WASD has built a strong network of researchers, policy makers, educators, consultants and employers from all parts of the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current developments and challenges. This directory include all people who either participated in any of our various events (conferences, seminars, workshops, debates, etc) and/or contributed to one of our publications (books and journals). If you are interested in joining the WASD network directory, please complete the application form. Please check your details in our directory after 48 hrs and if you can not find your name, please contact the directory coordinator at admin@wasd.org.uk.
Emily Fivian
MPH Student
I am a Master of Public Health (MPH) student at the Imperial College London, specialising in Global Health. My current research project (MPH thesis) is exploring the prevalence and determinants of the triple-burden of malnutrition among adolescents in India, with use of secondary data from the National Family Health Survey.…
Abdul Salam Seid Ahmed
Solicitor and Notary Public
Mr Seid Ahmed is originally from Sudan. He came to the UK in 1989 as a young student. He completed his LLB in 1995 and postgraduate diploma in 1997. He then qualified as solicitor in 2000 and set up his own firm.…
Prof. Michael Thorne
Vice Chancellor
Professor Thorne has a first class honours degree in pure mathematics from the University of London and a PhD in computational group theory from the University of Birmingham. He held posts in University of East London, University College London, Cardiff University, the University of Sunderland and Napier University Edinburgh before becoming Vice Chancellor of the University of East Anglia.…
Dr. Stephanie Mary SANDLAND
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Stephanie has been awarded a UEL Teaching Fellowship for excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment based on her work in developing electronic learning materials. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. …
Dr. Zhongqi Jin
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Zhongqi Jin is a Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University Business School, London, UK. He holds a PhD from School of management, University of Bath. He teaches marketing and innovation. His research interests are in the fields of innovation management, product development, and consumer behaviour.…
Dr. Raymond Oppong
Lecturer
Dr Raymond Oppong is a Lecturer at the Health Economics Unit, University of Birmingham. He is an enthusiastic researcher who is interested in issues such as economic evaluation in the area of musculoskeletal disease, antimicrobial resistance, quality of life research and economic analysis alongside multinational, cluster and factorial trials. …
Stefan Knights
Partnerships Lead
Stefan Knights is a national of Guyana. He is an Environmental Lawyer and holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Development. Stefan is also a Commonwealth Scholar and the 2016 Junior Legal Innovator for his work on Environmental Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
Prof. Therese Hesketh
Professor
Professor Therese Hesketh is a Professor in Global Health specialising in the impact of difficult circumstances on the health and psychosocial well-being of children; reproductive health, demographic change and health systems in China.…
Dr. Ahmad Daowd
Lecturer
Ahmad Daowd is a Lecturer in Business Analytics at Coventry Business School and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA). Ahmad is an active researcher and lecturer in the field on Information management including e-government, e-commerce, big data and AI, and social media.…
Rudi Page
Chief Executive
Award-winning Management Consultant specialising in policy implementation for International Trade Support, Healthcare Management Systems, Workforce Development (Equalities) and Corporate Social Impact. Adviser, Ministry of Health and the Environment of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.…
Dr. David Rubens
Managing Director
Dr. David Rubens DSyRM, CSyP, FSyI is a leading authority on the strategic management of complex operations in crisis environments. He gained his MSc in Security & Risk Management from Leicester University in 2006, and was subsequently a Visiting Lecturer and Dissertation Supervisor on their Terrorism, Security and Policing MSc programme (2006-12), and a Visiting Lecturer on the Strategic Leadership Programme at the UK Defence Academy (2010-11).…
Cordelia Osewa-Ediae
Senior Consultant
Cordelia Osewa-Ediae Following a first degree in Politics, Cordelia worked in the private sector before acquiring a second degree in Business Management. Graduating with a First Class and an Outstanding Achievement award, she joined the Digital Inclusion team at the UK Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) where her remit included managing relationships with key Digital Inclusion stakeholders.…
John Anuge
Researcher
An alumni of Salford Business School with MSc in human Resource Management and just completing a postgraduate degree (MSc) in Project Management at the University of Salford (Salford Business School) UK. …
prof. Istemi Demirag
Head
Istemi S. Demirag is Professor of Accounting and Head of Accounting group at Keele University Management School. Previously he was a Professor of Accounting at Hull University Business School and at Queen’s University Management School, Belfast.…