Beth is currently the Deputy Head of Geography, Environment and Planning in the Department of the Natural and Built Environment.

Beth’s first degree was in Civil Engineering at Sheffield City Polytechnic. She then carried out three years research into Urban Drainage at Sheffield Hallam University and completed a PhD investigating the performance of combined sewer overflow screens in 1995.

She joined Hallam as a lecturer in 1996 teaching Hydraulics and Water Engineering and she managed the Environmental Management degree course for four years. She completed a PGCE in further and higher education in 1998 and an MSc in Urban Regeneration in 2005.

Beth was the programme leader for the urban and regional environment programme for seven years working closely with course leaders, module leaders and support staff to ensure a high quality student experience.

For three years she was the Quality and Standards Management and Enhancement (QSME) Lead in the Department working with module and course leaders and other staff within the college to ensure quality and standards were maintained and enhanced.