The IHS Academic Staff are urban professionals with very diverse backgrounds and expertise. Their knowledge covers multiple areas, among which urban planning, housing, land governance, urban finance, urban heritage, climate change, green cities and infrastructure and others.
Academic Directors
Dr. Dr. Lasse Gerrits
IHS Academic Director
Associate Professor
Prof. Dr. Frank van Oort
IHS Academic Director
Professor of Urban and Regional Economics, Erasmus School of Economics
Urban Socio-Spatial Development
Dr. Alonso Ayala
Head of Urban Socio-Spatial Development Department
Assistant Professor
Dr. Alexander Jachnow
Lead Specialist in Strategic Urban Planning and Policy
Dr. Bahar Sakizlioglu
Senior Specialist in Housing & Urban Sociologist
Assistant Professor
Carolina Lunetta
Specialist in Urban Development
Charmae Nercua
Specialist in Land and Housing Development Strategies
David Schelkshorn
Research Assistant in Urban Housing, Equity and Social Justice
Elena Petsani
Academic Assistant in Strategic Urban Planning and Policy
Jean-Paul Corten
Senior Specialist in Urban Heritage Strategies
Dr. Maartje van Eerd
Senior Specialist in Housing & Social Development
Assistant Professor
Remco Vermeulen
Specialist in Urban Heritage Strategies
PhD Candidate
Urban Sustainability & Climate Change Resilience
Dr. Alberto Gianoli
Head of Urban Sustainability & Climate Change Resilience Department
Associate Professor
Aloysius Bongwa
Lead Specialist in Urban Finance and Infrastructure
Dr. Ogenis Brilhante
Lead Specialist in Infrastructure and Green City
Associate Professor
Elena Marie Enseñado
Specialist in Nature-based Climate Change Adaptation Planning
PhD Candidate
Dr. Alexander Los
Senior Specialist in Urban Environment and Climate Change
Assistant Professor
Laura Quadros Aniche
Specialist in Urban Sustainability and Climate Change
PhD Candidate
Dr. Paul Rabé
Lead Specialist in Urban Land Governance
Assistant Professor
Dr. Peter Scholten
Senior Specialist in Governance of Sustainable Urban Resources
Assistant Professor
Somesh Sharma
Specialist in Environment and Sustainable Development Planning
PhD Candidate
Julia Skinner
Senior Specialist in Green Cities and Urban Social Development
Urban Economics & Governance
Dr. Paula Nagler
Head of Urban Economics & Governance Department
Assistant Professor
Beatriz Calzada Olvera
Specialist in Economics & Innovation
PhD Candidate
Dr. Carley Pennink
Lead Specialist in Governance, PPPs and Capacity Building
Assistant Professor
Francesca Vanelli
Academic Assistant in Urban Land Governance for Sustainable Development
Indriany Lionggo
Academic Assistant in Urban Economic Development & Resilience
Dr. Jan Fransen
Lead Specialist in Urban Economic Development & Resilience
Assistant Professor
Dr. Leon van den Dool
Lead Specialist in Urban Governance
Assistant Professor
Ore Fika
Senior Specialist in Urban Land and Housing Development
PhD Candidate