Expert comment
Jane Ali-Knight

The Business School
j.ali-knight@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 4392

Area of expertise:
Festival and event management, wine tourism, destination development

Dr Sarah Artt

School of Arts & Creative Industries
S.Artt@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 6229

Area of expertise:
​Science fiction, women’s writing, contemporary film

Dr Liz Aston

School of Applied Sciences
l.aston@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 3323

Area of expertise:
Policing, stop and search, public confidence, police technology

Dr Peter Barlow

School of Applied Sciences
p.barlow@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 6167

Area of expertise:
​Immunology, viral infections, influenza

Dr Paul Barron

The Business School
p.barron@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 4733

Area of expertise:
​Employees in hospitality and tourism

Sarah Borthwick Saddler

The Business School
S.BorthwickSaddler@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 4548

Area of expertise:
​Green fiscal transport policy

Prof Bill Buchanan

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
b.buchanan@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2759

Area of expertise:
​Computer security, cybercrime

Prof John Currie

Director, Scottish Energy Centre
j.currie@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2253

Area of expertise:
​Environment, energy, green issues

Tom Flint

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
t.flint@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2375

Area of expertise:
​Creative computing, digital storytelling

Dr Andrew Frayn

School of Arts & Creative Industries
a.frayn@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 6138

Area of expertise:
First World War literature, modernist literature, non-canonical literature

Dr Jason Gilchrist

School of Applied Sciences
j.gilchrist@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2394

Area of expertise:
​Animal stress physiology, behavioural ecology

Dr Robert Hairstans

Institute for Sustainable Construction
R.Hairstans@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2891

Area of expertise:
​Housing market, construction technologies

Prof Hazel Hall

Director, Centre for Social Informatics
h.hall@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2760

Area of expertise:
​Social media, online information provision

Paul Harkins

School of Arts & Creative Industries
p.harkins@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 5020

Area of expertise:
​Music, copyright, music industry, music technology

Miranda Hurst

School of Arts & Creative Industries
m.hurst@napier.ac.uk
07712 335750

Area of expertise:
Broadcast journalism, public service broadcasting, mobile journalism

Dr Gary Hutchison

Dean, School of Applied Sciences
ga.hutchison@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2344

Area of expertise:
​Nano safety, toxicology, reproductive biology

Prof Mark Huxham

School of Applied Sciences
m.huxham@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2514

Area of expertise:
​Coastal ecosystems and ecology, teaching and learning

Dr Sam Illingworth

Department of Learning & Teaching Enhancement
s.illingworth@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 5018

Area of expertise:
Higher education, science communication, poetry, games, climate change

Prof Thanos Karatzias

School of Health & Social Care
t.karatzias@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 5345

Area of expertise:
​Mental health, learning disabilities, psychological trauma, PTSD

Dr Arin Keeble

School of Arts & Creative Industries
a.keeble@napier.ac.uk
0131 4552275

Area of expertise:
Contemporary literature, crisis, terrorism and neoliberalism literature

Aleksandar Kocic

School of Arts & Creative Industries
a.kocic@napier.ac.uk

Area of expertise:
Public service media, local media, BBC, radio

Prof Anna Leask

The Business School
a.leask@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 4382

Area of expertise:
Visitor attraction and heritage management, business tourism

Dr Scott Lyall

School of Arts & Creative Industries
S.Lyall@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 6126

Area of expertise:
Modern Scottish literature, the Scottish literary renaissance

Dr Oli Mival

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
o.mival@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2761

Area of expertise:
​Human computer interaction, user experience, digital workflow needs

Prof Tariq Muneer

Transport Research Institute
t.muneer@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2541

Area of expertise:
​Solar energy, electric cars, sustainable transport

Dan Ridley-Ellis

Institute for Sustainable Construction
d.ridley-ellis@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2449

Area of expertise:
Trees and wood properties, timber grading and standards

Prof Anne Schwan

School of Arts & Creative Industries
a.schwan@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 6131

Area of expertise:
Literary and cultural studies, crime and imprisonment in culture

Dr Stephen Smith

School of Health & Social Care
ste.smith@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 5675

Area of expertise:
​Compassionate person centred care

Prof Jill Stavert

The Business School
j.stavert@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 4553

Area of expertise:
​International law, human rights, mental health law, constitutional law

Prof Martin Tangney

Director, Biofuel Research Centre
m.tangney@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2217

Area of expertise:
​microbial biofuel production, energy from waste products, renewable energy

Dr Ellis Urquhart

Lecturer, Tourism & Languages
e.urquhart@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 4400

Area of expertise:
Airline management, airport operations, tourism technology

Dr Neil Urquhart

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
n.urquhart@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 2655

Area of expertise:
Evolutionary algorithms, vehicle routing and scheduling

Dr Tony Westbury

School of Applied Sciences
0131 455 2554 / 2520
t.westbury@napier.ac.uk

Area of expertise:
​Sport psychology, exercise behaviour

Zhongdong Niu

The Business School
z.niu@napier.ac.uk
0131 455 4572

Area of expertise:
​Media Law, international economic law, comparative law, employment law