Mia Rafalowicz-Campbell

Mia Rafalowicz-Campbell is a Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Surrey, working on the i-MOBYL project (funded by the Driving Urban Transitions partnership). Her research focuses on active travel, mobility justice, and inclusive approaches to sustainable transport, and she has a particular interest in how mobility systems shape everyday experiences, opportunities, and wellbeing across different social groups.

Mia completed an ESRC-funded PhD at Sheffield Hallam University's Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR), where she explored experiences of walking, wheeling, and cycling among marginalised groups in South Yorkshire. Drawing on mobile, visual, and participatory research methods, her research engaged extensively with women, disabled people, and refugees and asylum seekers, contributing to debates on mobility justice and transport equity. 

During her doctoral studies, Mia undertook an Alan Turing Institute-funded secondment with the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, where she led research investigating equity on the National Cycle Network. At CRESR, she also contributed to a range of interdisciplinary projects relating to sustainable transport, consumption, community safety, and public space.

Within the i-MOBYL project, Mia's research focuses on understanding and supporting young people's active and multimodal mobility through participatory and co-creative approaches. This is delivered through the Guildford Living Lab, one of three labs and five European cities taking part in the project. 

Before entering academia, Mia worked in consultancy designing, delivering, and supporting research and engagement projects for predominantly public sector organisations in areas including housing, homelessness, and regeneration. She previously worked as a writer and editor in mobile startups and for journalistic outlets. She holds an MRes in Social Science Research Methods from Sheffield Hallam University, an MSc in Urban Studies from University College London, and an MSci in Physics and Philosophy from the University of Bristol.