New team member joins CSTS group
The Cultural Studies of Science group welcomes a new member: Stephanie is an architect, urbanist and a generalist. She introduces herself in this post.
I am an architect by training, urbanist in practice, and generalist by nature. I am specialised in large-scale transdisciplinary research (TD) projects and action research to co-create policy and projects toward more resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities.
I have a particular interest and experience in merging research with creative methods and output. I find working with artists to create exhibitions, films, theatre workshops, etc., an important part of my work. I strive to bring research closer to the public, making it interesting and accessible to all.
My past research includes an action research project on public lighting inequality, specifically on the impact public lighting has on everynight life in informal settlements. In this project, I worked in a TD approach to co-produce wall-mounted solar lighting in a neighbourhood of 760+ households in Cape Town, South Africa.
Another project I worked on was a large-scale TD project in the United Kingdom focusing on how upstream urban planning decisions can improve public health downstream. My role in the project was to evaluate how the large-scale consortium was producing research, an inquiry into the transdisciplinary process that revealed barriers and opportunities for collaboration and integration in TD.
I’ve now joined the Cultural Studies of Science (CSTS) group at the TdLab as a post-doctoral researcher. My main focus is the DIAMOND project, where CSTS will lead the TD approach. DIAMOND is an exciting and large-scale project focusing on co-producing the next generation of open integrated assessment models for net-zero sustainable development.
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