Dr Melek Cigdem is a Research Fellow within the Centre for Urban Research, with expertise in housing economics and statistical modelling of housing markets, households and firms.
Melek is currently a Project Leader on two AHURI-funded projects relating to housing assistance programmes, demographic change and economic participation.
She is also a Chief Investigator on three ongoing AHURI-funded research projects relating to intergenerational wealth transfers, housing affordability and homelessness.