People

Patrick Humphreys

Patrick Humphreys is Director of the Institute of Social Psychology, LSE and Co-Director London Multimedia Lab. His expertise is in decision making and decision support systems; project management, organisational transformation, primary health care resource enhancement; authoring and communication in multimedia; community development and networking. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Industry and Commerce (FRSA). He is particularly interested in achieving change in society through participatory multimedia.

tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7711
e-mail: P.Humphreys@lse.ac.uk

Carol Lorac

Carol Lorac is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Social Psychology, LSE. She is Co-Director London Multimedia Lab. She founded the Department of Media Arts, Royal Holloway University of London. Her field of expertise is in audiovisual composition and multimedia communication. She is currently completing a combined print and electronic book, Images and Sounds: Audiovisual Language and Process for extending the boundaries of communication: Theory, practice and cases.

tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7711
e-mail: C.Lorac@lse.ac.uk

Marcelo Ramella

Marcelo Ramella has been teaching and researching at the LSE since 1995. He has worked extensively for the European Commission and the UK Government, especially, for the Department for International Development, the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, and the Home Office. He is interested in concepts, policy and practice concerning marginalised young people, and in particular, in the uses of audio-visual language for enhanced communication and understanding transformation.

tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7402
e-mail: M.Ramella@lse.ac.uk

Gonzalo Olmos

Gonzalo Olmos is a Research Officer at London School of Economics He was as project manager for the Positive Futures Young People’s Views Pilot Project (2003) and has continued working in the national rollout of Young People's Views Project (2004-2006). He has experience in Advertising, Marketing and Internet Technologies. Gonzalo is also a photographer and part-time doctoral student at the Institute of Social Psychology. His interests include social development, ethnographic film and audiovisual research.

tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7402
e-mail: G.E.Olmos@lse.ac.uk

Sevasti-Melissa Nolas

Sevasti-Melissa Nolas is a Research Officer at the LSE currently working on the Positive Futures 'Young People's Views' project (2004-2006) and a doctoral student at the Institute of Social Psychology.  Her research focuses on the politics and practice of organizational/community change projects.  Before joining the YPV project Melissa was an RO on an EPSRC-funded action research project looking at the integration of complex social systems after a major change event.

tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6282
e-mail: S.Nolas@lse.ac.uk

Slavica Savic

Slavica Savic is a Research Officer at the Institute of Social Psychology LSE. She has extensive experience in planning and managing deliverables on research programmes. She has been working with the LSE Complexity Group, co-ordinating the research work, facilitating group meetings and participating in development of the team strategy. Her work with groups and individuals support her interest in social and cultural issues and creative relationships. Wider interests include photography, filming, web design

tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6282
e-mail: S.Savic@lse.ac.uk

Garrick Jones

Garrick Jones is Partner in the Ludic Group and Visiting Fellow in the Institute of Social Psychology at LSE. He is particularly experienced in working with organisations on Innovation Strategies using Collaborative Learning and Design.  He has worked with teams to develop and launch Collaborative Environments in Europe, Africa, the United States and Asia. His research is focused on large scale group decision support systems, innovation and creativity in organisations, culture and education.

tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6795
e-mail: g.a.jones1@lse.ac.uk