Regional focus: Africa, especially East Africa and the Swahili coast; transregional connections, especially across the Indian Ocean and the Muslim world; also to Southern Africa.
Current research: The Shaping and Reshaping of Middle Class Housing Histories: Commodification Cycles of Housing and the Urban Transformations of al-Mohandiseen Neighbourhood in Cairo since 1955, Perspectives of Three Generations
Regional focus: Arab Cities, especially Cairo, Egypt