Meet the team
Investigators
Dr Lily Chen
East Asian Studies, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield
Lily specialises in critical discourse analysis of media texts, with a particular interest in cultural influences in British and Chinese media.
Prof. Jane Plastow
Faculty of Arts, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Leeds
Jane specialises in African theatre, with particular interests in gender and development. She leads our intergenerational theatre work.
Prof. Gill Valentine
Geography, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield
Gill is the Director of INTERSECTION. Her research interests include urban cultures of consumption and social identities.
Prof. Robert M. Vanderbeck
Geography, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Leeds
Robert's research focuses on processes of social exclusion and inclusion based on age, race, religion and sexualities.
Dr Mei Zhang
East Asian Studies, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield
Mei’s research interests include the impact of globalisation on rural-urban migration and sustainable development in China.
Research Staff
Dr Kristina Diprose
Geography, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield
Kristina is a geographer interested in youth, citizenship and social sustainability. She is undertaking fieldwork in Sheffield.
Dr Chen Liu
Geography, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield
Chen is a geographer interested in food consumption and cultural change in modern day China. She is undertaking fieldwork in Nanjing.
Dr Katie McQuaid
Geography, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Leeds
Katie is an anthropologist interested in humanitarianism and human rights in vulnerable communities. She is undertaking fieldwork in Jinja.