People

Sherilyn MacGregor is a Professor of Environmental Politics, jointly appointed to the Sustainable Consumption Institute and the Politics Department at the University of Manchester. Her research explores themes of environmental (un)sustainability, gender (in)equality, and theories and practices of citizenship. Her research is animated by critical questions about power relations, environmental and social justice, the gendered divisions of labour and responsibility, and strategies for eco-political transformation in affluent societies.

Tally Katz-Gerro is a Professor in Sociology at the University of Haifa and honorary Reader at the University of Manchester. She specializes in culture, consumption, environment, sustainability and inequality. She currently serves as Vice President for Global Engagement at the University of Haifa.

Recent funded research includes: Equitable resilience to heat: Modeling the consequences of community coordination and heat policy in two coastal cities, European inventory of societal values of culture as a basis for inclusive cultural policies in the globalizing world, and the effects of culture and religion on food waste behavior in households.

Catherine Walker is NUAcT Fellow in Cities and Place at Newcastle University, specialising in research around young people, climate justice and education. She is interested in how climate change can exacerbate intersecting social inequalities for young people and their families, and the opportunities young people have to respond to this in families, schools and communities. Building on these interests, she wants to explore the potential for climate justice - as both an agenda for action and a way of understanding inequalities - to galvanise youth and intergenerational responses to climate change as a past, present and future concern.

Nafhesa is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at Northumbria University and an interdisciplinary Sociologist with expertise in migration and the everyday lives of racialised and minority communities. Nafhesa actively works to promote inclusive research methods and participatory research that aims to decolonize methodological approaches and pedagogy through creative methodologies.

Saima Ansari is a post-doctoral researcher. Her current work focuses on challenging Eurocentric views on environmental behaviour through an intersectional lens, highlighting the experiences of marginalised communities. Her interests include intersectionality, Islamic feminism, and the experiences of marginalised communities. She is dedicated to illuminating the challenges faced by underrepresented groups.

Zarina Ahmad is Doctoral student in the Politics Department. Her thesis is part of the TIES project, focusing on Environmentally Sustainable Food Practices of Pakistani Heritage Women in the UK. Zarina has had a long career in climate justice activism specialising in the nexus of gender and racial justice.

Saabira is a second-year biomedical science student with an interest in environmental campaigning and is the chair of the UoM Somali Society.

She will be helping to write reports, create blogs, and assist with social media for the project.

Separately from the TIES project, Saabira is working on a fundraising campaign with Islamic Relief and Human Appeal to send aid to Somalia and Northeastern Kenya to help communities affected by climate change and drought.

Nuura is a second-year environmental science student who is the events officer in the Somali Society and has an interest in sustainability.

She will be helping to write reports, create blogs, and assist with social media for the project.

Separately from the TIES project, Nuura is working on a fundraising campaign with Islamic Relief and Human Appeal to send aid to Somalia and Northeastern Kenya to help communities affected by climate change and drought.