Edward Wastnidge is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies. His main area of research concerns the politics and international relations of the Middle East, with a focus on Iranian politics and foreign policy. He is currently the Qualification Lead for the International Studies programme and has worked on a number of different modules including DD103, DD211, DD313 and DD316.

I am an Associate Lecturer and Lecturer in Classical Studies at the OU, teaching and writing on modules in Arts and Classical Studies, ranging from Level 1 to 3, and MA. These include AA100 The Arts past and present, A219 Exploring the Classical World, A276 Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome, A330 Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds, A340 The Roman Empire and the MA in Classical Studies. I have always enjoyed being a tutor, and am in constant awe of the commitment of OU students, many of whom are juggling work and home life along with a degree.

Elena Tudosie combines a strong academic legal background with market-place practical hands-on experience of the Legal Services industry. 

Elena is currently a PhD Researcher in Law at the Open University School of Law, having previously lectured at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Bedfordshire and the School of Economics and Law. As an accomplished member of Toastmasters International, Elena is the immediate past president of Bedford Speakers where she has been a member since 2013.

Elena’s current research into ‘The “Right” to Die with “Dignity”’ involves an examination of jurisdiction attitudes and legislation on assisted suicide with particular focus on Oregon (USA) and Canada, as well as the changing landscape of the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales.

My research is situated in the social psychology of citizenship, particularly the study of everyday enactments of citizenship. My current interests lie in the emergent politics of Brexit and the development of new political identities.

Previous research includes work on identity dynamics identity in border-crossing practices – for example processes of naturalisation and European immigration – and intercultural encounters.  

I am currently in the presentation teams for DE300 Investigating psychology 3 and DE200 Investigating psychology 2. Previously, I co-chaired the production of the level 3 social psychology module DD317 Advancing social psychology.  

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Elizabeth Bortolaia Silva is Professor of Sociology at The Open University. She currently chairs the production of the Masters’ Programme in Social Sciences and is Director of the Centre for Citizenship, Identity and Governance (CCIG). She studied for her undergraduate and Masters Degrees at the University of Sao Paulo and obtained her PhD from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London.

Elizabeth works in the fields of sociology of culture, technology and everyday life. Social divisions, in particular those of social class and gender, and cross national comparisons have been central to her work. She has taught and researched in Brazil (University of Sao Paulo and University of Campinas), the United States (Harvard University and Brown University) and in the UK (University of Leeds) and has also been a visiting scholar in France (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique).

Ellie Dommett is a Reader in Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience where she conducts research into the brain basis of, and treatments for, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as well as teaching neuroscience and psychology. She is also an Open University tutor, having joined the OU in 2004 and teaches from first year undergraduate to master’s level. During her time with the OU, she has also completed a BA and MA as an OU student.

Elsa grew up on a farm in North Devon and from the age of 11 was home educated alongside her sister and cousins. She enrolled with the OU from the age of 14 and continued studying at college and university, enrolling in a variety of modules and subjects. Elsa finally decided to pursue business and has just completed her BA hons in business studies and is already utilising the skills and knowledge learned in a new job in an accounts office. Outside the OU her hobbies include playing and teaching music, netball and reading!

Emila joined  the Open University as a Lecturer in French in 2014 and has worked across various modules currently offered .

Before joining the Open University, she taught French literature, language, grammar and translation at the University of Cambridge where I was Research Fellow at Clare Hall College, Cambridge. She has also taught at Queen Mary, Paris VII and the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Lyon.

She completed her Mphil and PhD at the University of Cambridge (Queens' college) and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford (Oriel College) in French and Italian. 

She is also qualified as a professional interpreter and translator (MA, University of Bath).

She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has worked as a Research Associate at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. 

Emily Wood is a senior advisor on the Computing and IT support team.

She believes it is vital that we provide everyone that wants it the chance to gain a qualification regardless of their circumstances or background. Student success is dependent on not only hard work and dedication from the student, but also on the quality of the support they receive while studying.  That is where Emily comes in!

When she is not helping students you will generally find her playing the drums or making a mess as Emily loves arts and crafts.

Emma Clarence has been an Associate Lecturer with the Open University for nearly 20 years. Emma teaches on a wide range of social science modules, including DD102 Introducing the Social Sciences, DD103 Investigating the Social World and DD211 Understanding Politics: Ideas and Institutions in the Modern World. Emma has contributed to the blocks on citizenship and revolution in DD316 Modern Political Ideas. 

Emma is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the Open University, and her current role is Teaching Director for Law.  She has been an OU law tutor for over 11 years.  Her research interests include the role of emotion and wellbeing in legal education and the legal profession. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the theatre and reading.

Emma-Jayne (E-J) Graham is Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University. She is an archaeologist whose research focuses largely on Roman Italy, with a particular interest in material culture and the human body. She has published on burial practices and the treatment of the dead, as well as infant health, ancient disability and votive cult practice, and she is currently working on a book about material culture and the body in Roman religion. She also likes playing tennis (although grudgingly admits that her chances of ever winning Wimbledon are slim) and is slightly obsessed with penguins.

Eva is a married mother of two who has been studying at The Open University for four and a half years, and is now about to complete her final module for her LLB law degree, having relocated to Milton Keynes ten days before her exam last year! She also works in a local secondary school. Her academic interests include human rights and constitution, and she has a growing interest in politics. In her free time she likes to read, watch movies and go cycling.