Rate My Professor Tracey Skelton

Skelton's research specializations include geographies of children and young people, gender, sexualities, politics, urban studies, and the lives of marginalised and vulnerable populations, with focuses on Asian cities and the Caribbean. She has produced over 130 scholarly outputs, comprising books, articles, and chapters. Key editorial contributions feature her role as Lead Co-editor of the Taylor and Francis *Critical Geographies* book series, which includes 20 monographs and edited volumes, and as Editor-in-Chief and Co-Editor of the Springer 12-volume reference collection *Geographies of Children and Young People*. Prominent publications encompass *Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures* (1998), "Research with Children and Young People: Exploring the Tensions Between Ethics, Competence and Participation" (Children's Geographies, 2008), "Taking Young People as Political Actors Seriously: Opening the Borders of Political Geography" (Area, 2010), and recent works such as "The Death and Life of Urban Public Spaces: An Atmospheric Analysis of Spatial Reclamation by Young People" (Children's Geographies, 2026). Through her scholarship and editorial leadership, Skelton has significantly advanced critical human geography by highlighting social injustices, diversity, and inclusion. During her time at Otago, she taught courses including Social Geography (GEOG381) and Special Topic in Human Geography (GEOG379), while building research collaborations.