Mohammad Sarraf
Researcher in Urban Planning & Design

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 Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University in 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 University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada.
Latest publication:
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