Jodi Lawton
Professional Doctorate Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Education
Email: j.lawton@unsw.edu.au
Supervisors: Karen Maras, Terry Cumming
Jodi Lawton is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education degree at UNSW, focusing on innovative teaching methods in Urban Design Studio curricula. With 39 years of design experience, she has worked closely with top corporations and universities in Sydney and worldwide. Jodi is a Lecturer in Urban Design at UNSW's Built Environment School and has spent the last 22 years in various academic roles across the Built Environment and Media and Communications schools.
- Research area
- Research outputs
- Learning and teaching pedagogy
- Educational innovation in Urban Design studio course curriculum development and change management
- Fischer, K.F., Lawton, J. & Weirick, J. (2026) (In review) Urban development and design pedagogy at the University of New South Wales – a critical reflection, URBAN DESIGN International. The Value and Role of Design in Planning Education. Special issue.
- Lawton, J., & Judd, B. (2025). The MUDD Program, UNSW: The centrality of transdisciplinary curricula in Urban Design Studio (UDS): A phenomenographic exploration of factors impacting urban design studio curricula. Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning, Special issue (vol 6), pp. 77-96
https://doi.org/10.47818/DRArch.2025.v6si196 - Fischer, K.F., Lawton, J. & Weirick, J. (2025) ‘Urban development and design pedagogy at the University of New South Wales – a critical reflection: Association of European Schools of Planning - AESOP 2025 Congress, Istanbul, 7-11 July 2025
- Lee, J., Lee, J-S., & Lawton, J. (2022). Cognitive Mechanisms for the Formation of Public Perception about National Testing: A Case of NAPLAN in Australia. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11092-022-09398-8