Dr Emma Baker is a Senior Research Fellow in the University of Adelaide’s newly formed Centre for Housing Urban and Regional Planning, where she leads the Housing and Health Research Cluster.  A geographer, her work examines the impact of housing and location in urban and regional environments, producing academic, as well as policy-relevant research.        

Dr Baker’s recent major publications include analysis of the housing implications of economic, social, and spatial change in Australia, work quantifying health effects of housing tenure and affordability, research on precarious and vulnerable housing, and a spatial analysis of housing need in Australia.