Dr Ruth Hamilton
School of Geography and Planning
University Teacher
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Full contact details
School of Geography and Planning (nee Urban Studies and Planning)
Room D26b
Geography and Planning Building
Winter Street
Sheffield
S3 7ND
- Profile
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My background is in biology; having completed an MSc in Biological Computation at the University of York, I then studied for a PhD in the Population Dynamics of Viral Infections. Following this I spent several years doing post-doctoral research in theoretical ecology with a particular interest in host-parasite interactions.
After a short career break, I decided to retrain in the field of GIS at Sheffield Hallam University. The field allows me to utilise much of the technical expertise I developed as a biological scientist with a wide range of new questions and datasets.
My career path has also included stints in the civil service and publishing adding skills in copy-editing, proofreading and Pivot tables to my existing skillset which includes expertise in R, qGIS, ArcGIS and a variety of programming languages.
- Research interests
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My primary research interests are in the geographic analysis of commuting patterns and labour markets, the use of social media and volunteered geographic information as a research tool, and methodological innovations in GIS.
Projects
- Connecting urban labour markets and deprived neighbourhoods
Publications
- Hamilton R & Rae AJ (2018) Regions from the ground up: a network partitioning approach to regional delineation. Environment and planning. B, Planning & design. View this article in WRRO