Meet the team
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Carol Azumah Dennis - Praxis Director
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Dr Carol Azumah Dennis was appointed Praxis Director in January 2024. She has worked in the Open University since 2017 as a Senior Lecturer in Education. Her research explores the ethical potential and responsibilities of post-16 professionals. With a keen commitment to manifesto as academic genre, Azumah has written about the entanglement of research, policy and practice. The opportunity to Direct the work of Praxis is an extension of her career as a teacher, manager, and researcher in Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education.
Email Azumah Dennis (azumah.dennis@open.ac.uk)
OR Telephone: 01908 (6)55927
Shahnaz Hussain (Shiny) - Praxis Centre Manager
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Shahnaz manages the overall Praxis operation including:
- Project management and oversight of all funded Praxis projects
- Development of the communications plans
- Financial planning and budgets
- Creation, Development and delivery of Website/Intranet/Social Media Strategy
- Local, National and International Event Management
Email Shahnaz Hussain (shahnaz.hussain@open.ac.uk)
OR Telephone: 01908 (6)53517
Katie Pauley - Praxis Centre Support Assistant
Email Katie Pauley (katie.pauley@open.ac.uk)
OR Telephone: 01908 (6)38255
Suzie Jarvis - Praxis Centre Support Assistant
Email Suzie Jarvis (suzie.jarvis@open.ac.uk)
OR Telephone: 01908 (6) 53699
Ann-Marie Orpwood-Worley - Praxis Centre Support Assistant
Email Ann-Marie Orpwood Worley (ann-marie.orpwood-worley@open.ac.uk)
OR Telephone: 01908 (6) 55379
Centre members
Mark Addis - Deputy Associate Dean Research
Simon Cross - Senior Lecturer, Institute of Educational Technology
Jackie Musgrave - Associate Head of School, Learning and Teaching, School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport
Natasha Rear - Associate Head of School, Learning, Teaching and Students, School of Health, Wellbeing & Social Care
Wendy McInally - Associate Head of School, Research and Knowledge Exchange, School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
Caroline Tagg - Associate Head of School, Research and Scholarship, School of Languages and Linguistics
Ursula Stickler - Senior Lecturer in German, School of Languages and Linguistics
Mara Fuertes-Guiterrez - Praxis SRPP WELS Representative
Email Mara Fuertez-Guiterrez (mara.fuertes-gutierrez@open.ac.uk)
Karen Bowen - Praxis Access, Open and Cross-curricular Representative
Clare Horackova - Praxis Associate Lecturer Representative
Mel Green - Praxis Anti-Racist and Inclusive Assessment Scholarship Hub Lead
Olivia Kelly - Praxis Social Media Scholarship Hub Lead
