Degrees

BA Geography, University of Cambridge; MPhil Geographical Research, University of Cambridge; PhD A historical geography of illegitimacy in the Gurk Valley, Austria, 1868 to 1945, University of Cambridge

Research interests

My research interests centre around historical demography and historical geography in nineteenth and twentieth century Europe. I am especially fascinated by the ways in which people negotiate demographic life events, such as birth and marriage, in relation to the social and economic conditions of their community.

Much of my research is focused on Austria, and especially on births outside and before marriage in the period between 1868 and 1945. I combine quantitative analysis of parish registers, lists of souls, and other quasi-census records, with more qualitative resources such as autobiography and oral history, to build up a picture not only of the path to vital events on a population level, but also the emotional demographies of life.

Teaching interests

Director of Studies at Sidney Sussex for IA, IB, and II; Lecturer in IA Human Geography: historical geography; Lecturer in IA statistical methods; Supervisor across IA human geography, and relevant IB and II papers

Publications

Selected publications - see Department webpage