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Dr Goran Erfani

Research Fellow

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

Goran Erfani is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Northumbria University. He has contributed to developing and leading several studies focused on people-place-health dynamics, digital inclusion, and digital health. His methodological expertise lies in mixed-method studies and quantitative research methodologies, including leading statistical analyses such as Regressions, CFA, SEM, Meta-analyses, and other advanced statistical techniques.

Before joining Northumbria University, Goran worked as an associate lecturer and research fellow at the Newcastle Business School, where he contributed to a digital adoption project utilising a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) design from 2019 to 2020. He earned his PhD from the University of Newcastle in 2018 and subsequently served as a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield. His doctoral research focused on people-place-health interrelations, providing a conceptual foundation for evaluating participatory urban redevelopment experiences.

Goran's previous professional experience includes working as a researcher with the Research, Analysis and Forecasting team at RIBA Enterprises, where he focused on analysing Big Data related to the construction market in the UK.

Goran Erfani

Research methodology, people-place-health dynamics, digital poverty, digital health

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Understanding Digital Exclusion across North Tyneside: Final Report, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Erfani, G., Charlton, W., De Luca, H., Brittain, K., Steven, A., Young-Murphy, L. 11 Apr 2023
  • Understanding Digital Exclusion across North Tyneside - Executive Summary, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Erfani, G., Charlton, W., De Luca, H., Brittain, K., Steven, A., Young-Murphy, L. 11 Apr 2023
  • Reconceptualising sense of place: Towards a conceptual framework for investigating individual-community-place interrelationships, Erfani, G. Aug 2022, In: Journal of Planning Literature
  • COVID and the home: The emergence of new urban home life practised under pandemic-imposed restrictions, Erfani, G., Bahrami, B. 4 Jul 2023, In: Cities and Health
  • Visualising urban redevelopment: Photovoice as a narrative research method for investigating redevelopment processes and outcomes, Erfani, G. 1 Nov 2021, In: Geoforum

Urban Studies PhD April 11 2018


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