Our team comprises a diverse mix of consulting academics, leadership and management trainers and advisors, economic experts, business leaders and skilled facilitators.
Our work with organisations involves a range of staff from the Business School. A selection of regular consulting academics and specialist associates are shown below. To find out more about all our staff and their expertise please explore the full staff list.
Director of the International Centre for Coaching & Mentoring Studies
Tatiana is an award winning and internationally respected researcher, author and thought leader around coaching practice and supervision.
Senior Lecturer
I am responsible for teaching and learning in the field of people & organisations/human resource management (encompassing SHRM, Organisational Behaviour, Leadership and Management of Change/Culture)and coaching and mentoring at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, across a variety of different programmes.
My field of research is knowledge management and knowledge sharing, specifically focused in the field of Event Studies and amongst volunteer resources. I actively conduct research, seek funding applications, collaborate with colleagues, and produce published outcomes. I supervise a range of students research projects up to and including doctoral level (PhD and DCM).
Lecturer and Senior Leader Apprenticeship Academic Advisor
I combine practical management and leadership expertise with academic experience. I have held senior management roles in both government and private sectors, in national and global entities.
Associate Professor in Responsible Management and Leadership
Karen is an Associate Professor in Responsible Management and Leadership, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She holds roles including a Subject Coordinator for the Business and Management undergraduate programme, advisor for the Senior People Professional Apprenticeship and SDG Champion for the global MBA. With a long-established academic and teaching profile in sustainability leadership and management, Karen is committed to supporting career journeys that contribute to environmental and social organisational and broader, global goals.
Her research and teaching interests focus on the intersection of sustainability, employability and related skills development. Her practice deeply aligns with the United Nations 'Principles of Responsible Management Education' (PRME). She is Secretary for PRME UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee, and a committee member of the Working Group on 'Climate Change and the Environment', which includes leading a mentoring programme and facilitating climate literacy sessions. On behalf of PRME UK and Ireland, she co-leads a group on 'Careers and Sustainability'.
Human Resource Management, Coaching and Mentoring
Judie is an experienced consulting academic, working with the service industry on mentoring and human resource related assignments. She is an award winning researcher and advisor on these topics.
Human Resource Management, Coaching and Mentoring
Ioanna works with organisations to support coaching as a developmental tool in management learning and education. She conducts multidisciplinary research, drawing on a range of disciplines to bring new insights to her work.
Principal Lecturer in Information Systems, Analytics and Operations
I engage in the full range of academic activities, from teaching and research, to knowledge exchange and consulting.
Coaching and Lifelong Learning
Peter is a professional coach, facilitator and supervisor with experience of delivering step-change performance improvement. His coaching practice has a particular focus on the challenges of general management and the dynamics of individual change within organisations.
Entrepreneurship, Business and Management
Ross brings to his work on entrepreneurship a wealth of industry experience gained from 20 years working in commercial property, retail, and the music industry. Ross is highly collaborative and enjoys working closely with clients to improve practice and resolve complex issues.
Senior Lecturer in Hospitality and Tourism Management
MBA Director
As MBA Director I am responsible for overseeing the MBA programme in all its facets. This includes responsibility for programme delivery and student experience, quality assurance, continuous improvement and strategic development, marketing, recruitment, liaison with accreditors and ACCA, etc. All of this is done working with a range of support and professional services and a great academic team.
I also teach undergraduate and postgraduate students (including MBA).
Finally, I am a researcher in Information Management - see the separate research section for details .
Business and Management
Kate has over 25 years of experience within the automotive sector, most recently as Director of Continuous Improvement for Harley Davidson. Following her career change into higher education, Kate works with MBAs and other professionals, supporting international business consultancy.
Marketing, Nonprofits
Sarah-Louise is a consultant and academic specialising in understanding consumer behaviour and the role of brand in the nonprofit sector. She is an experienced practitioner having held senior positions across manufacturing, retail and non-profit sectors, mostly recently in HFT and RVS.
Senior Lecturer in Coaching, Mentoring and Management/Subject Coordinator - Doctorate of Coaching & Mentoring
My main activities include teaching and supervising on our Doctorate in Coaching & Mentoring, MA in Coaching and Mentoring Practice and the MA/MSc programmes in Human Resource Management. I also undertake doctoral research supervision across the Business School. I am the Oxford Brookes University Module Leader for Practice Fundamentals and Coaching in the Workplace. I am also a professional coach and facilitator and an academic researcher with a background in City finance and leadership training.
Coaching, Change Management
Adrian works with organisations to set up internal coaching schemes, helping managers acquire coaching skills and working with change. He supports managers acquiring formal qualifications in coaching. Adrian is a chartered occupational psychologist and has been an ILM and CMI assessor.
Lecturer in Coaching and Mentoring
I am a Lecturer in Coaching & Mentoring team teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
Applied Accounting, Corporate Social Responsibility
Kate is a Chartered Accountant with a consultancy and academic specialism in Corporate Social Responsibility in addition to financial and non-financial reporting. Kate is the academic lead for the Help to Grow programme.
Economic Impact, Decision Making in Ambiguity
Sara leads on our economic impact assessment projects,. These include advising organisations on ways in which they can maximise their impact on local stakeholders, their local economy as well as the UK GDP with clients including Blenheim Palace and Radley College.
Teaching Fellow in UG/PG Marketing and Business
Teaching and content creation for UG and PG in both Business and Marketing departments.
Director of CDPRP and Reader in Human Resource Management
I am a Professor of Work and Organisational Change (with a focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), teaching along with working on national and European research projects on gender equality and diversity issues in organisations and society, transitions from education to employment and academic (im)mobilities.
Tourism, Hospitality, Services Marketing
Robert specialises in quantitative research methods, survey design, index benchmarking and structural equation modelling. His work in understanding tourist behaviour has been widely published and has been supported by various national and international research grants.
Senior Lecturer in Business/Data Analytics
Rachel is Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes Business School. Her research focuses on data analytics in business and financial management, and the application of analytics, big data and AI in business studies, with a special interests in the context of hospitality, tourism and events sectors.
She leads and teaches on a number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate modules. She also supervises PhD and Doctoral of Coaching and Mentoring (DCM) students, and postgraduate students dissertation, on a good range of topics.
Rachel is also the Educational Partnership Liaison Manager for the International Partner ChengDu University of Technology (CDUT), China, looking after the International Foundation Programme, Business Management Programme and Accounting & Finance Programme there. .
Associate Professor Innovation & Enterprise
I am an Associate Professor in Innovation and Enterprise at Oxford Brookes Business School, teaching innovation, disruptive innovation, and design thinking across MSc and MBA programmes. My teaching focuses on applying creative and strategic approaches to real organisational challenges, equipping students and leaders to navigate uncertainty and drive meaningful change.