Our people

Members of the Wilberforce Institute

Our team is made up of scholars, research fellows, postgraduate students, and affiliated experts, collectively engaged in the critical study of historical slavery and the pursuit of strategies to combat contemporary forms of exploitation.

Professor Simon Green

Prof. Simon Green

Institute Director

Sophie Blanchard

Sophie Blanchard

Operations Manager

Professor Iain Brennan

Prof. Iain Brennan

Professor of Criminology

Dr Cassandra Gooptar

Dr Cassandra Gooptar

Lecturer, Legacies of Slavery

Dr Alicia Heys

Dr Alicia Heys

Senior Lecturer, Modern Slavery

Dr Darren Mundy

Dr Darren Mundy

Dean, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Education

Dr Daniel Ogunniyi

Dr Daniel Ogunniyi

Lecturer, Modern Slavery

Dr Nicola O’Leary

Dr Nicola O’Leary

Reader in Criminology

Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith

Manager, Justice Hub

Cristina Talens

Cristina Talens

Head of Business Risk Assessment Services

Research affiliates

Affiliate
Professor Manuel Barcia
Dr Angela Osborne
Dr Steven Behrendt
Dr Anthony Rabin
Gifty Burrows
Dr Emma Evelyn Roberts
Dr Dean Clay
Theresa Roberts
Dr Ally Dunhill
Professor Suzanne Schwarz
Dr Kate Hodgson
Dr Zahra Shirgholami
Tiffany Langford
Dr Meghna Singh
Professor Angela McCarthy
Dr Lee Karen Stow
Dr Jeff Morgan
Professor Michael Turner
Dr Ndiweteko Jennifer Nghishitende
Professor Joel Quirk
Eva Veldhuizen-Ochodničanová
Emeritus Professor Jim Walvin
Karen Okra
Dr David Wilkins
Professor Andrew O’Shaunghnessy
Dr Mary Wills
Professor John Oldfield
Nuala Zahedieh