I am a social scientist and geographer based at the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. I am interested in data science and computational social science. My research can be summarised in four words: political, social, space, data!. Specifically, I research on:
Political economy
Neighbourhood contexts (education outcomes, health, deprivation)
Political participation (protest, elections, behaviour)
Youth studies
Social theory (Foucault ❤️, Agamben, governance, markets)
Political geography
I use data science tools, computational methods and statistical methods in my research. I enjoy programming in R and Python. I have extensive research experience and been involved in various research projects focusing on Innovation for Development and Social and Economic Impact Assessment and Evaluation.
University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Lecturer
June 2018 - Present
I teach in the School of Education, Education and Development discipline. My teaching focuses on development studies, the role of education in development and sustainability challenges.
Human Science Research Council, South Africa
Junior Researcher
2015 - 2017
I was involved in large research pojects, and my roles involved:
collecting survey data
Analysisng data
Writing reports
University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
PhD in Geography
Thesis title: The politics of disposable life: youth precarity, waithood and uncertainty
2019-Present
University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
MSc in Geography (First class)
Thesis title: The politics of megaprojects : assessing the socio-spatial and environmental impacts of the proposed dig-out port in south Durban
2017
University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
BSc Honours in Geography & Environmental Management
2014
Programming in R
Programming in Python
Git and GitHub
Statistical Modelling
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Computational Text Analysis
