I am a political and population geographer, with research interests focusing on human migration, using mixed quantitative and qualitative methods. In addition to ongoing comparative work on diasporas and transnationalism, I have published and lectured internationally on topics including migration and development, highly skilled migration, global migration governance, international migration data, and methodology in migration studies. As a Research Associate attached to Oxford University's International Migration Institute and its School of Geography and the Environment, I lead the ‘Diasporas and Emigration States’ project - part of the five-year Oxford Diasporas Programme, which I co-designed with Professor Robin Cohen and Dr. Nicholas Van Hear. I am also the Editor-in-Chief of Migration Studies, a new academic journal from Oxford University Press