Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the fields of political, cultural and historical geography in the following areas:
- War and social memory
- Monuments, memorials and public space
- Nationalism and place
- Geographies of Natural History/Botany
- Gender and Geographical/Scientific Knowledge
- Literature and Place
Public outreach & key achievements
Elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy 2014
‘Outstanding Academic Title for 2014’ by Choice: Johnson, N.C. Schein R, and Winders J. (eds.) 2013 Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Cultural Geography Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Ulster Museum: Public Engagement Talks 2012/2016/2017.
Belfast Science Festival: Organiser ‘From the Cosmos to the City: the Geographies of Scientific Knowledge’ Ulster Museum 2016.
Research students
| PhD area | “The use and formation of social networks among asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Ireland”. |
| Name | Brendan Quail |
| Years of study | 2013-2017 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD area | “Circulating Tropical Nature: An Historical Geography of the Botanical Gardens of Jamaica, 1774-1907” |
| Name | Duncan Taylor |
| Years of study | 2010-2015 |
| Country | England |
| PhD area | “Fashioning Paris: Representations of the city in Vogue magazine 1945-1968” |
| Name | Claire Hawkins |
| Years of study | 2005-2009 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | “The use and formation of social networks among asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Ireland”. |
| Name | Dr Brendan Quail |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Regional Project Manager, Bryson Intercultural, Belfast. |
| PhD area | “Circulating Tropical Nature: An Historical Geography of the Botanical Gardens of Jamaica, 1774-1907” |
| Name | Dr Duncan Taylor |
| Country | England |
| Current Position | Tutor, Foundation Courses, Birkbeck, University of London. |
| PhD area | “Fashioning Paris: Representations of the city in Vogue magazine 1945-1968” |
| Name | Dr Claire Hawkins |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Owner - A Thousand Words: Professional Photography, Bangor, Co Down. |
| Name | Dr Julia Cream |
| Year of Study | 1993-1996 - UCL |
| Country | England |
| Current Position | Senior Associate, The King’s Fund, London |
| PhD area | “A Geography of Urban Desires: Sexual Culture and the City” |
| Name | Dr John Binnie |
| Year of Study | 1994-97 – UCL |
| Country | England |
| Current Position | Reader in Geography, Manchester Metropolitan University. |