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Dr Sophie-May Kerr

Dr Sophie-May Kerr

Lecturer

Doctor of Philosophy (Human Geography), University of Wollongong

Advanced Bachelor of Science (Human Geography) (Class 1 honours), University of Wollongong

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
City Futures Research Centre

Dr Sophie-May Kerr is an urban cultural geographer, who uses social research methods to better understand lived experiences of housing, home and neighbourhood transformation.聽Sophie-May is particularly interested in socio-material experiences of apartment living. She completed her PhD titled 鈥楧welling in discordant spaces: Material and emotional geographies of parenting in apartments鈥 at the University of Wollongong in 2020. She joined the City Futures team in 2021.聽

Alongside her academic career, Sophie-May has extensive experience in community engagement and project leadership in the non-profit sector. Working in refugee settlement support, Sophie-May has worked across a variety of program areas including employment and training, education, youth leadership and social inclusion. Sophie-May has co-designed cultural capacity training for businesses and schools, and is an advocate for equitable and inclusive communities.聽
Phone
+61 2 9348 0751
E-mail
sophiemay.kerr@unsw.edu.au
Location
City Futures Research Center Level 3, Red Centre West Wing (Building H13) 黑料网大事记 Sydney
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Easthope H; Kerr S-M, 2024, 'Addressing the unanticipated consequences of compact city policies', in Australian Urban Policy: Prospects and Pathways, ANU Press, pp. 203 - 222,
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Easthope H; Kerr SM, 2024, 'Condominium living', in Research Handbook on Housing, the Home and Society, pp. 327 - 345,
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Gibson C; Klocker N; Borger E; Kerr SM, 2017, 'Malleable homes and mutual possessions: Caring and sharing in extended family households as a resource for survival', in Sharing Economies in Times of Crisis Practices Politics and Possibilities, pp. 35 - 49,
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Alkilani S; Loosemore M; Hammad AWA; Kerr SM, 2025, 'Refugees', asylum seekers' and migrants' experiences of finding meaningful work in the Australian聽construction industry: a聽Bourdieusean analysis', Engineering Construction and Architectural Management, 32, pp. 4651 - 4672,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Kerr SM; Easthope H; Sherry C, 2025, 'The regulation of families with children in apartments', Housing Studies, 40, pp. 824 - 844,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Cook NT; Kerr SM, 2024, 'Assembling high-rise: The uneven agencies of air in suburban densification in the Anthropocene', Urban Studies, 61, pp. 1308 - 1326,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Cook N; Herath S; Kerr SM, 2023, 'Suburban densification: unpacking the misalignment between resident demand and investor-driven supply of multi-unit housing in Sydney, Australia', Australian Planner, 59, pp. 26 - 38,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Easthope H; Crommelin L; Kerr SM; Troy L; van den Nouwelant R; Davison G, 2022, 'Planning for Lower鈥怚ncome Households in Privately Developed High鈥怐ensity Neighbourhoods in Sydney, Australia', Urban Planning, 7, pp. 213 - 228,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Head L; Klocker N; Dun O; Waitt G; Goodall H; Aguirre-Bielschowsky I; Gopal A; Kerr SM; Nowroozipour F; Spaven T; Toole S, 2021, 'Barriers to and enablers of sustainable practices: insights from ethnic minority migrants', Local Environment, 26, pp. 595 - 614,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kerr SM; Klocker N; Gibson C, 2021, 'From backyards to balconies: cultural norms and parents鈥 experiences of home in higher-density housing', Housing Studies, 36, pp. 421 - 443,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Kerr SM; Gibson C; Klocker N, 2018, 'Parenting and neighbouring in the consolidating city: The emotional geographies of sound in apartments', Emotion Space and Society, 26, pp. 1 - 8,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Kerr SM; Klocker N; Waitt G, 2018, 'Diverse driving emotions: Exploring Chinese migrants' mobilities in a car-dependent city', Transfers, 8, pp. 23 - 43,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Waitt G; Kerr SM; Klocker N, 2016, 'Gender, ethnicity and sustainable mobility: a governmentality analysis of migrant Chinese women鈥檚 daily trips in Sydney', Applied Mobilities, 1, pp. 68 - 84,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Klocker N; Toole S; Tindale A; Kerr SM, 2015, 'Ethnically Diverse Transport Behaviours: An Australian Perspective', Geographical Research, 53, pp. 393 - 405,
  • Reports | 2024
    Kerr S-M, 2024, Planning for the inclusion of families with children in apartments, James Martin Institute for Public Policy, chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://cityfutures.ada.unsw.edu.au/documents/762/JMI-Policy-Insights-Paper-Planning-for-the-inclusion-of-families-with-children_vmaiiJn.pdf
    Reports | 2023
    Easthope H; Liu E; Kerr S, 2023, My Place Ashmore Community Survey 2023 Final report, ,
    Reports | 2023
    Easthope H; Liu E; Kerr S, 2023, MyPlace Green Square Community Survey 2023 Final Report,
    Reports | 2023
    Kerr S-M; Crommelin L; Easthope H, 2023, Housing Suitability Literature Review, 黑料网大事记
    Reports | 2023
    Liu E; Ng M; Kerr S; Crommelin L; Debnath R; Lin Y; Pettit C, 2023, Regional NSW Housing Metrics - Consultation report