Gabriela Quintana Vigiola

Gabriela Quintana Vigiola joined the University of Technology Sydney in 2012 and lectures in urban planning and urban design at the School of the Built Environment. Her interests range from urban design to cultural and psychosocial studies.

Her current research focuses on place, displacement and violence by integrating knowledge drawn from her research on place-making in informal settlements in Caracas, Venezuela into her current study about housing for women leaving domestic violence.

Gabriela's approach is transdisciplinary, combining her expertise in urban planning and place with her knowledge of environmental and community psychology, giving her an edge when addressing and investigating matters related to the relationship between people and their spaces.