Hannah Grove

Dr. Hannah Grove is a Junior Research Fellow and Researcher at the Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation (GCHU) within Kellogg College, University of Oxford. Her work bridges urban health geography, planning, and policy to address socio-spatial injustices and health inequities. She holds a PhD in Geography from Maynooth University, focusing on ageing well in place among older adults in the Greater Dublin Area.

Education:

• PhD in Geography, Maynooth University

Research Interests: Hannah explores how social and physical environments shape health and wellbeing, with a focus on co-designing equitable urban spaces. Key areas include healthy urban planning, critical social policy, geographies of ageing, and innovative methodologies like qualitative, geo-spatial, and participatory approaches.

Research Trends: Her articles emphasize ageing in place, spatial justice, and interdisciplinary methods. Recent work critiques social housing impacts on health and advocates for structural interventions in urban policy.

Awards: None explicitly listed.

Grants/Labs: Affiliated with the GCHU, focusing on healthy urbanism. Prior roles include Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant Professor at Dublin City University and Planning Policy Officer at Adur & Worthing Council.

Labs/Teams: Active in the GCHU, collaborating on interdisciplinary urban health projects.