Core Team
Prof Andy Lymer, Centre Director and Professor of Taxation and Personal Finance.
Andy’s research interests lie in the areas of taxation, and personal and small business financial wellbeing. Andy is a member of the UK Money and Pension Service’s Research and Evaluation Board, was leader of the Tax Development Programme for HM Treasury from 2008 to 2011 and is the current chair of the global academic and practitioners' Tax Research Network (TRN). He also holds academic positions in personal finance related areas in South Africa (UNISA) and in New Zealand (Massey University).
Dr Hayley James, Senior Research Fellow
Hayley James is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston Business School. Hayley’s research interests concern sociological perspectives on money, finance and value, and how they intersect with ageing and the lifecourse.
Dr Lin Tian, Research Associate
Lin is Research Associate in the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston Business School. Her research interests focus on household finance, labour economics and health economics.
Dr Halima Sacranie, Research Fellow
Halima’s research is focussed on housing and communities - an important arena for current policy and practice challenges in relation to housing supply, quality, affordability and insecurity, as well as neighbourhoods and place-making, and the role of councils and third sector housing organisations in the provision of housing and related services.
Thea Raisbeck, Visiting Research Fellow
Thea is a skilled qualitative researcher with extensive experience of participatory and co-production methods. With 17 years’ experience in a range of advocacy, research, and strategy roles within the housing and homelessness sectors, Thea specialises in homelessness, supported housing, and gendered approaches to policy, practice and provision. Currently Head of Research and Best Practice at Spring Housing, a housing charity based in the West Midlands, Thea is working on a research project around young people living in high cost supported housing who enter employment, focussing on the impact on their personal and financial wellbeing.
Dixon Wong, Centre Manager
Dixon has a varied career across Asia, Africa and Europe serving both private and public organisations in roles of communications, stakeholder engagement and project management. Dixon manages the day-to-day coordination and communication of CPFW’s activities, including event coordination, digital presence, HR and procurement.