MSUD academic staff

Meet our teaching staff
The MSc in Sustainable Urban Development is taught by research-intensive academic staff pursuing cutting-edge knowledge relating to sustainability, resilience, and urban and regional studies. The programme is also delivered in collaboration with comprehensive range of commercial, governmental and non-government organisations specialising in sustainable urban development.
Discover more about their research below.
Dr Nigel Mehdi

Dr Nigel Mehdi
Departmental Lecturer in Sustainable Urban Development, Co-Director MSc in Sustainable Urban Development
Dr Patricia Canelas

Dr Patricia Canelas
Departmental Lecturer in Sustainable Urban Development, Co-Director MSc in Sustainable Urban Development
Dr Desiree Daniel-Ortmann

Dr Desiree Daniel-Ortmann
Desiree Daniel-Ortmann is a Departmental Lecturer for the Master’s in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford.
Dr Debbie Hopkins

Dr Debbie Hopkins
Dr Debbie Hopkins is an Associate Professor in Human Geography. Her position sits between the Department's Sustainable Urban Development programme and the School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE).
Dr David Howard

Dr David Howard
Director of Studies and Associate Professor, Sustainable Urban Development, Director of the DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development
Dr Pedro Marques

Dr Pedro Marques
Pedro Marques is a Departmental Lecturer for the Master's in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford.
Dr Vlad Mykhnenko

Dr Vlad Mykhnenko
Associate Professor of Sustainable Urban Development. Fellow, St. Peter’s College Oxford