I am a Senior Lecturer in Spatial Planning. Prior to this, I was a Lecturer and a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Manchester.

The first strand of my research centres on examining spatial inequalities, including their underlying determinants and socio-economic and environmental impacts, to inform and support spatial planning policies. My ongoing projects investigate spatial health inequalities and their relationships with socio-economic and environmental factors.

Another strand of my research focuses on spatial structure, human mobility, their interactions, and sustainability implications. I employ a multi-scalar spatial perspective and mixed methods to analyse these issues, aiming to understand spatial planning challenges and identifying potential policy interventions and solutions. 

I have extensive research experience in spatial planning, having led or contributed to research projects funded by institutions such as the Economic and Social Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust, the British Academy, the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and the Alan Turing Institute. 

Currently I am the Co-Associate Director of Research Ethics and Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee in the School of Environment, Education, and Development.

My research employs mixed research methodologies with a particular focus on quantitative methods within the fields of planning, geography and social science, including：

• Geospatial data analytics
• Social statistics
• Machine learning
• Participatory methods

I would be happy to hear from prospective PhD students with the research interests in the following areas: 

• Decision-making support in planning
• Spatial health inequalities
• Travel behaviour, mobility and interactions with urban spatial structure
• Transport decarbonisation

If you're interested in pursuing a PhD in these areas, please send your research proposal and CV to me at [email protected].

• URBN70011 Policy Making in Greater Manchester (Unit coordinator)
• PLAN26041 Data Analytics for Planning and Real Estate (Unit coordinator)
• PLAN20172 Applied Research for Planning and Real Estate (Unit co-coordinator)
• PLAN60090&EVDV60890&PLAN60550&60560 MSc PGT Dissertation (Unit coordinator)
• PLAN30000 UG Dissertation (Unit coordinator)
• PLAN40761/PLAN60761 Digital Planning - Spatial and Policy Analysis (Unit contribution)
• PLAN40861/PLAN60861 International Planning: System and Frameworks (Unit contribution)