Mohammad Sarraf

I am a researcher in urban and community planning. With a background in architecture, I hold a PhD in Planning & Decision Analysis (KTH, 2015). My current research projects are focused on exploring the intersection of neurodiversity and the built environment. Aligned with the concept of inclusive cities, I am examining the significance of architecture, spatial form and the built environment in the ongoing paradigm shifts towards neurodiversity.

I currently hold an associate affiliation with the Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG), Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Prior to joining RISE, my work experiences include being a senior consultant at WSP Stockholm, a researcher at Institutet för bostads- och urbanforskning (IBF), Uppsala University, and a visiting scholar at the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada.

Latest publication:

Sarraf, M., Girdler, S., & Bölte, S. (2025). Autism and public transport: exploring the WHO’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a framework to investigate physical and spatial barriers. Cities & Health, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2025.2535246

Sarraf, M. (2024). Autism in urban planning: in search of a theoretical framework. Cities & Health, 9(1), 160–175.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2024.2404802