Dr Brian J Hracs PhD, MA, BA
Associate Professor in Human Geography
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Dr. Brian J. Hracs is an Associate Professor in Human Geography. He joined Geography and Environmental Science in September 2014. He is originally from Toronto and received his PhD in Geography from the University of Toronto. Prior to coming to Southampton he worked as a research fellow at the Department of Social and Economic Geography at Uppsala University in Sweden. He is interested in the iterative relationship between markets, technology and space. In particular, he focuses on key questions in economic geography related to entrepreneurship in the creative economy, the mobility of ‘talent', the relationships between physical and virtual spaces, intermediation and the mechanisms through which distinction and value(s) are created and communicated.
Qualifications
2015: Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP), Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit, University of Southampton
2010: PhD, Human Geography, University of Toronto, Canada
2005: MA, Human Geography, York University, Canada
2003: BA Human Geography & Political Science, Brock University, Canada
Employment
2019-Present: Associate Professor in Human Geography, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
2014-2019: Lecturer in Human Geography, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
2011-2014: Research Fellow, Department of Social and Economic Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden
2010-2011: Research Fellow, Martin Prosperity Institute, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada