Broad area of research: Infrastructure
Main areas of research

• Land use planning
• Regional planning
• Growth management
• Urban governance
• Comparative planning practices.

Grants

• QUT ECARD Grant 2009: Investigating the effectiveness of strategies to manage urban growth in four Australian metropolitan areas
• QUT External Relations Grant, BEE Dubai Study Tour 2008
• Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning Research Project Key Result Areas and Key Performance Indicators for Regional Planning 2008
• Florida State University, Office of Graduate Studies, Dissertation Research Grant, 2004
• Fannie Mae Foundation Grant for Student Travel to the ACSP-AESOP 2003 Joint Conference in Leuven, Belgium
• Florida State University Conference Presentation Travel Grants, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
• European Community-United States Exchange Program Grant, 1998.

Awards and recognitions

• Vice-Chancellor Performance Fund Award, 2010, Queensland University of Technology
• Teaching Excellence Award 2009, Dean’s Excellence Award, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
• Vice-Chancellor Performance Fund Award, 2009, Queensland University of Technology
• DeVoe L. Moore Center for the Study of Critical Issues in Economic Policy and Government Dissertation Fellowship 2002-2003, Florida State University
• Award of recognition for departmental service, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University, 2002.

Career history

• 2007 – Present: Lecturer, School of Urban Development, QUT
• 2005 – 2006: Research Associate,  Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
• 1999 – 2004: Graduate Research Assistant, Florida State University
• 1996 – 1997: Research Assistant