The School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law provides excellence in teaching and research in a diverse range of areas including criminology, education, law, policing and investigation, psychology, sociology and sport and exercise. In addition to our traditional portfolio of programmes the School has a strong record in workforce development. For example in the area of policing we work with a number of police forces in the UK as well as across the globe.
We are committed to ensuring our students leave Teesside University with the best possible skills for employment in the legal profession. We work in partnership with lawyers, charities and voluntary organisations to provide our students with real opportunities and practical skills in law.
While Teesside Law Clinic prioritises the community need for legal services and the interest of their clients, we also recognise that our students benefit from involvement with cases from real people with real legal concerns.
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Dean
Professor Paul Crawshaw is Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law. He is responsible for the strategic leadership of a School with more than 300 staff, 5000 students and a large portfolio of programmes.
Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching)
Dr Hurst is Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) at the School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law. He is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS), and an Associate Fellow of the BPS.
Associate Dean (Marketing & Recruitment)
Jonathon joined Teesside University as a Principal Lecturer and Subject Group Leader for Psychology and is currently the Associate Dean with responsibility for student recruitment and marketing.
Associate Dean (Research & Innovation)
Natasha was appointed Lecturer in History in 2006, conferred as Reader in 2011 and as Professor of urban and cultural history in 2016. Prior to her appointment at Teesside University she was post-doctoral research fellow in the AHRC Centre for North East England History.
Associate Dean (International)
Dave graduated from Sunderland University with a degree in Politics and Psychology. He studied for an MA Political Theory at the University of Manchester, before undertaking his PhD on Anarchism at the University of York.
Head of Department (Education and Social Work)
Sharon is the Head of Department for Education and Social Work (incorporating the English Language Centre) in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law.
Head of Department (Criminology, Law and Policing)
Ben is the Head of the Department of Criminology, Law and Policing at Teesside University, with responsibility for the strategic development of the portfolio. He leads a Department with diverse expertise, with particular strengths in Social Policy and Criminology research.
Head of Department (Humanities)
Sophie Nicholls is a novelist and poet and Head of Department for the Humanities at Teesside University. She joined Teesside in January 2014 and set up the MA Creative Writing (Distance Learning) in 2015.
A Teesside University professor whose research has highlighted the risks of alcohol among young people has welcomed plans to make alcohol education compulsory in secondary schools.
15 Aug 2019 Research