Personal profile

Overview

I am a second-year, SEED-funded postgraduate researcher in Human Geography at the University of Manchester, undertaking a PhD project supervised by Prof Noel Castree and Dr Nathaniel Millington.

Broadly, my research explores the complex interplay between agrarian change, rural livelihoods, and tourism development. Drawing insights from critical realist and Marxian understandings of human geography, I investigate the processes of livelihood diversification, the commodification of nature through tourism, and the state's role in facilitating these transformations in rural spaces.

Through a multidisciplinary approach, I aim to contribute to broader debates on political ecology, rural development, critical agrarian studies, and tourism geographies.

I am a member of the Society and Environment Research Group (SERG) at the University of Manchester.

I am also an Associate Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and a member of the American Association of Geographers (AAG).

Teaching

I have extensive teaching experience and a strong background in supporting various academic courses.

At the University of Manchester, I have worked as a Teaching Assistant for the following courses, leading seminars and tutorials: 

At my previous institutions, I have served as both a research and teaching assistant, providing support for a diverse array of courses such as Approaches to State-Society Relations, Theories of the State, Political Sociology, Introduction to Politics, and Political Economy.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Education/Academic qualification

Master in Science, Political Science, Middle East Technical University

20172019

Master in Science, Development Studies, SOAS University of London

20152017

Areas of expertise

  • G Geography (General)
  • human geography
  • H Social Sciences (General)

Keywords

  • political ecology
  • nature-society
  • Agrarian Studies
  • Political Economy
  • Rural restructuring
  • development studies
  • tourism