Nick Lally

Dr Nick Lally is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky, with research spanning critical cartography, policing geographies, and speculative GIS. His work examines how digital technologies reshape spatial power relations, particularly in policing contexts, while developing alternative geographical imagination systems that challenge conventional GIS paradigms.

Key projects include experimental cartographic tools for spatial manipulation and critical analyses of policing technologies. His publications explore how computational systems structure geographical knowledge and power. He employs mixed methods including software prototyping, critical theory, and empirical studies of police practices.

Research has been supported by organizations including the Simpson Center for Humanities and Canada Research Chairs Program.