Professor Derek McCormack
Professor of Cultural Geography
Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford
Director of Graduate Studies (Taught Programmes)
Professor of Cultural Geography
Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford
Director of Graduate Studies (Taught Programmes)
Academic Profile
Derek is a cultural geographer. He joined the School of Geography and the Environment in 2006. He has a BA (Hons, first class) in Geography and Sociology from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth; an MSc in Geography from Virginia Tech; and a PhD in Geography from the University of Bristol. Prior to taking up his post at Oxford, Derek was lecturer at the Department of Geography at the University of Southampton.
Derek is a member of the Tech Life Research Cluster.
Teaching and Supervision
Undergraduate Teaching
Derek lectures on human geography topics for the Preliminary and FHS Examinations.
Postgraduate Teaching
Derek teaches on the NSEG MSc. He is open to supervising DPhil students in cultural geography and related fields. For enquiries about potential supervision contact Derek directly.
Current Graduate Research Students
| Faizal Bin Abdul Aziz | Exploring the Affective and Emotional Experiences of Singapore-based Flight Attendants amidst a Global Pandemic |
| Annika Bowman | In the Wake of Dead Ice: Glacial Remains in Iceland |
| Nina Djukanović | "Green Are Fields, Not Mines": The Case of Lithium Mining and Resistance in Serbia |
