Dr Alison Heppenstall

CONTACT DETAILS
Room G20, East Building
School of Geography
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK

Email: a.j.heppenstall@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0 in UK) 113 34 33392

Present Position

  • Lecturer in Geocomputation.

Previous Posts

  • 2009 - Lecturer in Geocomputation
  • 2005 - 2009: EPSRC funded Research Fellow, School of Geography, University of Leeds.
  • 2005 - onwards: Human Geography tutor, School of Geography, University of Leeds.
  • Oct 2004 - Apr 2005: Teaching Fellow, School of Geography, University of Leeds.
  • Sept 2003 - Dec 2003: Visiting Researcher GeoVista Center, Department of Geography, Penn State University (US).
  • 2001 - 2004: Research Student, School of Geography, University of Leeds.

Qualifications & Education

  • 2005 - onwards: BSc(Hons) Computing and Mathematical Sciences. OU.
  • 2005 - onwards: PGCLTHE, School of Education, University of Leeds.
  • 2001 - 2004: PhD, School of Geography, University of Leeds. ESRC CASE award:GMap.
  • 2000 - 2001: MSc GIS, School of Geography, University of Leeds.
  • 1995 - 1998: BA (Hons) Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Grey College, University of Durham.

Membership of Learned Societies

  • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society - IBG.
  • Member of the Association of American Geographers.
  • Member of the American Geophysical Union.
  • Member of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences.

Other Details

Other Posts
  • 2008 - onwards: Cluster Deputy Leader. Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy.
  • April 2008 - current: Chair. Geographical Information Science Research Group.
    Royal Geographical Society - IBG. Position held with Dr Linda See.
  • Jan 2007 - April 2008: Secretary. Geographical Information Science Research Group.
    Royal Geographical Society - IBG. Position held with Dr Linda See.
  • Nov 2006 - Jan 2010: Book Review Editor, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Journal. Springer.