
Emeritus
Dr John Carrier
Emeritus Researcher
j.carrier@lse.ac.uk
Professor Hartley Dean
Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
h.dean@lse.ac.uk
Professor David Downes
Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
d.downes@lse.ac.uk
Professor Howard Glennerster
Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
h.glennerster@lse.ac.uk
Professor Jane Lewis
Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
j.lewis@lse.ac.uk
Professor Eileen Munro
Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
e.munro@lse.ac.uk
Professor Michael Murphy
Emeritus Professor of Demography
m.murphy@lse.ac.uk
Professor David Piachaud
Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
d.piachaud@lse.ac.uk
Professor Anne Power
Emeritus Professor of Social Policy
anne.power@lse.ac.uk
Dr Michael Shiner
Emeritus Associate Professor (Reader) of Social Policy
m.shiner@lse.ac.uk
Dr Gail Wilson
Emeritus Reader in Social Policy
g.wilson@lse.ac.uk