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Bio

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I hold a PhD in Sociology from the University of Manchester; A research MA in Social Sciences from University of Technology, Sydney; and a BA in Communication (Writing and Cultural Studies) (First Class) also from the University of Technology, Sydney.

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In addition to teaching experience at a number of institutions in Australia and the UK, I’ve worked with and for: The Social Inequalities Research Centre (Lancaster); Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), methods@manchester, and The Cathy Marsh Institute for Social Research (University of Manchester); Urban Planning through Playful Participation (UPPP, University of Warwick); The Craft of Play project (Manchester Metropolitan University); the Transforming Cultures Research Centre (UTS); the mobile applications team at Three Mobile; and The Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific.

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As of Fall 2025, I'm an Assistant Professor in Geography and New Media at the University of California, Berkeley.

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My research and writing
 

I'm currently working on a book about digital form and aesthetics, understood through the representation of the end of the city and apocalyptic imaginaries of urban collapse in digital video games. The book argues that through play, fragmentation, and the image, games depicting the imagined ruins of 'real' cities reveal the spatial and material dynamics at play in virtual worlds.

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I’ve published work across geography, sociology, and new media studies, including solo and co-authored pieces in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers, New Media and Society, Information, Communication and Society; Leonardo Electronic Almanac; Cultural Geographies; the European Journal of Cultural Studies, and The Double Negative.

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