Our team

The Migration Observatory team is led by Dr Scott Blinder and overseen by a management board consisting of Professor Michael Keith, Professor Bridget Anderson and Dr Martin Ruhs. Don’t know who to contact? Use our general contact details.

Scott Blinder

Dr Scott Blinder

Acting Director
Scott Blinder is a political scientist specialising in political psychology and his research focuses on public opinion toward migration and its impacts on elections and policy.
Dr Carlos Vargas-Silva

Dr Carlos Vargas-Silva

Senior Researcher
Carlos Vargas-Silva is an economist with particular expertise in quantitative data analysis.
Will Allen

William Allen

Research Officer
Will Allen works on migration and media, specifically focusing on how migrants and migration policies are publicly discussed, portrayed, and debated.
Anna Krausova

Anna Krausova

Research Officer
Anna Krausova is analysing Census 2011 data on migration for the Migration Observatory
Rob McNeil

Rob McNeil

Senior Media Analyst
Rob is the primary spokesperson for the Migration Observatory and is responsible for its overall media strategy.
Mikal Mast

Mikal Mast

Web Administrator and Communications Officer
Mikal Mast provides web and communications support to the Migration Observatory project.

Finbar Mulholland

Web Project Consultant
Finbar is Web Project Consultant for the Migration Observatory at Oxford and contributes to the development and maintenance of the website.