Overview
Background
I am an Associate Professor of urban planning. Since joining the University of Queensland in 2015, my research has focused on the built environment triad: urban design, transport, and housing - in both the Global North and South. I approach my work from a feminist perspective, considering the role of gender in the city.
My personal and academic journey has been international in nature. I am a native of Albania. Over the years I have held guest teaching and/or research positions in Austria (UWien), Canada (UBC), Chile (PUC), Italy (IUAV), the Netherlands (UvA), Oman (GUTech), and Vietnam (UTC), and I have provided consultancy services to various United Nations agencies including the UNDP, UNESCAP, and UN Habitat. I speak Italian, Spanish, and French in addition to English and Albanian.
My latest books are Trophy Cities: A Feminist Perspective on New Capitals (Edward Elgar, 2021) and Alternative Planning History and Theory (Routledge, 2023). For three years in a row (2022-2024), I have been included in the 'Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Researchers' list, and have ranked among the top-ten 'urban and regional planning' researchers in Australia. Alongside my academic research, I also publish broadly in non-academic outlets and regularly give interviews on national and international media. My articles in The Conversation have reached nearly half a million readers. Prior to joining academia, I worked in urban design and planning in California.
My research has been funded by domestic and international granting bodies, including the Australian Research Council. Overall, I have attracted $700,000 in external funding and $100,000 in internal funding. For a full list of my publications, click the 'Works' tab, which displays results live from UQ eSpace, or visit my external profiles listed on the left panel.
Qualifications
- Postdoctoral Residency, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft, the Netherlands. 2012-2014.
- PhD in Urban Planning, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tirana, Albania. 2007-2010.
- Visiting PhD student, University of California at Los Angeles, Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, Ca, USA. 2009.
- Master in Urban Planning, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning, Cincinnati, Oh, USA. Full scholarship award. 2003-2005.
- Visiting Master student, Catholic University of Leuven, Faculty of Architecture (St Lucas), Brussels, Belgium. Recipient of US government FIPSE grant. 2004.
- Professional Degree in Architecture, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tirana, Albania. 1998-2003.
Availability
- Dr Dorina Pojani is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Urban Transport in Developing Countries, Polytechnic University of Tirana
- Master of Community Planning, University of Cincinnati
Research interests
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International comparative planning / Planning policy transfer processes
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Transit Oriented Development (TOD) / Alternative transport
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Place identity / Urban design history
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Mobility of children and youth / Gender and transport
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Neighborhood design / City centers
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Post-socialism / Transition societies / The Balkans
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The Global South / Developing countries
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Informal settlements / Low-income housing
Research impacts
Editorial Boards
- Sustainable Cities and Society
- Journal of Transport Geography
- Australian Planner
- Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
- Journal of Planning Education and Research
Funded Projects*
- 2023-2025. Project: Evaluation of separated cycle tracks in new developments. Transport Academic Partnership, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government. Sole grant writer ($65,000 2023-25, TBD 2025+).
- 2023. Projects: (a) Mobilising equity: Designing great wheels & great wheelable spaces, co-design workshop; (b) A gendered critique of early planned utopian cities. School of Architecture, Design and Planning Seed Funding. Grant co-writer ($6,000).
- 2023-2025. Project: Study of factors associated with the choice of private electric transport vehicles in Vietnam. National Foundation for Science and Technology (NAFOSTED), Vietnam. Grant co-writer ($50,000).
- 2023-2024. Project: The woman-friendly city: Case studies of post-industrial areas in Tirana. READ Fellowship, Albanian-American Development Foundation. Lead grant writer ($17,000).
- 2022. Project: Minimising corruption in urban planning and development: What can the Balkans learn from Scandinavia? UQ Promoting Women Fellowship (PWF) Sole grant writer ($12,500).
- 2022. Project: We don’t know where to go or how to get there: Mapping out the mobility needs for tourists in urban destinations. UQ BEL Connect Grant. Grant co-writer ($18,500).
- 2021-2022. Project: The impact of Covid-19 on Brisbane / Southeast Queensland. UQ Faculty of Science COVID Research Recovery Fund. Lead grant writer ($50,000).
- 2021-2022. Project: Bikeability for Transportation: Tools and Data for Research and Practice. AURIN grant. Grant co-writer ($135,600).
- 2017-2020. Project: Reclaiming lost ground: Transitions of mobility and parking. Australian Research Council, Linkage grant. Grant co-writer ($358,000).
- 2016. Project: Planning Tiger Cub City-Regions: Role Models and Policy Transfers in Sustainable Transport in Southeast Asia. Project based in Indonesia,the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand. UQ Early Career Researcher grant. Sole grant writer ($26,150).
- 2015-2017. Project: Urban planning issues in planned capital cities in seven countries: Burma, India, Korea, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Brazil, and Australia. UQ Startup grant. Sole grant writer ($15,000).
- 2014-2015. Project: Informal Housing in five Balkan countries: Serbia, Northern Macedonia, Bosnia, Albania, and Kosovo. Grant from: Van Eesteren-Fluck & Van Lohuizen Stichting (EFL) Foundation, The Netherlands. Sole grant writer ($15,000).
*For a list of grants administered at UQ, see the 'Funding' tab.
Service Roles (UQ)
- Member of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Faculty of EAIT)
- Lead of Equity, Diversity of Inclusion (School of ADP)
- Chair of CALD Working Group (Faculty of EAIT)
- Member of RAP Network
Works
Search Professor Dorina Pojani’s works on UQ eSpace
2025
Journal Article
Internal migration responses to housing dynamics before and after COVID-19 in Australia
Siriban, Charles, Bernard, Aude, Pojani, Dorina and Wilson, Tom (2025). Internal migration responses to housing dynamics before and after COVID-19 in Australia. Applied Geography, 178 103548, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103548
2025
Journal Article
Charting a research agenda for micromobility and tourism
Buning, Richard J., Hardy, Anne, Corcoran, Jonathan, Pojani, Dorina, Zou, Zhenpeng and Chen, Milly (2025). Charting a research agenda for micromobility and tourism. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 6 (1) 100164, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annale.2024.100164
2025
Journal Article
The color of money: green business practices in a transition economy
Pojani, Elona, Grabova, Perseta, Zaimaj, Egis and Pojani, Dorina (2025). The color of money: green business practices in a transition economy. Journal of Risk Research. doi: 10.1080/13669877.2025.2485035
2025
Journal Article
Is there a difference in crash self-reports between electric and conventional motorcycles in Vietnam?
Nguyen, Minh Hieu, Nguyen-Phuoc, Duy Quy, Pojani, Dorina, Oviedo-Trespalacios, Oscar, Nguyen, Thanh Chuong, Ha, Thanh Tung, Nguyen, Cao Y., Nguyen, Thanh Tu and An, Minh Ngoc (2025). Is there a difference in crash self-reports between electric and conventional motorcycles in Vietnam?. Traffic Injury and Prevention, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2025.2453629
2025
Journal Article
Hybrid machine learning-based approaches for modeling bikeability
Zhang, Lihong, Lieske, Scott N., Pojani, Dorina, Buning, Richard J. and Corcoran, Jonathan (2025). Hybrid machine learning-based approaches for modeling bikeability. Journal of Transport Geography, 123 104150, 104150-123. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104150
2025
Journal Article
Intertwined narratives of urban modernization and Europeanization in the Balkans: a feminist analysis
Llubani, Anjeza and Pojani, Dorina (2025). Intertwined narratives of urban modernization and Europeanization in the Balkans: a feminist analysis. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 1-18. doi: 10.1080/14683857.2025.2457814
2025
Other Outputs
Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’
Pojani, Dorina (2025, 01 16). Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’ The Conversation
2024
Journal Article
The future of personal electric mobility in emerging economies: A survey of e-moto users in Vietnam
Nguyen, Minh Hieu, Pojani, Dorina and Nguyen-Phuoc, Duy Quy (2024). The future of personal electric mobility in emerging economies: A survey of e-moto users in Vietnam. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 57 101227, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101227
2024
Journal Article
Introduction to the Special Issue: ‘Brisbane in the Covid Era’
Pojani, Dorina and Sipe, Neil (2024). Introduction to the Special Issue: ‘Brisbane in the Covid Era’. Australian Planner, 60 (2), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2411037
2024
Journal Article
Editorial – Conclusion
Pojani, Dorina and Sipe, Neil (2024). Editorial – Conclusion. Australian Planner, 60 (2), 1-2. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2411837
2024
Journal Article
What drives urban densification? Free market versus government planning in Iran
Azhdari, Abolghasem, Alidadi, Mehdi and Pojani, Dorina (2024). What drives urban densification? Free market versus government planning in Iran. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 44 (3), 1865-1880. doi: 10.1177/0739456X221126625
2024
Journal Article
Why is Vietnam a motorcycle nation? A transport psychology study
Linh Le, Thuy, Pojani, Dorina, Nguyen, Thanh Chuong, Ha, Thanh Tung and Nguyen, Minh Hieu (2024). Why is Vietnam a motorcycle nation? A transport psychology study. European Transport/Trasporti Europei (99) 6, 1-17. doi: 10.48295/et.2024.99.6
2024
Journal Article
The blatant phenomenon of 'election-driven legalization of informality'
Merkaj, Elvina, Imami, Drini, Pojani, Dorina and Lami, Endrit (2024). The blatant phenomenon of 'election-driven legalization of informality'. Political Geography, 113 103155, 103155. doi: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2024.103155
2024
Other Outputs
Encouraging cycling could involve ditching helmets
Pojani, Dorina (2024, 07 05). Encouraging cycling could involve ditching helmets 360info
2024
Journal Article
Who is more likely to upgrade to e-cars? Comparing the intentions of electric and conventional motorcycle riders in Vietnam
Nguyen, Minh Hieu, Pojani, Dorina, Nguyen-Phuoc, Duy Quy, Ha, Thanh Tung and Nguyen, Thanh Chuong (2024). Who is more likely to upgrade to e-cars? Comparing the intentions of electric and conventional motorcycle riders in Vietnam. Travel Behaviour and Society, 36 100810, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100810
2024
Journal Article
Do parents support e-bike use among teenagers, and why? Evidence from Vietnam
Nguyen, Minh Hieu, Pojani, Dorina, Nguyen-Phuoc, Duy Q., Nguyen, Thanh Chuong and Ha, Thanh Tung (2024). Do parents support e-bike use among teenagers, and why? Evidence from Vietnam. Journal of Transport & Health, 38 101861, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2024.101861
2024
Journal Article
Sustainability Implications of Working-From-Home (WFH): A Systematic Review of the Travel Behavior Literature
Halefom, Tmnit Hailu, Moglia, Magnus, Nygaard, Christian (Andi) and Pojani, Dorina (2024). Sustainability Implications of Working-From-Home (WFH): A Systematic Review of the Travel Behavior Literature. Journal of Planning Literature, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/08854122241259414
2024
Other Outputs
Bad weather, hills and the dark deter cyclists, particularly women. So what can we do about it?
Bean, Richard, Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024, 06 05). Bad weather, hills and the dark deter cyclists, particularly women. So what can we do about it? The Conversation
2024
Book Chapter
New capitals as trophy cities
Pojani, Dorina (2024). New capitals as trophy cities. New capital: Building cities from scratch. (pp. 1-4) edited by Nick Hannes and Dorina Pojani. New York, NY United States: ACC Art Books.
2024
Other Outputs
Natural barriers facing female cyclists and how to overcome them: a cross national examination of bikesharing schemes
Bean, Richard, Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). Natural barriers facing female cyclists and how to overcome them: a cross national examination of bikesharing schemes. Mendeley Data. (Dataset) doi: 10.17632/vmy42hywwx.1
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Dorina Pojani is:
- Available for supervision
Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.
Available projects
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Information for prospective students
Email inquiries are welcome. A list of potential project topics is below:
- Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
- Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
- Age-Friendly Built Environment
- Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
- Transition to Self-Driving Cars
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- Parking Impact in Cities
- Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
- Urban Design as Politics
- Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
- Corruption in Planning
In addition to the listed topics, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics are suitable as a PhD, Master, or Honours Project (can be adjusted to suit either). Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research
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Information for prospective students
Email inquiries are welcome. A list of potential project topics is below:
- Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
- Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
- Age-Friendly Built Environment
- Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
- Transition to Self-Driving Cars
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- Parking Impact in Cities
- Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
- Urban Design as Politics
- Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
- Corruption in Planning
In addition to the listed topics, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics are suitable as a PhD, Master, or Honours Project (can be adjusted to suit either). Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research
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Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)*
- Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
- Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
- Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
- Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
- Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
- Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
- Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
- Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
- Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
- Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
- Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
- Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
- Paula Grant [principal]
- Sufian Almubarak [principal]
- Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
- Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
- Nadia Zaini [principal]
- Xuanbo Liu [associate]
- Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]
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Esteem
2023: Nominated for UQ Research Culture Award, category 5: Supporting career development for researchers (EMCR)
2022: Shortlisted for UQ Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR) Training
2020: SEES Most Impassioned Teacher Award
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Teaching Responsibilities
The University of Queensland
- Planning Theory (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Highly Commended course by AESOP]
- Transport Planning (PLAN2100 / PLAN7116) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Dean’s Commendation for Excellent Teaching, 2020 and 2021]
- History of the Built Environment (PLAN2005) – Lecturer & Coordinator
- Citymaking: Theory and Practice (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer
Internationally
- Theory and Models of Spatial Development (Oman)
- Sustainable urban transportation and mobility (Austria)
- Regional development studio (The Netherlands)
- Urban design studio (Albania)
- Housing systems / Informal settlement processes (Albania)
- Introduction to urban planning (Albania)
- Urban anthropology (Albania)
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Information for prospective students
Email inquiries are welcome. A list of potential project topics is below:
- Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
- Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
- Age-Friendly Built Environment
- Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
- Transition to Self-Driving Cars
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- Parking Impact in Cities
- Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
- Urban Design as Politics
- Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
- Corruption in Planning
In addition to the listed topics, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics are suitable as a PhD, Master, or Honours Project (can be adjusted to suit either). Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research
-
Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)*
- Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
- Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
- Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
- Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
- Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
- Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
- Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
- Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
- Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
- Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
- Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
- Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
- Paula Grant [principal]
- Sufian Almubarak [principal]
- Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
- Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
- Nadia Zaini [principal]
- Xuanbo Liu [associate]
- Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]
-
Esteem
2023: Nominated for UQ Research Culture Award, category 5: Supporting career development for researchers (EMCR)
2022: Shortlisted for UQ Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR) Training
2020: SEES Most Impassioned Teacher Award
-
Teaching Experience
The University of Queensland
- Planning Theory (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Highly Commended course by AESOP]
- Transport Planning (PLAN2100 / PLAN7116) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Dean’s Commendation for Excellent Teaching, 2020 and 2021]
- History of the Built Environment (PLAN2005) – Lecturer & Coordinator
- Citymaking: Theory and Practice (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer
Internationally
- Theory and Models of Spatial Development (Oman)
- Sustainable urban transportation and mobility (Austria)
- Regional development studio (The Netherlands)
- Urban design studio (Albania)
- Housing systems / Informal settlement processes (Albania)
- Introduction to urban planning (Albania)
- Urban anthropology (Albania)
-
Information for prospective students
Email inquiries are welcome. A list of potential project topics is below:
- Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
- Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
- Age-Friendly Built Environment
- Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
- Transition to Self-Driving Cars
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- Parking Impact in Cities
- Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
- Urban Design as Politics
- Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
- Corruption in Planning
In addition to the listed topics, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics are suitable as a PhD, Master, or Honours Project (can be adjusted to suit either). Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research
-
Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)*
- Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
- Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
- Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
- Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
- Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
- Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
- Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
- Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
- Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
- Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
- Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
- Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
- Paula Grant [principal]
- Sufian Almubarak [principal]
- Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
- Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
- Nadia Zaini [principal]
- Xuanbo Liu [associate]
- Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]
-
Esteem
2023: Nominated for UQ Research Culture Award, category 5: Supporting career development for researchers (EMCR)
2022: Shortlisted for UQ Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR) Training
2020: SEES Most Impassioned Teacher Award
-
Teaching Experience
The University of Queensland
- Planning Theory (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Highly Commended course by AESOP]
- Transport Planning (PLAN2100 / PLAN7116) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Dean’s Commendation for Excellent Teaching, 2020 and 2021]
- History of the Built Environment (PLAN2005) – Lecturer & Coordinator
- Citymaking: Theory and Practice (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer
Internationally
- Theory and Models of Spatial Development (Oman)
- Sustainable urban transportation and mobility (Austria)
- Regional development studio (The Netherlands)
- Urban design studio (Albania)
- Housing systems / Informal settlement processes (Albania)
- Introduction to urban planning (Albania)
- Urban anthropology (Albania)
-
Information for prospective students
Email inquiries are welcome. Prior to emailing me, please take a look at the HDR entry requirements on our planning program site: uq-urbanplanning.org/rhd-research. A list of potential project topics is below. In addition to those, I encourage you to propose original topics in my areas of expertise. I am particularly interested in projects which are international and comparative in nature, and can help you refine your ideas. All listed topics can be adjusted to suit a PhD, Master, or Honours project.
- Gender Issues in Urban / Transport Planning
- Socio-Economic Inequalities and Gentrification
- Age-Friendly Built Environment
- Master-Planned Capital Cities / New Cities
- Transition to Self-Driving Cars
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- Active Transport (Walking, Cycling, Scooting)
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- Parking Impact in Cities
- Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning / Design
- Urban Design as Politics
- Planning Structures in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
- Corruption in Planning
-
Teaching Experience
The University of Queensland
- Planning Theory (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Highly Commended course by AESOP]
- Transport Planning (PLAN2100 / PLAN7116) – Lecturer & Coordinator [Dean’s Commendation for Excellent Teaching, 2020 and 2021]
- History of the Built Environment (PLAN2005) – Lecturer & Coordinator
- Citymaking: Theory and Practice (PLAN4001 / PLAN7120) – Lecturer
Internationally
- Theory and Models of Spatial Development (Oman)
- Sustainable urban transportation and mobility (Austria)
- Regional development studio (The Netherlands)
- Urban design studio (Albania)
- Housing systems / Informal settlement processes (Albania)
- Introduction to urban planning (Albania)
- Urban anthropology (Albania)
-
Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)
- Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
- Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
- Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
- Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
- Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
- Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
- Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
- Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
- Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
- Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
- Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
- Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
- Paula Grant [principal]
- Sufian Almubarak [principal]
- Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
- Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
- Nadia Zaini [principal]
- Xuanbo Liu [associate]
- Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]
- Sean Byster-Bowles [associate]
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Esteem and recognition
2023: Nominated for UQ Research Culture Award, category 5: Supporting career development for researchers (EMCR)
2022: Shortlisted for UQ Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR) Training
2020: SEES Most Impassioned Teacher Award
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Housing affordability issues in Malaysia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust
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Doctor Philosophy
Active Citizenship in planning scheme implementation : A case study into how members of a community engage in the development assessment process in Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Neil Sipe
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Doctor Philosophy
Reconstructing A Gender Perspective Approach for a Sustainable New Capital City
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust
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Doctor Philosophy
Active transport and gender issues: A comparison between Brisbane and Sylhet
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust
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Doctor Philosophy
The current environmental dynamics of the COVID-19 crisis and the challenges ahead in Saudi Arabia and Australia in terms of planning and sustainability
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimizing the Distribution of Dockless Sharing Stations Using Geospatial Machine Learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Thomas Sigler
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Doctor Philosophy
A study of the anti-gating movement from the perspective of non-gated residents: a case from Shanghai
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ali Cheshmehzangi, Dr Sara Alidoust
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Doctor Philosophy
Policy Barriers to Livable Cities in South East Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and Sustainable Transport Policy Transfer: An Analysis of the Approaches in Five Western Countries and China
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Neil Sipe
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Gender, Transport and Mobility Biography in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Neil Sipe
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Healthy neighbourhood planning: investigating the evolving relationship between urban planning and public health through a path dependence lens
Principal Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Are cities still building highways? A comparison of Australia and Iran
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Neil Sipe
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Public Space Privatisation: The Experience of Indonesian Cities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sebastien Darchen
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2020
Master Philosophy
Climate sensitive urban design: a comparison between Brisbane (Australia) and Nagpur (India)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sebastien Darchen
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Placing power to the people: The Australian community renewable energy movement and place-making in framing for prefigurative collective action.
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
A Living Room in the City: The Place of Public Space in the Everyday Lives of Middle Eastern Women in Greater Brisbane
Principal Advisor
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2022
Master Philosophy
INVESTIGATING THE LEVEL OF TRAFFIC STRESS ON STREETS AND BICYCLING ROUTE PREFERENCES: A CASE STUDY ON THE CITY OF BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Pullar
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Governance Process in the Implementation of Land Acquisition Plan for Infrastructure Development in Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sonia Roitman
Media
Enquiries
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- affordable housing
- community
- compact cities
- cycling
- mobility
- neighbourhood design
- parking
- pedestrian areas
- public transport
- sustainability
- urban planning
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