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Curriculum Vitae

University Education

MSci Geography, 1st Class Honours, 2015

University of Birmingham

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PhD in Geography and Environmental Science (ESRC funded), 2019

University of Birmingham

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Posts Held

Lecturer in Human Geography (2022 - )

University of Leicester.

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Research Fellow (2021 - 2022)

Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health
 

Postdoctoral Researcher (2019 - 2022)

University of Groningen

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Lecturer in Demography (2019 - 2022)

University of Groningen

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Research Assistant (2017 - 2018)

University of Birmingham

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Teaching Associate (2017 - 2019)

University of Birmingham 

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GIS Associate (2018)

University of Birmingham

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Research Assistant (2016)

University of Birmingham

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GIS Consultant (2016)

City Region Economic & Development Institute (City REDI) - University of Birmingham

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Teaching Experience

Teaching Qualifications:

  •  University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) [Dutch: Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs] (2022)

  • Certificate in Assessing Theses (2021)

  • Certificate in Assessing & Evaluating in Higher Education (2020)

  • Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2015).

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Postgraduate Supervision:

  • Thomas Lowe - Experiences of mobility in later life over time (ERC funded PhD), ongoing. 

  • Anna Harbers (2022) The association between socioeconomic status (SES), Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Health care utilisation of Q fever patients with long-term health symptoms. MSc in Population Studies, University of Groningen.

  • Natasha Keen (2019) VRtual Space: Looking at User Experience, Communities and Trolling. MRes in Human Geography, University of Birmingham.

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Teaching Lead:​

  • Digital World (Level-1)

  • Tutorials and Fieldwork (Level-1) - Fieldtrip Lecturer

  • Research Design and Methods (Level-2)

  • Geographies of Health and Wellbeing (Level-3)

  • Bachelor Project/Dissertation Supervision (Level-3).

  • Berlin Fieldcourse (Level-3)

  • Qualitative Research for Policy and Practice (Master Level).

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Teaching Awards:

  • PGR Teaching Academy Award, 2017

Workshops & Conferences

Conferences

  • The Future of Digital Geographies: provocations, trajectories, and research agendas, DGRG Annual Symposium, July 2021 (co-organised with Harrison Smith, Phil Jones, Daisy Curtis, and Godwin Yeboah)

 

Workshops​

  • Behind the scenes: Discussions around Research Methods - Online seminar (Co-organised with Saakshi Joshi, Nikhil Pazhoothundathil & Thomas Lowe). A collaboration between the University of Groningen, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and Utrecht University.

  • Virtual Worlds - University of Birmingham 2019 (co-organised with Hannah Awcock, Phil Jones, Adam Packer).

  • Applied Memory: Putting affective and embodied methods into practice on the National Mall – AAG 2019, Washington D.C. (Co-organised with Jacque Micieli-Voutsinas and Danielle Drozdzewski)

  • Navigating Data Landscapes – RGS-IBG Annual Conference, Cardiff 2018 (Co-organised with Gillian Rose and Sam Hind with funding support from the RGS-IBG)

 

Organised sessions

  • Innovative Digital Geographies: Pushing against quantitative and qualitative boundaries, RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, London, 2nd - 5th September 2020 (Co-organised with Zoe Gardner, Stefano De Sabbata and Katy Bennett) - Postponed due to COVID-19.

  • Digital Geographies Coffee Break: Chat and Charge, RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, London, 2nd - 5th September 2020 (Co-organised with Jennie Day and Adam Packer) - Cancelled due to COVID-19.

  • Geographical Considerations of Digital Landscapes I & II. RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, Cardiff, 28th – 31st August 2018 (Co-organised with Isabel Williams)

  • Mobile bodies, technologies and methods: critical perspectives. Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, Boston, 3rd - 9th April 2017 (Co-organised with Phil Jones)

  • Use of technologies and apps in social science research with children and young people. Young People and the New Urban Agenda Conference, Birmingham, 14th September 2016 (Co-organised with Sophie Hadfield-Hill)

Administration

Editorial & Reviewing Activities:​

  • Book Review Editor - Emotion, Space and Society (2021 - present)

  • Communications Editor - Emotion, Space and Society (2021 - present)

  • EC Editorial Board - Wellbeing, Space and Society (2022 - present)

  • EC Editorial Board - Health and Place (2022 - present)

  • Editorial Board - Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (2022 - present)

 

I have acted as a peer reviewer for Aging & Society; Annals of the American Association of Geographers; Computers, Environment and Urban Systems; Emotion, Space and Society; Environment & Behavior; Geographical Research; Historical Geography; Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences; and, Social and Cultural Geography.

 

External Administration/Service:

  • Geographies Health & Wellbeing Research Group, RGS-IBG - Ordinary Member (2022 - present)

  • Digital Geographies Research Group, RGS-IBG - Treasurer (2020 - 2021)

  • Digital Geographies Research Group, RGS-IBG - Membership Officer (2017 - 2020).

  • Digital Geographies Research Group, RGS-IBG - Founding Membership Secretary (2016 - 2017)


Internal Administration/Service:

  • Postgraduate Tutor (Geography) - SGGE, University of Leicester (2022 - present)

  • Diversity & Inclusion Committee - SGGE, University of Leicester (2022 - present)

  • Diversity & Inclusion Small Committee - FRW, University of Groningen (2021-22)

  • Member of Centre for Advanced Studies in Urban Science and Design (CASUS) - FRW, University of Groningen (2020-22)

  • Member of Inclusivity Network (UGIN) - Young Academy, University of Groningen (2020 - 2021)


Project consultancy & advisory work:

  • eMOTIONAL Cities. Research Project Advisor (2022 - present)

  • UrBio: Making urban planning and design smarter with participatory mobile biosensing. Research Project Advisor (2021 - present)

Memberships
  • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG)

  • Member of the American Association of Geographers (AAG)

  • Member of the International Ambiances Network

  • Member of the Memory Studies Association (MSA)

  • Member of the Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap [Royal Dutch Geographical Society] (KNAG).

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