Meet our academics
Our courses are based on the most up-to-date research and are taught by experienced practitioners and academics working at the cutting edge of their disciplines.
- Mr Jason Laws is the Associate Dean (Postgraduate). Jason works with the Director of Studies of the MSc programmes to ensure that we deliver an excellent student experience by developing a range of up-to-date skills, knowledge, and orientation to critical thinking that our students will need as they move into the workplace.
Below, you can find out more about our new and returning Directors of Studies (DoS) for the 2025-26 academic year.
Dr Kostas Pappas
MSc Accounting and Finance Kostas is an assistant professor of Accounting in the Accounting and Finance group. He holds a PhD from Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, and his research interests are in the area of market-based accounting, including earnings quality, debt contracting, and corporate disclosure.
Dr Mohamed Maher
MSc Advanced Marketing Mohamed is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Marketing. He has over 13 years of experience in Higher Education in Egypt and the UK. His research spans two domains: services marketing, multichannel service touchpoints, customer interactions, online experiences, and educational innovation, focusing on AI in learning and inclusive curriculum design using digital qualitative methods.
Dr Grigorios Kasapidis
MSc AI for Digital Business Greg’s research focuses on the development of advanced meta-heuristic, math-heuristic, mathematical and constraint programming techniques to solve complex combinatorial optimisation problems. His research also seeks to leverage machine learning and high performance computing techniques, to tackle large-scale problems in logistics, manufacturing, and supply chain systems.
Dr Yuanjun Feng
MSc Business Analytics and Big Data Yuanjung is a Lecturer in Operations & Supply Chain Management. Her award-winning PhD research on container stacking and relocation operations won the Best PhD Thesis Prize in the Maritime Economics & Logistics Competition. Her research spans transport and logistics systems management, particularly maritime logistics and port operations, applying Operations Research and AI methodologies.
Dr Chi Wan Cheang
MSc Economics & MSc Economics and Finance Chi is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Management School, with research interests in applied econometrics and housing economics. Her research explores housing markets, planning policy, and financial decision-making. She collaborates with policymakers to develop data-driven tools that inform housing strategy and support evidence-based policymaking.
Dr Lauren Sinton
MSc Digital Marketing and Analytics Lauren completed both her master's degree and PhD at the Management School and is now a Lecturer in Marketing. Her research focuses on service systems and networks, paying particular attention to collaborative working in the healthcare sector, and has worked with industry partners from primary healthcare to advance knowledge on the implementation and establishment of models of collaborative working.
Dr Mayuri Chaturvedi
MSc Data Science of Economics Dr Mayuri is Director of Studies for the Data Science of Economics programme at the University of Liverpool. An applied microeconomist, her research explores inequality, education, financial inclusion, and development economics. She has held roles at the Reserve Bank of India, Columbia University, and earned her PhD from UC Irvine.
Dr Aparna Venugopal
MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Aparna has an undergraduate degree in mechanical (production) engineering, a master’s in business, and a doctorate in management. Her research focuses on organisational ambidexterity, stakeholder engagement in entrepreneurship, and the impact of othering in addressing grand challenges.
Dr Davide Avino
MSc Finance Davide is a Senior Lecturer in Finance. His research shows how policy-relevant signals can be extracted from financial markets via an analysis of traded prices of financial instruments based on advanced statistical methods (including time series econometrics, panel data analysis and optimisation techniques).
Dr Yung Chiang Yang
MSc Finance and Investment Management Yung Chiang Yang is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at University of Liverpool Management School. He holds a PhD in Finance from Nanyang Technological University. His research interests are in the areas of empirical assets pricing, market microstructure, international capital market, and socially responsible investment.
Gavin Brown
MSc Financial Technology Gavin is an associate professor in Financial Technology. His research focuses on payment technologies and the future of money, specifically cryptocurrencies and stablecoin pricing. Gavin is a Fellow of The ICAEW as a chartered accountant, is listed on the FCA’s Register and is also a Co-Founder and Director of a digital assets fund.
Dr Oksana Pryshchepa
MSc Green Finance and Sustainability Accounting Oksana is an Associate Professor of Finance with prior positions at Cardiff, Birmingham, Lancaster, and Humboldt University of Berlin. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, her research spans empirical corporate finance, governance and managerial behaviour, focusing on risk-taking behaviours, compensation mechanisms and ESG outcomes.
Dr Sam Horner
MSc International Business Sam is a Lecturer in Innovation Management with a PhD from Liverpool. He researches university-industry collaboration, tech transfer and AI in innovation, focusing on processual approaches to organisation and time. He serves on the Academy of Management Learning and Education board and reviews for top journals like Organization Studies.
Dr Martyn Bradley
MSc Master in Management Dr Martyn Bradley is Director of Studies for the Master in Management programme at the University of Liverpool. A former legal services professional, he lectures on HRM and Work, Organisation and Management. His industry experience enriches his teaching, offering students valuable insights into the practical application of management theory.
Dr Natasha Clennell
MSc Marketing, MSc Digital Marketing and Analytics and MSc Tourism Marketing and Analytics. Natasha is a Lecturer in Marketing and has experience as an industry professional, having held positions in senior marketing roles at BBC, DWF and MediaCityUK. Her research is focused on inter-organisational innovation projects, strategic networks, innovation and digital media.
Dr Robert Forster
MSc Money, Banking and Financial Economics Rob is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at the University of Liverpool. He holds a PhD in Economics from Cardiff University. Before joining the Management School, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the DAFM Research Centre, King’s College London. His research focuses on housing, financial stability and macroprudential policy.
Dr Matthew Tickle
MSc Operations and Supply Chain Management Matthew holds a BSc and PhD in Operations Management from the University of Liverpool and previously worked as a project manager in the software development industry. His research interests include humanitarian supply chains (i.e. studying how best to get relief to those in need after a disaster has struck) and quality management tools and techniques.
Dr Joanne Lyubovnikova
MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology and Business Psychology and Strategic People Management Joanne is a senior lecturer in Organisational Behaviour and a registered occupational psychologist. Her current research focuses on five interrelated areas: team composition and processes, team leadership, team innovation and creativity, multiple team membership and teamwork in the context of healthcare.
Dr Matt Mitchell
MSc Project Management Matt is a Lecturer in Operations Management with a PhD and finance industry background. He researches product launch delays, modern slavery and food supply sustainability using quantitative methods. An award-winning teacher and Associate Fellow of the HEA, he has presented at major international conferences including EurOMA and POMS.
Dr Tunde Buraimo
MSc Sports Business and Management and MSc Sports Business and Analytics Tunde is a Senior Lecturer whose research focuses on sports broadcasting and migration, demand analysis and competitive balance. He conducts applied research and consultancy for organisations including the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Sport England and the National Trust.
Dr Eric Leung
MSc Sustainable Business Eric is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Business and Data Analytics with industry experience in IT and supply chain. His research focuses on integrating AI, IoT, and data analytics into logistics to boost efficiency and sustainability, with a special interest in digital transformation and supply chain innovation in Industry.
Dr Ali Rostron
MSC Human Resource Management and Strategic Organisation and Online MSc Human Resource Management Ali joined the Management School's DBA programme team in 2017. She previously worked for fifteen years in charities and local government, including twelve years as a manager. Her research interests include managerial identity and narrative methods, exploring how managers make sense of their roles and the stories that shape organisational life.
Dr Patrick Bennett
MSc Economic Policy and Data Analytics Patrick is a Lecturer with a PhD in Economics from Copenhagen Business School and prior experience at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and SNF. His research spans labour economics, economics of education and economics of crime, focusing on experimental approaches to fairness, inequality and rationality in economic behaviour.