Dr Paul Brindley
I am a hardworking individual who enjoys new challenges and always welcome learning new skills whilst developing my valuable existing broad and transferable skills.
As a highly experienced academic, I have been employed by the University of Sheffield for over eight years and have undertaken in excess of fifty projects encompassing an extensive range of topics but focused on the socio-economic applications of Geographic Information Science (GIS). I have published numerous academic journals and acquired teaching experience.
I possess a highly desirable blend of skills at the intersection of geography and computer science, combining proficiency in data science, statistical analysis (including both comparative statistics such as Chi-square, ANOVA and t-tests and relationships, such as bivariate and multivariate linear regression), computer programming (with a proficiency in Python), information retrieval and geographic spatial analysis (including use of ArcGIS and QGIS).
Personal Profile
I have worked within the departments of Geography, Urban Studies and Planning and Landscape at the University of Sheffield and have also undertaken an internship at Ordnance Survey - Britain's national mapping agency. I am also a member of the ESRC Peer Review and AHRC Peer Review College and a reviewer of a number of academic journals related to GIS, landscape and public health.
My interests cover a broad range of concerns focusing on the geo-computational analysis of socio-economic applications within GIS. This includes exploring spatial and temporal patterns of social phenomena concerning urban geography, epidemiology, environmental criminology, social inequalities and the classification of space.
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I am also interested in the generation of vague spatial geographies through data mining the web. My research provides a framework for quantitative data analysis which allows decision makers to model and interpret phenomena with increased realism.