Class III - Members appointed by senate

Professor Karen Knapp

Class III Member (Appointed by Senate) since 1 August 2023

Professor Karen Knapp is Head of Department of Health and Care Professionals and Associate Professor in Musculoskeletal Imaging.

Read Karen Knapp's full academic biography.

Register of Members' Interests 2025/26

Organisation in which interest exists	Nature of Interest (directorship, shareholding, membership etc.)
Health and Care Professions	Head of Department
Medical Imaging Centre	Lead for MSK
Dorset County Hospital	DXA Reporting Radiographer
Bone Densitometry Training and Advisory Panel for the Royal Osteoporosis Committee	Chair
Royal Osteoporosis Society Clinical Committee	Member
Gilead Feasibility Study - Long Covid	Grant Holder
Animal Free Research	Grant Holder
GSK	Shareholder

Dr Sarah Hodge

Class III Member (Appointed by Senate) since 1 August 2024

Dr Sarah Hodge is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Ecology and Conservation within the Faculty of Economics, Science and Economy on the Penryn Campus and is heavily involved in both undergraduate and MSc teaching. Sarah is currently Deputy Head of Department, having previously held Director of Education and Programme Lead roles for Biosciences. Sarah also leads on widening participation activities within the department and provides pastoral support to International Students. She joined the University in 2008 as an Associate Research Fellow following the completion of her PhD and a three-year post as a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

Read Sarah Hodge's full biography.

 

Register of Members' Interests 2025/26

Organisation in which interest exists	Nature of Interest (directorship, shareholding, membership etc.)
Biosciences, University of Exeter	Associate Professor
Department for the Centre of Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter	Joint Deputy Head

Professor Musarrat Maisha Reza

Class III Member (Appointed by Senate) since 1 August 2025

Professor Musarrat Maisha Reza is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Health Equity and Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences. She is a Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE, ASPIRE Senior Fellow, and Education Incubator Fellow, and earned her PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2017.

She is an elected University Senator and previously served on the University Education Board-Taught Programmes. She co-chairs the national Decolonising Medical Curricula Working Group and was elected to the Medical Schools Council (MSC) EDI Alliance Board. Her award-winning work focuses on inclusive education, decolonising the curricula, and health equity.

Alongside her academic leadership, she brings extensive global advocacy experience, representing youth and education equity at the United Nations, Commonwealth, and UNESCO. She remains committed to building fairer, more inclusive learning environments through collaboration, representation, and transformative education.

Read Maisha Reza's full biography

Register of Members' Interests 2025/26

Organisation in which interest exists	Nature of Interest (directorship, shareholding, membership etc.)
Biomedical Sciences and Health Equity inthe Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (CBS), University of Exeter	Associate Professor
Queen's University Belfast	External Examiner
University of Leeds	External Examiner
Royal Commonwealth Society	Associate Fellow
ASEAN	ASEAN Youth Fellow
100 Million Campaign	Founding Trustee