Emeritus professors

Pete Alcock is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Administration in the School of Social Policy.

Ann is Emeritus Professor of Social Work and Mental Health and Director of the Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental Health (CEIMH) from 2005-2010.

John is an Emeritus Professor of Housing Studies in the School of Social Policy, Department of Social Policy and Social Work.

Emeritus Professor Chris Ham was appointed as Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Birmingham in 1992. From 2000 to 2004 he was seconded to the Department of Health, where he was Director of the Strategy Unit, working with ministers on NHS reform. Chris is the author of 20 books and numerous articles about health policy and management. He was awarded a CBE in 2004 ...

David Mullins is Professor of Housing Policy and leads the Housing and Communities Research Group in IASS. He also has links with the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) and the Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) in the School of Social Policy. His research interests include the governance, management and regulation of housing, housing need and homelessness, the role of ...

David Stephenson is Emeritus Professor, School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham.

Dr Emma Wincup is Research Manager (Qualitative) at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a York-based social change organisation working to solve poverty. Emma’s research focuses on monitoring poverty and destitution, particularly using qualitative and participatory methods. She is interested in the drivers of poverty, understanding who is most at risk of poverty and why, and the impact of ...