LAHP Team

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Dr Marquard Smith

Director – Associate Professor of Art, Design & Museology – University College London

Marquard (Marq) Smith is an academic, curator, editor, and consultant. Marq works at UCL and is also Professor of Artistic Research in the Department of Doctoral Studies at Vilnius Academy of Arts, and Founder/Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Visual Culture. Marq has a particular commitment to doctoral education in the Arts and Humanities, and his recent/forthcoming research/publications/exhibitions concern arts education, the archival impulse, decolonisation, collaboration and participation, and research as a subject of research. You can find more about him here

As Director of LAHP, Marq is responsible for the strategic leadership, development and delivery of LAHP.

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Dr Tom Six

Deputy Director (Training and Cohort Development) – Reader in Politics and Performance – Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Tom Six is Reader in Politics and Performance at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and an editor of the journal Studies in Theatre and Performance. Until recently, Tom was Head of the Research Degrees Programme at Central, and his research focuses primarily on the politics of race and antiracism in Euro-American culture. He also works actively on antiracist projects in the British theatre. You can find out more about him on his website.

As Deputy Director (Training and Cohort Development), Tom provides academic leadership to LAHP’s training framework and cohort building activities.

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Andrea Crammond

LAHP Centre Manager

Andrea has worked in the Higher Education sector for 10 years, managing UKRI-funded centres in several of her roles. At LAHP, she has responsibility for the financial and operational running of the centre with oversight of all processes. She is the first point of contact for HEI partners. Andrea also supports the day-to-day running of the DTP, liaising with the Partner Institutions on more complex student cases, advising on regulations and handling changes to studentships.

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Gillian Harrison

LAHP Senior Support Officer

Gillian is responsible for a range of activities related to collaborations, external partnerships, staff and student-led initiatives, cohort development, and placement activities, including the processes that support them.

Her specific responsibilities include overseeing the LAHP Collaborative Doctoral Award Scheme and the LAHP Placement Scheme. She also manages key events such as the Annual LAHP Student Welcome, End of Term celebrations, the Annual Research Day, and various placement-related events. Additionally, Gillian is in charge of the LAHP Staff-Led and Student-Led Activities Funds, maintains engagement with LAHP DTP alumni, and manages LAHP’s communication channels.

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