The IHS Academic Staff are urban professionals with very diverse backgrounds and expertise. Their knowledge covers multiple areas, including urban planning, housing, land governance, urban finance, urban heritage, climate change, green cities and infrastructure and others.
Academic Directors
Dr Lasse Gerrits
IHS Academic Director
Associate Professor
Prof. Frank van Oort
IHS Academic Director
Professor of Urban and Regional Economics, Erasmus School of Economics
Programme Manager
Dr Merav Kaddar
Educational Programme Manager
Urban Socio-Spatial Development
Dr Alonso Ayala
Head of Urban Socio-Spatial Development Department
Assistant Professor
Dr Anitra Baliga
Specialist in Urban Development
Dr Bahar Sakizlioglu
Senior Specialist in Housing and Urban Sociologist
Assistant Professor
Carolina Lunetta
Specialist in Spatial Planning and Gender
Charmae Pyl Wissink-Nercua
Specialist in Urban Land, Housing Development and Capacity-Building
Elina Makousiari
Academic Assistant in Sustainable and Resilient Urban Management
Dr Maartje van Eerd
Senior Specialist in Housing and Social Development
Assistant Professor
Remco Vermeulen
Specialist in Urban Heritage Strategies
PhD Candidate
Urban Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience
Dr Alberto Gianoli
Head of Urban Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience Department
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
Eqi Luo
Academic Assistant in Urban Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience
Dr Qian Ke
Specialist in Urban Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience
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 and Governance
Dr Paula Nagler
Head of Urban Economics and Governance Department
Assistant Professor
Dr Beatriz Calzada Olvera
Specialist in Economics and Innovation
Dr Carley Pennink
Lead Specialist in Governance, PPPs and Capacity Building
Assistant Professor
Dr Jan Fransen
Lead Specialist in Urban Economic Development and Resilience
Assistant Professor
Dr Leon van den Dool
Lead Specialist in Urban Governance
Assistant Professor
Dr Sofia Pagliarin
Researcher in Urban Transitions and Digitisation
Ore Fika
Senior Specialist in Urban Land and Housing Development
PhD Candidate
Vera Safronova
Academic Assistant in Urban Economics and Governance