People
Who's Who at LSE Sociology
Ahmad, Mahvish (Dr)
On leave Autumn Term 2025 and Winter Term 2026
Assistant Professor of Human Rights and Politics and Co-Director of LSE Human Rights
m.ahmad14@lse.ac.uk
Archer, Robin (Dr)
Associate Professor (Reader) of Political Sociology
Room OLD 4.22
r.archer@lse.ac.uk
Bhatt, Chetan (Professor)
Professor of SociologyRoom OLD M2.03
c.bhatt@lse.ac.uk
Çubukçu, Ayça (Dr)
Associate Professor of Human Rights
Elliott, Rebecca (Dr)
On research leave Autumn Term 2025
Associate Professor of Sociology
Room OLD M2.07
r.elliott1@lse.ac.uk
Foster, Janet (Dr)
Associate Professor of Sociology
j.a.foster@lse.ac.uk
Friedman, Sam (Professor)
Professor of Sociology
Room OLD M2.08
s.e.friedman@lse.ac.uk
Friese, Carrie (Dr)
Deputy Head of Department for Research
Room OLD 3.02
c.friese@lse.ac.uk
Hall, Suzanne (Professor)
Head of Department
Professor of SociologyRoom OLD 3.11
s.m.hall@lse.ac.uk
Cities Programme
Henz, Ursula (Dr)
Associate Professor of Social Research Methods
Room OLD 3.04
u.henz@lse.ac.uk
Krause, Monika (Professor)
Deputy Head of Department for Teaching
Professor of Sociology
Room OLD 3.01
m.krause@lse.ac.uk
Madden, David (Dr)
Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of the Cities Programme
Room OLD 4.24
d.j.madden@lse.ac.uk
McAvay, Haley (Dr)
Associate Professor of Sociology
Room OLD M2.09
h.e.mcavay@lse.ac.uk
McGovern, Patrick (Dr)
Associate Professor (Reader) of Sociology
Room OLD 4.23
p.mcgovern@lse.ac.uk
Melkumova-Reynolds, Jana (Dr)
On research leave Autumn Term 2025
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Room OLD M3.09
y.m.reynolds@lse.ac.uk
Moon, Claire (Dr)
Associate Professor of Sociology
c.moon@lse.ac.uk
Pang, Nicholas (Dr)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Room OLD M2.11
n.pang1@lse.ac.uk
Pinzur, David (Dr)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Room OLD M2.10
d.pinzur@lse.ac.uk
Rutazibwa, Olivia Umurerwa (Dr)
On research leave Autumn Term 2025
Assistant Professor in Human Rights and Politics
Room OLD M3.03
o.u.rutazibwa@lse.ac.uk
Reeves, Aaron (Professor)
Professor of Sociology
Room OLD M2.06
a.s.reeves@lse.ac.uk
Salem, Sara (Dr)
Associate Professor of Sociology, Co-Director of LSE Human Rights
Room OLD M3.06
s.salem3@lse.ac.uk
Surak, Kristin (Dr)
Associate Professor of Sociology
Room OLD 4.25
k.surak@lse.ac.uk
Taha, Mai (Dr)
On research leave Autumn Term 2025
Assistant Professor in Human Rights
Room OLD M3.07
m.taha2@lse.ac.uk
Tonkiss, Fran (Professor)
Professor of Sociology
Room OLD M3.05
f.tonkiss@lse.ac.uk
Torino, Giulia (Dr)
Assistant Professor of Urban Sociology
Room OLD 4.21
g.torino@lse.ac.uk
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Borowska, Emilia
Department Research Manager (currently on secondment)
e.borowska@lse.ac.uk
Christofferson, Andrew
Finance and Operations Officer
Room OLD 3.19
020 7107 5029
sociology.finance@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: Finance | Department Resources | Hourly paid contracts | Health and Safety
Clarke, Evie
Projects Support Manager
Room OLD 3.19
e.clarke4@lse.ac.uk
Giles, Maddie
Communications and Events Manager
Room OLD 3.19
020 7955 7309
sociology.media@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: The Communications and Events Team | Social Media | Public Events | Blogs | Website | LSE Human Rights
Lawrence, Louisa
Department Manager
Room OLD 3.18
020 7849 4938
l.m.lawrence@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: Department Strategy | Department Operations | Department Resources | Department Meetings | EDI Committee | British Journal of Sociology
Lyons, Clara
Deputy Department Manager (Teaching)
Room OLD 3.19
020 7106 1426
sociology.teaching@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: Teaching Policy | The Department’s Teaching Committee | Teaching Resourcing
Nasr, Sahra
Undergraduate Programme Manager
Room OLD 3.19
020 7955 6593
sociology.ug@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: BSc Programme Administration | BSc Course Selection | The Department's USSLC | The BSc Exam Sub-Boards | BSc Exams and Assessments | Undergraduate Admissions
Parvez, Adeel
MSc Programme Manager: Economy and Society; Human Rights; Human Rights and Politics; Political Sociology
Room OLD 3.19
020 7955 6076
sociology.msc@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: MSc Programme Administration | MSc Course Selection | MSc Assessments and Exams | The Department's GSSLC | The Taught Postgraduate Committee | MSc Exam Sub-Boards
Pliner, Liudmila
Department Research Manager
Room OLD 3.19
l.pliner@lse.ac.ukFor MPhil/PhD Programme enquires: sociology.phd@lse.ac.uk
For research enquires: sociology.research@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: Research | Grant Proposals | PhD Programme Administration | Department’s Research Committee | Academic Visitors
Rahman, Yadna
Communications and Events Officer
Room OLD 3.19
0207 955 6793
sociology.media@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: Public Events | Social Media | Website | Newsletters
Rose, Alex
MSc Programme Manager: City Design and Social Science; Culture and Society; Inequalities and Social Science; Sociology
Room OLD 3.19
020 7107 5112
sociology.msc@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: MSc Programme Administration | MSc Course Selection | MSc Assessments and Exams | The Department's GSSLC | The Taught Postgraduate Committee | MSc Exam Sub-Boards
Talwar, Niharika
Student Community Facilitator
Room OLD 3.19
n.talwar1@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: Student community building initiatives | Student experience within the Department | Student Events
Thomas, Tess
Department Senior Student Adviser
Contact details: available here.Ask me about: Getting advice and support during your studies
Tomlinson, Claire
Service Delivery Manager (Taught Programmes)
Room OLD 3.19
sociology.teaching@lse.ac.ukAsk me about: The Programmes Team | BSc and MSc Taught Programmes | Exams and Assessments | Student Support | Student Policies | GTA Recruitment
Hilhorst, Sacha (Dr)
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow
s.hilhorst@lse.ac.uk
Adereth, Maya
Course Tutor in Political Sociology
Room OLD 3.16
m.adereth@lse.ac.uk
Gurmendi-Dunkelberg, Alonso (Dr)
Fellow in Human Rights
Room OLD 3.15
a.gurmendi-dunkelberg@lse.ac.uk
Rexhepi, Piro (Dr)
Fellow in Human Rights
Room OLD 3.16
p.rexhepi1@lse.ac.ukStack, Mike (Dr)
Course Tutor (Gender and Culture)
Room OLD 3.16
m.stack1@lse.ac.uk
Heidensohn, Frances (Professor)
Mannheim Centre for Criminology
f.heidensohn@lse.ac.uk
Savage, Mike (Professor)
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
m.a.savage@lse.ac.uk
Slater, Don (Dr)
Emeritus Associate Professor (Reader) of Sociology
Room OLD 4.21
d.slater@lse.ac.uk
Bordonaro, Elettra (Dr)
Visiting Senior Fellow, Configuring Light project
e.bordonaro@lse.ac.uk
Configuring Light webpage
Benson, Koni (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
K.Benson1@lse.ac.uk
Farris, Sara (Dr)
Visiting Senior Fellow
s.farris@gold.ac.uk
Faulkner-Gurstein, Rachel (Dr)
Visiting Senior Fellow
Rachel.Faulkner-Gurstein@nhs.net
Glucksmann, Miriam (Professor)
Visiting Professor
M.A.Glucksmann@lse.ac.uk
Gouseti, Ioanna (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
I.Gouseti1@lse.ac.uk
Jackson, Emma (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
e.jackson3@lse.ac.uk
Kampmann, David (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
d.kampmann@lse.ac.uk
Kaur, Baljit (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
b.kaur4@lse.ac.uk
Kramer, Maria (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
m.kramer@lse.ac.uk
Li, Yao-Tai (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
y.li456@lse.ac.uk
Nash, Kate (Professor)
Visiting Professor
k.nash@lse.ac.uk
Perolini, Marco (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
m.perolini@lse.ac.uk
Rhys-Taylor, Alex (Dr)
Visiting Senior Fellow
a.rhystaylor@gold.ac.uk
Schmidt, Katja (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
k.schmidt3@lse.ac.uk
Taylor, Emma (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
e.s.taylor@lse.ac.uk
Watt, Paul (Prof)
Visiting Professor
p.watt1@lse.ac.uk
White, Tim (Dr)
Visiting Fellow
T.white2@lse.ac.uk
Current students | Past students
Current students
Ajai-Thomas, Christiana
Anti-Blackness as Internationalism: Theorising anti-Blackness through Black diasporic movements
c.ajai-thomas@lse.ac.ukAksakal, Özgün
Meanings and Legitimation of Violence in Situations of Political Contestation: The Case of the Turkish-Right
o.aksakal@lse.ac.uk
Amitay, Nitzan
Utopian Spaces, Affect and Political Potential
n.amitay@lse.ac.uk
Arenas Osorio, Nicolás
Mediating the Non-Rational: Branding Consultants and the Role of Emotions in Marketing
n.a.arenas-osorio@lse.ac.uk
Bhattacherjee, Rajesh
Understanding the Changing Formations of Race and Racism in Contemporary Britain through the Prism of Anti-Racist Organising
r.bhattacherjee@lse.ac.uk
Bhobe, Amani
The Social Value Act: A Sociological Perspective on its Origins, Application, and Effects
a.bhobe@lse.ac.uk
The Contested Role of Human Rights in Anti-Systemic Resistance: A Case-Study of Human Rights Discourse and Practice in UK Kurdish Solidarity Networks
d.brown7@lse.ac.ukBrundu-Gonzalez, Benjamin
New identities, Old inequalities: French elite students in the new century
b.brundu-gonzalez@lse.ac.ukCarmichael, Donna
Challenges and Opportunities in the British Private Equity Industry
d.carmichael@lse.ac.uk
Círigo-Jiminez, Rodrigo
Governing victimhood in contemporary Mexico: the genealogy and the social life of a category of politics
r.a.cirigo-jimenez@lse.ac.uk
Corry, Sigrid
Islands of Empire: On rightlessness and return in the Indian Ocean
s.s.corry@lse.ac.ukCutts, Danielle
d.cutts1@lse.ac.uk
Dere, Doğukan
Self-managed recovered factories as grassroots working-class politics: Cases from Turkey, Greece, and Argentina
d.dere@lse.ac.ukDyer, Shanae
The domestic timescape: a practical approach to making sense of personal space in shared housing
s.n.dyer@lse.ac.uk
Garbett, Lucy
Palestinian life, land and property in Jerusalem
l.garbett@lse.ac.uk
Gilles, Jan
The Social Life of Carbon Dioxide Removal
j.b.gilles@lse.ac.ukGray, Selena
Understanding girl’s perspectives on child sexual exploitation
s.gray1@lse.ac.ukGronwald, Victoria
Boundary work in international tax governance
v.gronwald@lse.ac.uk
Hollenhorst, Johannes
Hydrogen for Future
j.hollenhorst@lse.ac.uk
Ilkiw, David
Hazy Atmospheres: Forest Fire Smoke, Air Sensing, and Everyday Life within Climate Change
d.ilkiw@lse.ac.uk
Jayaram, Pratap
Envisioning community safety through tenant organizing
p.jayaram@lse.ac.uk
Kendall, Will
Life-histories of Labour in the Agri-Industrial Lincolnshire Fens: Entangled worlds of value, temporariness, and reproduction
w.kendall@lse.ac.uk
Xingzhi Ma
Classed and internationalised space: exploring how Chinese transnational elite students negotiate class identities at British elite universities
x.ma42@lse.ac.ukMahmoudzadeh, Mina
The role of wealth and inheritance in social mobility
n.mahmoudzadeh@lse.ac.uk
Martinez Carrillo, Hobeth
Landed elites perceptions and representations on land inequalities in Colombia in the midst of redistributive pressures
h.i.martinez-carrillo@lse.ac.uk
May, Babette
Living and labouring reproductive (in)justice: lifestories, histories, & fictions of epistemic disobedience
b.may1@lse.ac.uk
McGinn, Jack
Decentralised anti-hierarchical organising in the Syrian and Palestinian uprisings
j.mcginn@lse.ac.uk
Nasser, Noura
Racialized Subjectivities and Migratory Food Routes: Food Cultures and Urban Sensemaking in Beirut, Lebanon
n.nasser1@lse.ac.uk
Nichols, Georgia
g.nichols@lse.ac.ukPersu, Maria
Re-Entangling Postsocialism with Postcolonialism and the Posthuman through a Diffractive Ethnography of Museum Sites in Bucharest
m.persu@lse.ac.uk
Reynolds, Matt
High-end domestic services in 21st century Britain
m.f.reynolds@lse.ac.uk
Rivera Blanco, Carla
On Public Space: The Spatial Transformation of the Public Sphere
c.rivera-blanco@lse.ac.ukSalama, Zaina
Social Class and Gender: A study of bodily practices and everyday consumption in Egypt
z.h.salama@lse.ac.uk
Wilson, Hannah
A Bar of all and for all? Examining the financial and professional impacts of upward social mobility at the independent Bar
h.wilson3@lse.ac.uk
Jack Winterton
A critical analysis of the tools and practices of the impact investing industry
j.winterton@lse.ac.uk
Past students
Akdag, Muhammed
Social Determinants of International Competitive Advantage: The Case of Turkish Contractors
m.akdag1@lse.ac.ukAl Sudairy, Jawaher
Urban and social regeneration: The case of Makkah’s Redevelopment
j.al-sudairy@lse.ac.ukBorn, Anthony Miro
Placing meritocracy: urban marginality and the ideal of social mobility
a.m.born@lse.ac.uk
Butt, Asif
Social mobility into elite occupations and micro-class reproduction in Germany
a.i.butt@lse.ac.ukDavids, Sherelle
‘Race’ & Ethnicity in Widening Participation policy and policy enactment in England
s.davids@lse.ac.uk
Beyond Hope: Collective Power and Mutual Care in the Long Emergency
a.greenfield1@lse.ac.uk
Landscapes of dispossession: Policing, Property and Labour in Istanbul
h.m.mackreath@lse.ac.uk
Pérez Aguilar, Daniela
Wage inequality in the Chilean labour market: Beyond human capital in a neoliberal economy
d.c.perez-aguilar@lse.ac.uk
Twahirwa, Rémy-Paulin
On Ghostly Lives: Life Inside Immigration Detention Centre in the UK and Canada
r.twahirwa@lse.ac.uk
Akdag, Muhammad (Dr)
Affiliated Research Fellow
m.akdag1@lse.ac.uk
Davids, Sherelle (Dr)
Affiliated Research Fellow
S.Hilhorst@lse.ac.uk
Hilhorst, Sacha (Dr)
Affiliated Research Fellow
s.davids@lse.ac.uk
Warner, Neil (Dr)
Affiliated Research Fellow
N.warner@lse.ac.uk