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Spencer Hazel

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Director of Global - School of Education, Communication & Languages Sciences at Newcastle University
📍 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Spencer Hazel is the Reader in Applied Linguistics & Communication and Director of Global at Newcastle University. His research focuses on human interaction with technology, particularly conversational AI. He actively collaborates with HealthTech companies like Ufonia to apply conversation analysis to improve AI agents used in clinical settings.

Spencer has a diverse background, having spent 25 years living and working internationally before joining Newcastle in 2016. He had a previous career in theatre where he collaborated with and wrote for various international companies, an experience which continues to inform his academic work on social interaction and performance.

Unique fact: He was a British Science Association Media Fellow, spending a month working as a science writer for The Times newspaper in London.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Director of Global - School of Education, Communication & Languages Sciences
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Conversational AI
He collaborates with the HealthTech company Ufonia, applying conversation analysis to improve their AI clinical assistant, Dora, making interactions feel more natural for patients.
Theatre & Performance
Leveraging a prior career in theatre, he authored a book on social interaction in dramatic performance and explores the creative sector in his research.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Director of Global - School of Education, Communication & Languages Sciences
Newcastle University
8-2020
Reader in Applied Linguistics and Communication
Newcastle University
11-2016 - 8-2020
Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
Newcastle University
4-2016 - 10-2016
BSA Media Fellow
British Science Association
1-2016 - 10-2016
Research Fellow
The University of Nottingham
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Education
2009 - 2013
PhD
Roskilde University
2007 - 2008
M.A.
Newcastle University
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