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Dr Sanaz Alian

Lecturer - School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Biography

Sanaz did her first degree in urban development engineering. She then came to UNE to do a master’s degree in urban and regional planning followed by a PhD in urban planning and design. Sanaz is interested to understand ways in which built form influences experiences and perceptions of ethnic diversity as well as the lives of immigrants when they move to Australia. Her PhD research was entitled 'Radical Alterity, Ethnicity and the Multicultural City: Spatial Planning and Super Diversity in Bankstown, Sydney'. Sanaz has been teaching at UNE since 2014. She is passionate about the community and has volunteered for numerous organisations since arriving in Armidale. She describes herself as a female, immigrant, community-minded planner.

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.