I am an urban geographer interested in risk governance frameworks in cities of the urban South, particularly in those overlooked medium sized cities. I utilise post colonial and feminist theories as well as interdisciplinary methods to explore how people live their lives, how people change cities and life in cities changes people.
I have spent most of my career living and working in countries that are rapidly changing and urbanising. My international development work, primarily with United Nations agencies (International Labour Organisation and United Nations Development Programme), has focused on livelihoods and local economic development in several countries. One of my professional strengths is my ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in different fields and to collaborate for a common purpose. My academic career has been an opportunity to explore and engage critically with a wide range of subjects including resilience, community, urbanisation, urban, risk, power, natural hazards, as well as linking research to practice.
I have spent most of my career living and working in countries that are rapidly changing and urbanising. My international development work, primarily with United Nations agencies (International Labour Organisation and United Nations Development Programme), has focused on livelihoods and local economic development in several countries. One of my professional strengths is my ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in different fields and to collaborate for a common purpose. My academic career has been an opportunity to explore and engage critically with a wide range of subjects including resilience, community, urbanisation, urban, risk, power, natural hazards, as well as linking research to practice.
