Denise is a professional counsellor and a staff member of the University Counselling Service. She works one-to-one, mainly in person (although online counselling via Teams can be arranged if needed), and occasionally runs small groups and workshops on topics relevant to student life. As a college counsellor, Denise works in the same way as the... Read more
As the Welfare Lead in College, I am responsible for helping to provide support and advice to students in relation to their welfare and wellbeing. I have a professional background working in areas of mental health and safeguarding. I am a qualified Social Worker and Systemic Practitioner, having worked in the NHS and statutory services... Read more
Position: College Tortoise, Unofficial Mascot, Wellbeing Assistant Joined: Spring 2021 Office Location: The Quad Truffle is Regent’s Park College’s beloved resident tortoise and unofficial mascot. With a shell of wisdom and a heart full of leafy greens, she brings calm, charm, and curiosity to the college community. Known for her rather speedy strolls across the quad,... Read more
I joined Regent’s in July 2023, ten years after completing my degree in Classics and Modern Languages at Trinity College, Oxford. This followed a varied career including secondary teaching, printing, and academic services, in Cheshire, Manchester, and Kent. I run the College’s Academic Office, overseeing among other things undergraduate and postgraduate admissions, the provision of... Read more
My academic interests are in practical theology, with my writing often focusing on gender, embodiment and ministry. More broadly I am interested in issues of faith in the public square, Baptist ecclesiology and the theology of mental health. I am a fully accredited Baptist minister in the Baptist Union of Great Britain. I underwent ministerial... Read more
My research interests lie in the interpretation of the New Testament, including in art, music and literature. I have been Departmental Lecturer in New Testament Studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford, as well as Director of the Centre for the Reception History of the Bible. My role in College I am... Read more
My research focuses on how Protestant ideas in the period of the English Reformation functioned within their historical context, and interconnected both with wider cultural values and with individual identities and psychological needs. My first book was about how the doctrine of predestination was communicated to everyday Protestants through printed sermons and other forms of... Read more