He holds master degrees in political science and human geography. He obtained his PhD in 2012 (cum laude) for research on residential practices of middle class households in the field of parenthood. His research has mainly focused on the interaction of demographic and class change, families, residential choice, housing and gentrification. His most recent work concentrates on issues of class and gender and social reproduction via school and residential practices. Also, he is engaged in studies on middle class disaffiliation, segregation and social and spatial polarisation.