Who we are

Below you can find details of the current PDG committee. Click on the pictures to contact individuals via email.

If you’d like to know more about what being on the PDG committee entails and to get involved, we invite you to Join us and to learn more about How we work.

Co-Chairs

  Co-Chair Faculty Email Address
Jordana Burdon Bailey

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Izzy Kevan Faculty of Health and Life Sciences iakevan@liverpool.ac.uk 
Adefolatomiwa Toye Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences attoye@liverpool.ac.uk 

Representatives

  Representative Faculty Email Address
Lydia Barrett Representative for Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences hslbarr5@liverpool.ac.uk 
Sarah Boardman Representative for Faculty of Health and Life Sciences saimeeb@liverpool.ac.uk 
Angela Chiweshe Representative for Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Angela.Chiweshe@liverpool.ac.uk 
Sanjana Kattera

Representative for Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

S.S.Kattera@liverpool.ac.uk 
Nina Kechagia

Representative for Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

n.kechagia@liverpool.ac.uk 
Kunal Mathur Representative for Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences kman8@liverpool.ac.uk 
Sam Pearce Representative for Faculty of Health and Life Sciences sjpearce@liverpool.ac.uk 
Flavia Saveriano

Representative for Faculty of Science and Engineering

f.saveriano@liverpool.ac.uk 
Amanda Thobega Representative for Faculty of Health and Life Sciences amanda.thobega@liverpool.ac.uk 

Current Academy representatives:

  Academy Representative Role Email Address
Dr Adam Gilbert

Researcher Developer (PGRs)

adam.gilbert@liverpool.ac.uk 
Luke Simpson Researcher Development Co-ordinator luke.simpson@liverpool.ac.uk 

Previous Co-Chairs (formerly known as Co-Leads)

  • 2023-2025: Malika Ben Kahla, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2023-2025: Kate Williams, Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • 2023-2024: Mazen Alzahrani, Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • 2023-2024: Sarah Boardman, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  • 2023-2024: Sarah Ellis, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2022-2023: Lara MacLachlan, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2022-2023: Adele Moore, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Previous Representatives (formerly known as Deputy Co-Leads)

  • 2023-2025: Salem Munahi S. Alotaibi, Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • 2023-2025: Mazen Alzahrani, Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • 2024-2025: Muath Alobaida, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  • 2024-2025: Fajer Mohammed Z. Alqahtani, Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • 2024-2025: Sarah Ellis, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2024-2025: Unik Limbu, Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • 2024-2025: Faye Lynch, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2024-2025: Jacob Simmons, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2024-2025: Anna Vichnevetskaia, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2023-2024: Nina Himmelreich, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2023-2024: Xiaoxiao Hou, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2023-2024: Emeka Ogiji, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  • 2022-2023: Julia Marcet Alonso, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2022-2023: Michelle Girvan, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2022-2023: Andrew Palmer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences