IHS Academic Staff
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
Lasse Gerrits
IHS Academic Director
Frank van Oort
IHS Academic Director
Former Academic Director
Jurian Edelenbos
Full Professor ESSB Department of Public Administration and Sociology/Public Administration
Urban Socio-Spatial Development
Alonso Ayala
Head of Urban Socio-Spatial Development Department, Senior Housing Expert
Alexander Jachnow
Head of Strategic Urban Planning and Policy
Bahar Sakizlioglu
Housing Expert, Urban Sociologist
Carolina Lunetta
Urban Development Expert
Charmae Nercua
Land and Housing Development Strategies Specialist
David Schelkshorn
Research Assistant, Urban Housing, Equity and Social Justice
Elena Petsani
Academic Assistant, Strategic Urban Planning and Policy
Els Keunen
Expert, Urban Planning and Municipal Development
Jean-Paul Corten
Expert in Urban Heritage Strategies
Maartje van Eerd
Senior Expert, Housing & Social Development
Remco Vermeulen
Expert, Urban Heritage Strategies
Saskia Ruijsink
Senior Expert, Urban Policy and Planning
Urban Sustainability & Climate Change Resilience
Alberto Gianoli
Head of Urban Sustainability & Climate Change Resilience Department
Alexander Los
Urban Environment and Climate Change Expert
Aloysius Bongwa
Senior Expert, Urban Finance
Elena Marie Enseñado
Researcher, Urban Environment, Sustainability, and Climate Change
Julia Skinner
Educational Programmes Manager, MSc in Urban Management and Development
Green Cities and Urban Social Development Specialist
Laura Quadros Aniche
Urban Environment, Sustainability, and Climate Change Expert
Ogenis Brilhante
Head of Infrastructure and Green City (IGC)
Paul Rabé
Senior Expert, Urban Land Governance
Peter Scholten
Expert, Sustainability & Governance
Somesh Sharma
Expert, Environment and Sustainable Development Planning
Urban Economics & Governance
Paula Nagler
Head of Economics & Governance Department, Economist
Beatriz Calzada Olvera
Economic Researcher
Carley Pennink
PhD, Governance, PPPs and Capacity Building
Francesca Vanelli
Academic Assistant, Urban Land Governance for Sustainable Development
Indriany Lionggo
Academic Assistant, Urban Economic Development & Resilience
Jan Fransen
Senior Expert/ Assistant Professor Urban Economic Development and Resilience
Leon van den Dool
Senior Expert Urban Governance
Ore Fika
Land Expert, Urban Land and Housing Development