Meet our team

Dr Emma Keeling 
Associate Dean for Educational Partnerships 
emma.keeling@imperial.ac.uk

Emma is the Academic Lead for the Educational Partnerships Office and a General Practitioner. Emma leads the team in developing and building new partnerships and works closely with our current partners. Emma has experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education with focus on curriculum design, development and review, digital learning and transnational education.

Dr Lesa Kearney
Principal Teaching Fellow 
l.kearney@imperial.ac.uk

Lesa is a principal teaching fellow, having trained at St George’s and worked across other London medical schools with a background in management consulting. Her areas of expertise include curriculum design, clinical skills and simulation, data analysis and strategic planning. She is focused on curriculum development and planning for the new Pears Cumbria School of Medicine.

Dr Jack Haywood
Principal Teaching Fellow 
jack.haywood12@imperial.ac.uk

Jack is a Principal Clinical Teaching Fellow. He is a public health doctor currently working across regional and national government functions. Jack has an interest in sustainable healthcare workforce planning, with experience of this in both global north and south settings. In this role, Jack leads projects related to medical school curriculum design, admissions, and social accountability, working closely with academics and professional services colleagues.

Li Camm
Head of Educational Partnerships
l.camm@imperial.ac.uk

Li leads the strategic direction and daily operations of the Educational Partnerships Office (EPO) within the Faculty of Medicine. Working closely with the Associate Dean of Educational Partnerships and senior leadership across the faculty, Li drives the development of meaningful international collaborations that advance the Faculty’s educational and global engagement strategies. With over two decades in international higher education, Li has led global engagement initiatives spanning transnational education (TNE), institutional capacity building, and student and staff mobility programmes.  Li's expertise lies in aligning institutional goals with global opportunities, fostering cross-cultural collaborations, and driving sustainable and impactful growth.

As manager of the Collaborative Partnerships team, Penny oversees all collaboration activity and works with Roxy and Jo to ensure a high level of service is consistently provided in all aspects of the team's partnerships. She specialises in working with and understanding the needs of new partners to scope and plan their projects, so you can get in touch with her if you'd like to discuss an idea or potential partnership.

Roxy coordinates the student activities for students from Imperial’s collaborative partners, including elective programmes, clinical placements and the Imperial Immersion Week. She also provides support to scoping for new partnerships. Roxy has experience working at three Universities in a variety of roles, predominantly focusing on transnational education and quality assurance.

Jo works closely with our new and existing partner medical schools to support governance-related activity including the alignment and implementation of academic regulations, policies, quality assurance and committee approval. 

Angela is the key point of contact for the office. Duties include managing the London Office of LKCMedicine; coordinating diaries, making sure the office has the resources it needs to run efficiently and dealing with any financial matters including ordering, purchasing and invoices. In addition, Angela coordinates domestic and international travel arrangements for collaborative activity.