STAFF PROFILE
Dr Sarah Foster
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
DSC|School of GUSS
Phone:
+61399251525
Email:
sarah.foster@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Built environment; Crime and fear of crime; Mental health; Walking; Sense of community; Alcohol consumption; Apartment design; Design policy; Quantitative analysis
- Bolleter, J.,Edwards, N.,Cameron, R.,Duckworth-Smith, A.,Freestone, R.,Foster, S.,Hooper, P. (2022). Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Canvassing Opinion from Planning Professionals In: Planning Practice and Research, 37, 13 - 34
- Foster, S.,Hooper, P.,Duckworth, A.,Bolleter, J. (2022). An evaluation of the policy and practice of designing and implementing healthy apartment design standards in three Australian cities In: Building and Environment, 207, 1 - 13
- Foster, S.,Hooper, P.,Easthope, H. (2022). Cracking up? Associations between building defects and mental health in new Australian apartment buildings In: Cities and Health, , 1 - 12
- Kleeman, A.,Giles-Corti, B.,Gunn, L.,Hooper, P.,Foster, S. (2022). Exploring the design, quality and use of communal areas in apartment developments In: Cities and Health, 6, 480 - 494
- Foster, S.,Hooper, P.,Burton, N.,Brown, W.,Giles-Corti, B.,Rachele, J.,Turrell, G. (2021). Safe Habitats: Does the Association Between Neighborhood Crime and Walking Differ by Neighborhood Disadvantage? In: Environment and Behavior, 53, 3 - 39
- Bolleter, J.,Grace, B.,Hooper, P.,Foster, S. (2021). Wet-bulb Temperature and Sea-level Rise in the United Arab Emirates–Planning Responses In: Planning Practice and Research, 36, 408 - 429
- Hooper, P.,Boulange, C.,Arciniegas, G.,Foster, S.,Bolleter, J.,Pettit, C. (2021). Exploring the potential for planning support systems to bridge the research-translation gap between public health and urban planning In: International Journal of Health Geographics, 20, 1 - 17
- Kleeman, A.,Gunn, L.,Giles-Corti, B.,Foster, S. (2020). (In Press) Communal area design in apartment buildings: development and comparison of a desktop and on-the-ground landscape assessment tool In: Cities and Health, , 1 - 15
- Hooper, P.,Foster, S.,Edwards, N.,Turrell, G.,Burton, N.,Giles-Corti, B.,Brown, W. (2020). Positive HABITATS for physical activity: Examining use of parks and its contribution to physical activity levels in mid-to older-aged adults In: Health and Place, 63, 1 - 14
- Easthope, H.,Crommelin, L.,Troy, L.,Davison, G.,Nethercote, M.,Foster, S.,Van Den Nouwelant, R.,Kleeman, A.,Randolph, B.,Horne, R. (2020). Improving outcomes for apartment residents and neighbourhoods, AHURI Final Report No. 329 In: AHURI Melbourne, Australia
1 PhD Completions3 PhD Current Supervisions
- Redesigning apartment policy standards for health and wellbeing. Funded by: ARC Future Fellowships Grant 2021 from (2022 to 2026)
- Creating evidence-based public open space standards for apartment residents. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2021 from (2021 to 2024)
- Improving outcomes for apartment residents and neighbourhoods (Administered by UNSW). Funded by: AHURI Research Grants 2019 (CAT 1 Generic) from (2019 to 2020)
- Optimising apartment design policy to equitably enhance mental health. Funded by: Healthway Health Promotion Research Intervention Grant from (2018 to 2022)
- Enabling active travel in Australian cities by mapping shadeways (Smart Active Transport - Urban Heat Maps for Bendigo). Funded by: Smart Cities and Suburbs Program - 2017 onwards from (2017 to 2020)