Dr Dorina Pojani
Dr

Dorina Pojani

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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

Built Environment and Design Human Society Human geography Policy and administration Political science Sociology Urban and regional planning Urban sociology and community studies

Qualifications

  • Urban Transport in Developing Countries, Polytechnic University of Tirana
  • Master of Community Planning, University of Cincinnati

Research interests

  • International comparative planning / Planning policy transfer processes

  • Transit Oriented Development (TOD) / Alternative transport

  • Place identity / Urban design history

  • Mobility of children and youth / Gender and transport

  • Neighborhood design / City centers

  • Post-socialism / Transition societies / The Balkans

  • The Global South / Developing countries

  • Informal settlements / Low-income housing

Research impacts

Editorial Boards

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

Search Professor Dorina Pojani’s works on UQ eSpace

220 works between 2004 and 2025
All (220) Journal Article (138) Book Chapter (27) Conference Publication (8) Book (7) Other Outputs (39) Edited Outputs (1)

181 - 200 of 220 works

2014

Journal Article

Planning policy transfer to and from the Netherlands

Pojani, Dorina and Stead, Dominic (2014). Planning policy transfer to and from the Netherlands. Regions Magazine, 296 (1), 21-23. doi: 10.1080/13673882.2014.11431619

Planning policy transfer to and from the Netherlands

2014

Journal Article

Planning Policy Transfer to and from the Netherlands

Pojani, Dorina and Stead, Dominic (2014). Planning Policy Transfer to and from the Netherlands. Regions, 296 (4), 21-22.

Planning Policy Transfer to and from the Netherlands

2014

Journal Article

Defence, identity, and urban form: the extreme case of Gjirokastra

Mezinia, Ledita and Pojani, Dorina (2014). Defence, identity, and urban form: the extreme case of Gjirokastra. Planning Perspectives, 30 (3), 397-428. doi: 10.1080/02665433.2014.943267

Defence, identity, and urban form: the extreme case of Gjirokastra

2014

Journal Article

Dutch Planning Policy: The Resurgence of TOD

Pojani, Dorina and Stead, Dominic (2014). Dutch Planning Policy: The Resurgence of TOD. Land Use Policy, 41, 357-367. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.06.011

Dutch Planning Policy: The Resurgence of TOD

2014

Journal Article

Keep the children walking: active school travel in Tirana, Albania

Pojani, Dorina and Boussauw, Kobe (2014). Keep the children walking: active school travel in Tirana, Albania. Journal of Transport Geography, 38, 55-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.05.012

Keep the children walking: active school travel in Tirana, Albania

2014

Journal Article

Ideas, Interests, and Institutions: Explaining Dutch Transit-Oriented Development Challenges

Pojani, Dorina and Stead, Dominic (2014). Ideas, Interests, and Institutions: Explaining Dutch Transit-Oriented Development Challenges. Environment and Planning A, 46 (10), 2401-2418. doi: 10.1068/a130169p

Ideas, Interests, and Institutions: Explaining Dutch Transit-Oriented Development Challenges

2014

Journal Article

Urban design, ideology, and power: use of the central square in Tirana during one century of political transformations

Pojani, Dorina (2014). Urban design, ideology, and power: use of the central square in Tirana during one century of political transformations. Planning Perspectives, 30 (1), 67-94. doi: 10.1080/02665433.2014.896747

Urban design, ideology, and power: use of the central square in Tirana during one century of political transformations

2014

Book Chapter

Women's issues/gender issues

Pojani, Dorina (2014). Women's issues/gender issues. Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy. (pp. 1731-1734) edited by Mark Garrett. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781483346526.n605

Women's issues/gender issues

2014

Book Chapter

Bus rapid transit, design and engineering of

Pojani, Dorina (2014). Bus rapid transit, design and engineering of. Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy. (pp. 321-325) edited by Mark Garrett. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781483346526.n119

Bus rapid transit, design and engineering of

2013

Journal Article

Pushtimi i Tiranës nga automjetet: Si do të çlirohemi?

Pojani, Dorina (2013, 01 01). Pushtimi i Tiranës nga automjetet: Si do të çlirohemi? Mjedisi Sot 12-13.

Pushtimi i Tiranës nga automjetet: Si do të çlirohemi?

2013

Journal Article

Contemporary issues in architecture and urban design education: findings from 1-ICAUD

Pojani, Dorina (2013). Contemporary issues in architecture and urban design education: findings from 1-ICAUD. Urbanismul: serie noua.

Contemporary issues in architecture and urban design education: findings from 1-ICAUD

2013

Journal Article

From squatter settlement to suburb: the transformation of Bathore, Albania

Pojani, Dorina (2013). From squatter settlement to suburb: the transformation of Bathore, Albania. Housing Studies, 28 (6), 805-821. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2013.760031

From squatter settlement to suburb: the transformation of Bathore, Albania

2012

Conference Publication

Noise pollution management issues in Tirana, the capital of Albania

Pojani, Dorina (2012). Noise pollution management issues in Tirana, the capital of Albania. International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society, Vienna, Austria, 14-16 May 2012.

Noise pollution management issues in Tirana, the capital of Albania

2012

Journal Article

Urban Planning Education in a Democracy with a Market Economy: Learning Economic, Political and Social Skills

Pojani, Dorina (2012). Urban Planning Education in a Democracy with a Market Economy: Learning Economic, Political and Social Skills. International Journal of Arts and Sciences.

Urban Planning Education in a Democracy with a Market Economy: Learning Economic, Political and Social Skills

2012

Journal Article

Si zgjidhet makthi i trafikut në Tiranë?

Pojani, Dorina (2012, 01 01). Si zgjidhet makthi i trafikut në Tiranë? Revista Java

Si zgjidhet makthi i trafikut në Tiranë?

2011

Journal Article

Hammer and cycle: cycling post communism

Pojani, Dorina (2011). Hammer and cycle: cycling post communism. Cycling Mobility (4), 18-21.

Hammer and cycle: cycling post communism

2011

Other Outputs

Europa mbi biçikleta, Tirana në makina

Pojani, Dorina (2011, 09 08). Europa mbi biçikleta, Tirana në makina Shekulli

Europa mbi biçikleta, Tirana në makina

2011

Journal Article

Tirana është e qytetarëve, jo e makinave

Pojani, Dorina (2011, 09 06). Tirana është e qytetarëve, jo e makinave ResPublica

Tirana është e qytetarëve, jo e makinave

2011

Journal Article

Mobility, equity and sustainability today in Tirana

Pojani, Dorina (2011). Mobility, equity and sustainability today in Tirana. Tema: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 4 (2), 99-109.

Mobility, equity and sustainability today in Tirana

2011

Journal Article

From carfree to carfull: the environmental and health impacts of increasing private motorisation in Albania

Pojani, Dorina (2011). From carfree to carfull: the environmental and health impacts of increasing private motorisation in Albania. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 54 (3), 319-335. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2010.506076

From carfree to carfull: the environmental and health impacts of increasing private motorisation in Albania

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Evaluation of separated cycle tracks in new developments
    Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Bikeability for transportation: tools and data for research and practice
    Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Reclaiming lost ground: Transitions of mobility and parking
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Planning Tiger Cub City-regions: role models and policy transfers in sustainable transport in Southeast Asia
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Dorina Pojani is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • 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

  • 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)*

    1. Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
    2. Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
    3. Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
    4. Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
    5. Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
    6. Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
    7. Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
    8. Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
    9. Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
    10. Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
    11. Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
    12. Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
    13. Paula Grant [principal]
    14. Sufian Almubarak [principal]
    15. Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
    16. Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
    17. Nadia Zaini [principal]
    18. Xuanbo Liu [associate]
    19. ‪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 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

  • 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)*

    1. Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
    2. Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
    3. Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
    4. Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
    5. Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
    6. Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
    7. Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
    8. Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
    9. Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
    10. Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
    11. Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
    12. Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
    13. Paula Grant [principal]
    14. Sufian Almubarak [principal]
    15. Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
    16. Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
    17. Nadia Zaini [principal]
    18. Xuanbo Liu [associate]
    19. ‪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

  • 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)*

    1. Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
    2. Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
    3. Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
    4. Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
    5. Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
    6. Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
    7. Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
    8. Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
    9. Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
    10. Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
    11. Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
    12. Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
    13. Paula Grant [principal]
    14. Sufian Almubarak [principal]
    15. Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
    16. Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
    17. Nadia Zaini [principal]
    18. Xuanbo Liu [associate]
    19. ‪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

  • 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

  • Past and current research (HDR) Supervision (PhD and MPhil)

    1. Els Leclercq [completed, associate]
    2. Roja Gholamhosseini [completed, principal]
    3. Annie McCabe [completed, principal]
    4. Renuka Bhoge [completed, principal]
    5. Deti Kusmalawati [completed, associate]
    6. Fahimeh Khalaj [completed, principal]
    7. Tigor Panjaitan [completed, principal]
    8. Melissa Hensley [completed, principal]
    9. Tmnit Hailu [completed, associate]
    10. Ksenia Nikolaeva [completed, associate]
    11. Nirma Yossa [completed, principal]
    12. Weichang Kong [completed, principal]
    13. Paula Grant [principal]
    14. Sufian Almubarak [principal]
    15. Krismiyati Tasrin [principal]
    16. Amjad Hossain Reyad [principal]
    17. Nadia Zaini [principal]
    18. Xuanbo Liu [associate]
    19. ‪Abolghasem Azhdari [associate]
    20. Sean Byster-Bowles [associate]

  • 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

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Housing affordability issues in Malaysia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reconstructing A Gender Perspective Approach for a Sustainable New Capital City

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Active transport and gender issues: A comparison between Brisbane and Sylhet

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Policy Barriers to Livable Cities in South East Queensland

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Optimizing the Distribution of Dockless Sharing Stations Using Geospatial Machine Learning

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Thomas Sigler

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Dorina Pojani directly for media enquiries about:

  • affordable housing
  • community
  • compact cities
  • cycling
  • mobility
  • neighbourhood design
  • parking
  • pedestrian areas
  • public transport
  • sustainability
  • urban planning

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