Patricia Daley

Patricia O. Daley is a Jamaican British human geographer and academic, specialising in forced migration, political ecology, and Africa. She is Professor of Human Geography of Africa at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford.[1][2]

Patricia O. Daley
Born	Jamaica
Occupation	Human geographer
Academic background
Alma mater	University of London, University of Oxford
Thesis	Refugees and underdevelopment in Africa : the case of Barundi refugees in Tanzania (1989)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Oxford

Early life and education

Daley was born and brought up in rural Jamaica.[3] At the age of 12, she emigrated to England.[4] She attended school in Hackney, London,[3] and as a teenager lived in the Pembury Estate.[4]

Daley was the first of her family to attend university, and studied at Middlesex Polytechnic, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.[3][5] She then undertook postgraduate studies at Goldsmith's College and the School of Oriental and African Studies, both part of the University of London,[3] graduating with a Master of Arts degree and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).[5] She then moved to the University of Oxford to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree.[3] She completed her doctorate in 1989 with a thesis titled "Refugees and underdevelopment in Africa: the case of Barundi refugees in Tanzania".[6]

Academic career

Daley previously taught at Dartmouth College, and Loughborough University.[1] In 1996, she moved to the University of Oxford, where she was appointed University Lecturer in Human Geography and joined Pembroke College, Oxford.[3][7] She is the first black woman to be appointed a lecturer at Oxford.[3] She is now a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford.[2] She served Jesus College as Tutor for Women from 1998 to 2004, and as Tutor for Admissions from 1999 to 2002.[2] She was the University Assessor for the 2015/2016 academic year.[1][5] She was awarded a Title of Distinction as Professor of the Human Geography of Africa in September 2016.[8]

In 2017, Daley was one 24 notable individuals chosen by the University of Oxford to have their portrait painted and displayed at the university: this was done in order to bring more diversity to the portraits of the illustrious men who founded, built and sustained Oxford University from the early middle ages to the present day.[9][10]

Selected works

• Daley, Patricia O. (2008). Gender and genocide in Burundi: the search for spaces of peace in the Great Lakes Region. Oxford: James Currey. ISBN 978-1847013071.

References

1. "Professor Patricia Daley". School of Geography and the Environment. University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
2. "Professor Patricia Daley". Jesus College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
3. "Profile: On the Level with Dr Patricia Daley". Operation Black Vote. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
4. "Recalling 1970s London: has life improved since for the young, poor and black?". Open Democracy. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
5. "Council and Main Committees". Oxford University Gazette. University of Oxford. 145 (5091). 19 March 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
6. Daley, Patricia O. (1989). Refugees and underdevelopment in Africa : the case of Barundi refugees in Tanzania. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board.
7. "Examinations and Boards". Oxford University Gazette. University of Oxford. 126. 18 January 1996. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
8. "Notices - Recognition of Distinction". Oxford University Gazette. University of Oxford. 147 (5143). 29 September 2016.
9. "Professor Patricia Daley Recognised in 'Oxford Portraits'". African Studies Centre. University of Oxford. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
10. Coughlan, Sean (6 April 2017). "Oxford puts up more portraits of women". BBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2018.