Dr Samantha Cockings
Associate Professor in Geography , International Liaision
Dr Samantha Cockings is Associate Professor in Geography within Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton.
Samantha Cockings is currently Associate Professor in Geography. She has been a member of staff in Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton since 2000
Qualifications
BA (Geography) University of Leicester 1994
MSc (Geographical Information Systems) University of Leicester 1995
PGCert (Academic Practice) University of Southampton 2002
FSEDA 2002
FRGS 2003
PhD (Geography) University of Southampton 2013
Employment
1995 - 1997 Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Durham
1997 - 2000 Research Assistant then Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Imperial College, London
2000 - 2014 Lecturer, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
2014 – present Senior Lecturer, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Significant Achievements
- Methods and software developed by the Census2011Geog project were used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to create output geographies for the 2011 Census in England and Wales. These geographies will be employed by a vast range of users such as central and local government, health authorities and commercial organisations, in order to map and analyse population characteristics and to allocate resources for at least the period 2011-2021
- Methods and findings from the Workplace Zones project were used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to create the first ever set of output geographies designed specifically for the release of business statistics in England and Wales following the 2011 Census.
- The automated zone design software, AZTool, developed by Samantha, David Martin and colleagues at the GeoData Institute at the University of Southampton, has so far been employed by at least 25 research groups in 10 countries in a range of sectors including design of statistical geographies, environment and health.