Dr Sophie-May Kerr
Research Associate

Dr Sophie-May Kerr

Doctor of Philosophy (Human Geography), University of Wollongong

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

Arts,Design & Architecture
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. Sophie-May is particularly interested in socio-material experiences of apartment living. She completed her PhD titled ‘Dwelling in discordant spaces: Material and emotional geographies of parenting in apartments’ at the University of Wollongong in 2020. She joined the City Futures team as a Research Associate in 2021. 

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. 

Phone
+61 2 9348 0751
Location
City Futures Research Center Level 3, Red Centre West Wing (Building H13) UNSW Sydney
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Easthope H; Crommelin L; Kerr SM; Troy L; van den Nouwelant R; Davison G, 2022, 'Planning for Lower‐Income Households in Privately Developed High‐Density Neighbourhoods in Sydney, Australia', Urban Planning, vol. 7, pp. 213 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/up.v7i4.5699
    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, vol. 26, pp. 595 - 614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2021.1904856
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kerr S-M; Klocker N; Gibson C, 2021, 'From backyards to balconies: cultural norms and parents’ experiences of home in higher-density housing', Housing Studies, vol. 36, pp. 421 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2019.1709625
    Journal articles | 2018
    Kerr S-M; Gibson C; Klocker N, 2018, 'Parenting and neighbouring in the consolidating city: The emotional geographies of sound in apartments', Emotion, Space and Society, vol. 26, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2017.11.002
    Journal articles | 2018
    Kerr S-M; Klocker N; Waitt G, 2018, 'Diverse Driving Emotions', Transfers, vol. 8, pp. 23 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/trans.2018.080203
    Journal articles | 2016
    Waitt G; Kerr S-M; Klocker N, 2016, 'Gender, ethnicity and sustainable mobility: a governmentality analysis of migrant Chinese women’s daily trips in Sydney', Applied Mobilities, vol. 1, pp. 68 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23800127.2016.1147751
    Journal articles | 2015
    KLOCKER N; TOOLE S; TINDALE A; KERR S-M, 2015, 'Ethnically Diverse Transport Behaviours: An Australian Perspective', Geographical Research, vol. 53, pp. 393 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12118