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Centre Director & Principal Investigator

Professor Jonathan Birch
Professor Jonathan Birch is the founding Director of the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience and Principal Investigator (PI) for the programme. He provides strategic and academic leadership, directing the centre's activities and research agenda.
Email(s): J.Birch2@lse.ac.uk | Philosophy.Sentience@lse.ac.uk

Team

Jackie McAndrew
Centre Manager
Priority: Impact and Administration
Email(s): J.A.McAndrew@lse.ac.uk | Philosophy.Sentience@lse.ac.uk
Dr Feiyang Wang
Research Officer
Research priority: Behaviours and Attitudes
Email: F.Wang14@lse.ac.uk
Kristina Kiminiūtė
Research Assistant
Research priority: Behaviours and Attitudes
Email: K.Kiminiute@lse.ac.uk
Dr Frédéric Basso
Associate Professor of Economic Psychology
Research priority: Behaviours and Attitudes
Email: F.Basso@lse.ac.uk
Eva Read
PhD in Foundations of Animal Sentience (ASENT)
Research priority: Invertebrate Sentience
Email: E.Read@lse.ac.uk
Dr Natasha Boyland
Research Officer
Research priority: Animals and AI
Email: N.Boyland@lse.ac.uk
Dr Steven McCulloch
Research Fellow
Research priority: Veterinary Policy
Email: S.Mcculloch1@lse.ac.uk

Current:

Rebecca Dreier: supporting schemes linked with Universities Federation of Animal Welfare (UFAW).
Ella Rouja: Research Assistant, LSE-NYU Seed Fund project.
Misbah Fathima: Research Assistant, LSE-NYU Seed Fund project.
Olivia Railton: supporting Animals and AI priority area, via the Future Impact Group (FIG) fellowship.

Past:

Isabella Logothetis: Research Assistant (summer 2025).
Spencer Jury: Research Assistant (summer 2025).

Network

Professor Kristin Andrews
York University
Email: andrewsk@yorku.ca
Dr Frédéric Basso
London School of Economics and Political Science
Email: f.basso@lse.ac.uk
Dr Ali Boyle
London School of Economics and Political Science
Email: a.boyle2@lse.ac.uk
Professor Lars Chittka
Queen Mary University of London
Email: l.chittka@qmul.ac.uk
Dr Kristof Dhont
University of Kent
Email: K.Dhont@Kent.ac.uk
Professor Roman Frigg
London School of Economics and Political Science
Email: r.p.frigg@lse.ac.uk
Professor Michael Mendl
University of Bristol
Email: Mike.Mendl@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Liz Paul
University of Bristol
Email: E.Paul@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Lewis Ross
London School of Economics and Political Science
Email: L.ross2@lse.ac.uk
Jeff Sebo
New York University
Email: jeffsebo@nyu.edu