Martin Parham

Martin Parham is an experienced educator and professional in disaster management and physical geography, currently serving as a Lecturer in disaster management at The University of Manchester and a Physical Geography Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire. With a robust background in assessment and examination processes, Martin collaborates with teams at AQA as a Senior Assessment Associate. Previous roles include Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck College and Assistant Tutor at Birkbeck, University of London, along with significant experience at the University of Portsmouth as a Doctoral Researcher focusing on hazard perception and disaster risk reduction education. Martin has held leadership positions such as Head of Geography at Royal Russell School and LNDS, and has contributed to curriculum design and management of examination teams at Pearson. Academically, Martin holds a PhD in Geological and Earth Sciences from the University of Portsmouth and several degrees in the same field, complemented by a PGCE in Secondary Education from the UCL Institute of Education.