History staff
Dr Nigel Copsey, BA (Hons), MA, PhD, FRHistS
Reader in Modern History
Room: M4.19 | T: 01642 384093 | E: n.copsey@tees.ac.uk
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Dr Graham Ford, BA (Hons), PhD
Senior Lecturer in European History; History Programme Leader
Room: M4.06 | T: 01642 384034 | E: g.ford@tees.ac.uk
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Margaret Hems
Section Head, History, School of Arts & Media
Room: M4.21D | T: 01642 384028 | E: m.hems@tees.ac.uk
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Dr Carolyn Kitching, BA (Hons) PhD, FRHistS
Reader in British International History, Chair of the University Research Degrees Sub-Committee.
Room: M4.21B | T: 01642 384070 | E: c.j.kitching@tees.ac.uk
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Dr Rob Lee, BA (Hons), MA, PhD
Tribute to historian Dr Rob Lee
Dr Rob Lee, who died of cancer, aged 50, was a gifted historian, an inspirational teacher and a much-loved colleague.
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Dr Diana Newton, BA (Hons), PhD, FRHistS
Reader in Early Modern British History
Room: M4.16 | T: 01642 384061 | E: d.newton@tees.ac.uk
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Dr Tony Nicholson
Principal Lecturer in History, National Teaching Fellow, Schools of Arts & Media
Room: M4.18 | T: 01642 384039 | E: a.nicholson@tees.ac.uk
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Linda Polley, BA (Hons), MA
Senior Lecturer in History, MA Programme Leader, Schools of Arts & Media
Room: M4.15 | T: 01642 384075 | E: l.polley@tees.ac.uk
Teaching interests
Modern urban and social history including eighteenth and nineteenth century urbanisation and the development of mass consumption; local urban and suburban experience.
Research interests
Architectural history particularly urban and suburban built environment; professional architectural practice in Victorian North East England; Victorian and early 20th century architecture and architects; housing for the working class; history of parks and gardens; the use of visual imagery as historical source material.
Publications
- L Polley (2006), 'To hell, utopia and back again: imagining the urban landscape of Middlesbrough' in T Faulkner, H Berry and J Gregory (eds), Northern Landscapes: Representations And Realities Of North East England
- L Polley and TE Faulkner (2006), ‘Towns and cities’ in C O’Brien (ed), England's Landscapes: North East England, Harper Collins
- L Polley (2001), Stewart Park: Historical Research Report for Middlesbrough Council Heritage Lottery Fund bid
- L Polley (2000), Albert Park: Supplementary Historical Research Report for Middlesbrough Council Heritage Lottery Fund bid
- L Polley (1995), ‘Review of Crystal Palace, John McKean, Phaidon 1994’ in Journal of Design History 8
- L Polley (1995), ‘Housing the community, 1830-1914’ in AJ Pollard (ed), Middlesbrough: Town and Community 1830-1950, Sutton
- L Polley (1993), The Other Middlesbrough, a Study of Three Nineteenth Century Suburbs, Middlesbrough
- L Polley (1982), ‘Education’ and ‘Churches’ two essays in Between the Wars, Architecture and Design on Tyneside, Newcastle
Dr Natasha Vall, BA (Hons), PhD, FRHistS
History Research Team, Admissions Tutor
Room: M4.10 | T: 01642 384062 | E: N.Vall@tees.ac.uk
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Geoff Watkins
Principal Lecturer in History
Room: M4.06 | T: 01642 384043 | E: g.watkins@tees.ac.uk
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Dr Margaret Williamson, BA (Hons), PhD
Senior Lecturer in History, Admissions/First Year Tutor, School Disability Co-ordinator
Room: M4.21c | T: 01642 384073 | E: m.williamson@tees.ac.uk
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