I am an anthropologist and historian of the built environment, with a particular interest in (post-)Soviet cityscapes. I hold a DPhil in Russian from the University of Oxford and an MA in Material and Visual Culture from University College London. My work is cross-disciplinary, drawing predominantly from anthropology, urban history, heritage and cultural studies.

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My research looks at the interaction between urban space and local identity in Moldova and Russia, the legacies of centralised urban planning and the marketisation of the post-socialist city. I am also interested in interdisciplinarity and the use of alternative methodological approaches to the study and critique of history, culture and society. 

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I am currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of St Andrews. My project explores the construction of national and civic identities in the Republic of Moldova following its independence from the Soviet Union, examining how authorities have used architecture and urban planning to express notions of Moldovan nationhood and how citizens have responded to these efforts. By exploring the processes through which Moldova’s urban landscapes have acquired identities and material forms, this study will reveal the complex overlapping cultural geographies that shape contemporary political and social imaginings of Moldovan identity.​

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I have previously taught at the University of Nottingham, Liverpool John Moores University, the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London and have worked on module development for the University of Plymouth.

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