School of Geography - Faculty of Environment

SHORT CV

Present Position

• Part-time Lectureship, School of Geography, University of Leeds

Previous Posts

• From September 1994: Part-time lectureship (40%), School of Geography, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
• Research on Leeds: city living; environmental policy; urban regeneration; office market (contemporary and historic); mobility of Asians
• 1st year urban geography lectures and field course 1994-2006
• 3rd year course on urban environments from 1996
• 2nd year course on resources from 2006
• 2nd year urban field course (Trieste) 2003-2006
• Tutorials, dissertation and work placement supervision; Erasmus co-ordinator 2003-2006
• Many occasional lectures & seminars - public venues, schools, universities.
  
• June 1992 - August 1994: Freelance research and teaching including teaching environmental planning and policy courses at LSE; consultant to Urbed on DoE project "Town centre vitality and viability"; research and other work for Investment Property Databank; voluntary work for Society of Property Researchers
• September 1986 - June 1992: Cluttons Chartered Surveyors, London W1
  Senior Researcher to April 1989
  Director of Research and Associate Partner - from April 198
  
• 1983-1986 Tutorial Research Assistant, Dept of Geography, Bedford College (later Royal Holloway and Bedford), University of London

Qualifications & Education

• 1985 PhD in Land Economy
• 1980 BA (Hons) Class 2.1 degree in Geography

Membership of Learned Societies :

• Fellow of Royal Geographical Society
• 1987 Founder member of Society of Property Researchers

Other Details

Other Posts

• Secondment (one day a week) to Leeds Initiative, the Local Strategic Partnership

Skills & Experience

• Vice chair of Planning and Policy Group, Aire Action Leeds
• University of Leeds Award 2007 for Knowledge Transfer -
  city living research recognised as making a practical contribution to the city of Leeds.
• Member of Leeds Civic Trust
• Member of Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society