Bio
I am a lecturer and researcher in geography. I specialise in social and urban geography.
Senior Lecturer at the University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée since 2009
PhD thesis in Geography at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: ‘Gentrification in inner Paris: spatial dynamics, social relations and public policy’ co-supervised by Petros Petsiméris, Professor at the University of Paris 1, and Catherine Rhein, Research Director at the CNRS (Géographie-cités) – 2008
Assistant Lecturer at the University of Paris IV Sorbonne (2007–2009)
Assistant Researcher (AMN) then Assistant Lecturer (ATER) at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2004–2007)
Assistant Researcher (AMN) at the University of Caen Basse-Normandie (2003–2004)
Agrégation in Geography (2002)
ENS Fontenay/Saint-Cloud (1999–2003)
Research topics
- The City, social divisions of urban space, and social relations of class and ‘race’ in the city
- Gentrification, regeneration, and urban and social transformations in town centres
- Urban policies, ‘urban policy’, public and private sector stakeholders
- Gender, gender relations, and minority sexualities in the city
- Paris, Île-de-France, major cities in advanced capitalist countries
Disciplines scientifiques
- Geography
Ongoing research
- Since 2019: Research project on the displacement of the working classes due to gentrification in Greater Paris
Teaching
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and Humanities, Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Planning, Gustave Eiffel University
- Master’s in EST (Space, Society, Territories) at Gustave Eiffel University and Paris-Est Créteil University
- Master’s in Urban Planning and Development, Paris School of Urban Planning