Claire Dooley

Claire Dooley is a Lecturer (Teaching) in Spatial Data Science at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London. Her academic journey includes a DPhil in Ecology from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Conservation and Biodiversity from the University of Exeter. She holds a BSc in Chemistry with Maths from University College London.

Previously, she served as an Assistant Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2021-2024) and held Research Fellow positions at the University of Southampton (2014-2021). Her research focuses on spatial demography, mobility, health, and well-being, particularly in populations affected by conflict, extreme weather events, and humanitarian crises. She collaborates with NGOs like UNFPA, IOM, and REACH to advance geospatial methods for addressing global challenges.

Key research themes include:

• Spatial statistics and geocomputing for demographic analysis
• Health geography and disease modeling
• Human adaptation to climate change
• Geospatial data modeling for humanitarian response

Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health), 6 (Clean Water), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and 11 (Sustainable Cities).