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Biography
Alastair is a Human Geographer with teaching and research expertise in medical, &health, historical, and quantitative geographies. He holds an ESRC-funded PhD from the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham and currently holds the position of Teaching Associate in Human Geography.
Alastair's research focuses on historical medical geographies, particularly the spatial patterns and prevalence of childhood infections in mid-twentieth century England and Wales. His work has investigated how geographical connectivity, dispersion, and isolation affect disease persistence and the impact of vaccination on regional childhood infection dynamics. Alastair's work involves rigorous quantitative spatial analysis, utilising statistical datasets from archival research and digitised historical public health records.
Teaching Summary
Teaching Portfolio:
GEOG1004 | Interpreting Geographical Data [Module Convenor]
GEOG1008 | Exploring Human Geography [Module Convenor]
GEOG1005 | Tutorials
GEOG2004 | Techniques in Human Geography [Data Cycle Lead]
GEOG2030 | Research Tutorial
GEOG2031 | Dissertation Preparation
GEOG3004 | Dissertation (UG)
GEOG3011 | Environment, Development & Livelihoods
Research Summary
Alastair is currently researching historical approaches to medical and health geographies. His work involves in-depth archival and quantitative analysis to understand the geospatial and political… read more
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Current Research
Alastair is currently researching historical approaches to medical and health geographies. His work involves in-depth archival and quantitative analysis to understand the geospatial and political contexts of uneven health outcomes and infectious disease transmission. Specifically, Alastair uses the conceptual framework of "Slow Violence" to identify the socio-cultural and political drivers of epidemic, infectious, and chronic diseases.