Political Geography Research Group

The following officers and members form the current committee of PolGRG.

NameCommittee PositionTermEmail
Olivia MasonChair2023-2026Olivia.Mason2@newcastle.ac.uk
Shawn Bodden Secretary2023-2026Shawn.bodden@ed.ac.uk
Chris LizotteTreasurer2023-2026clizotte@brookes.ac.uk
Malene JacobsenVice-Chair2023-2026Malene.Jacobsen@newcastle.ac.uk
Raktim RayConference Coordinator2024-2027raktim.ray@ucl.ac.uk
Selma BenyovszkyCommunication Officer (and Data Controller)2024-2027s.benyovszky@pgr.reading.ac.uk
Öznur YardimciOrdinary Member2024-2027oznur.yardimci@york.ac.uk
Nick MegoranOrdinary Member2024-2027Nick.Megoran@newcastle.ac.uk
Semra AkayOrdinary Member2023-2026semraakay@gantep.edu.tr
Matt VarcoEarly-Career Representative2025-2026varco@uni-trier.de
Biswanath SahaEarly-Career Representative2025-2026bssaha45@gmail.com
Merrill HopperEarly-Career Representative2025-2026Merrill.Hopper@newcastle.ac.uk
Daniel WalshPostgraduate Representative2025-2026daniel4.walsh@northumbria.ac.uk
Ichamati MousamputriPostgraduate Representative2025-2026I.Mousamputri2@newcastle.ac.uk