Snr Lecturer- Planner in Residence
Overview
Stephanie Wyeth is the Professional Planner in Residence and Senior Lecturer within the Planning Program, and Director of Engagement for the School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
Stephanie is an experienced urban and social planning practitioner with significant research, project and leadership experience in the public and private sectors. She joined The University of Queensland in 2019 following several years as a Director with a multidisciplinary planning and design firm, where she led projects focussed on complex social, urban planning and development issues. Her motivation for joining academia is a belief that a values-led and practice intensive university experience is critical if the next generation of urban planning professionals are to be equipped with the skills, knowledge and mindsets to lead, sustained positive change in our cities, towns and communities.
As a pracademic, Stephanie seeks to bridge the theory – practice divide, by promoting the exchange of knowledge, ideas and capabilities across university, industry and community. She regularly facilitates and brokers opportunities for the university’s world-leading researchers to share their expertise with government and community for projects with a strong public interest focus. Stephanie is regularly invited to join advisory forums and judging panels, and to speak at industry and community events.
Between 2016 – 2022 Stephanie served as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the South Bank Corporation. In 2020 she was appointed a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia for services to the profession. Her most recent panel appointments include Logan Urban Design Awards, Lord Mayor’s Business Awards (Brisbane), and an advisory committee for a national design project.
Memberships
- Planning Institute of Australia
- Committee for Brisbane
Teaching Responsibilities
PLAN1000 The Planning Challenge (Course Coordinator and Lecturer – 2019 to date)
PLAN1100 Foundational Ideas in Planning (Course Coordinator and Lecturer – 2019 to date)
PLAN4001/PLAN7120 Citymaking: Theory and Practice (Course Coordinator and Lecturer – 2020-2022)
PLAN4100 Advanced Planning Practice (Course Coordinator and Lecturer – 2021 to date)
PLAN4130 / PLAN7130 Planning Industry Placements (Course Coordinator and Lecturer – 2019 to date (Semesters 1, 2 and Summer)
ENVM3103 Regulatory Frameworks for Environmental Management and Planning (Guest lecturer 2021-2023)
Various guest lectures providing insights into urban planning, employability and planning practice.
Student supervision for PHD, Honours and research projects
Awards
2022 Teaching Award - Planning Program, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
2022 Staff Award, Organisation of Planning Students
Service and Engagement
Director of Engagement – School of Architecture, Design and Planning (2023 to date)
Academic Program Advisor for Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning (2021 to date)
Deputy Director of Engagement School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (2022 – 2023)
Co-founder and Director of UQ City Impact Lab (2021 to date)
Research Affiliate – UQ Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub (since 2022)
Member - UQ Community Engagement Community of Practice – Leadership Group (since 2023)
Planning Institute of Australia (Qld) - Fellow
Research Interests
- Urban Research, Strategic Planning and Planning Practice
- Planning Practice, Gender and Cities
- Planning for Climate Resilience / Practice and Community-led Approaches
- Placemaking for Impact / Strategic Interventions in Place
- Housing Policy, Planning and Practice / Inclusive Planning and Design
- Inclusive Planning and Design / Children, Young People and Women
Research Impacts
Stephanie’s research activity focuses on the role of the built environment and planning practice in supporting equity, fairness and social inclusion. Her current collaborations address topics including: citymaking and urban governance, climate and flood resilience, lived experience, life in the suburbs, young people’s use of public space, women and safety in the city, affordable housing, planning policy and practice, planning and design innovation.
Stephanie is co-founder and co-director of the UQ City Impact Lab. Established in 2022, the lab links internationally recognised research and capability in urban change, sustainable development and city-making with government and industry. The research team provides independent insight and evidence-based analysis to help government, industry and community partners deliver policy and place-based solutions.
Recent research efforts supported by the lab include:
- Housing affordability: Housing demand drivers in Queensland
- Colouring Brisbane is a free knowledge exchange platform designed to provide over fifty types of open data on Brisbane buildings, to help make the city more sustainable – prototype platform
- Flood resilience and neighbourhood change – exploratory research and teaching-focussed investigations
- Small data modelling to support analysis of urban change and development dynamics
As an experienced practitioner with strong industry networks, Stephanie is regularly invited to engage with policy-makers and planning practitioners, as well as academic colleagues. In the role of facilitator, she has designed and led the delivery of a range of activities:
2018 UQ Placemaking Summit – Future Suburbs
2019 UQ Placemaking Summit - Climate Change
2020 Australia New Zealand Association of Planning Schools (ANZAPS) National Conference
2022 Launch of UQ City Impact Lab
Stephanie is also active with research consultancy, and supports community-led projects through research and engagement capabilities:
Current Projects
(2023) Zonta International, Queensland Walks and The University of Queensland: Safe Cities for women and girls – Night Walks initiative
(2022 to date) Love and Kindness Project - Co-founder with Dr Kali Marnane
(2022 to date) Sharing with Friends – Older Women’s Housing Project
(2021 to date) Communify Inc - Bindi Bindi Place
Completed Projects
Brisbane City Council Local Voluntary Review
(2023) ARUP and Aurecon (Consultancy Project)
In collaboration with Dr Cristyn Meath (UQ Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub), the delivery of strategic advice and coordination of engagement with selected UQ Subject Matter Expert to inform completion of the UN-Habitat Sustainable Development Goals Voluntary Local Review and UN-Habitat Sustainable Development Goals Gold Certification.
Logan Economic Development Vision & Strategy
(2019-2021) Logan City Council
Research consortium with SGS Economics and Planning Pty Ltd, Griffith Business School - Policy Innovation Hub, and UQ Planning. Co-lead with Dr Laurel Johnson including the design and delivery of strategy co-design process.
Queensland Housing Strategy 2017 - 2027 Research and Evaluation Program
(2019–2021) Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Journal Article: Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland
Alidoust, Sara, Wyeth, Stephanie, Reddel, Tim, Cornish, Gillian, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Johnson, Laurel and Shaweesh, Maram (2024). Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland. Australian Planner, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2309352
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Journal Article: Practice reflections on the pandemic from South East Queensland
Wyeth, Stephanie (2023). Practice reflections on the pandemic from South East Queensland. Australian Planner. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2023.2286232
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Other Outputs: A Love And Kindness Project: Patternbook Volume 1
Marnane, Kali and Wyeth, Stephanie (2023). A Love And Kindness Project: Patternbook Volume 1. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Grants
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T4-A6 Evaluating the Resilient Homes Fund
(2024–2025) Natural Hazards Research Australia
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Queensland Housing Strategy 2017 - 2027 Research and Evaluation Program
(2019–2021) Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
Supervision
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Urban Consolidation through Densification: the Constraints of Existing Property Boundaries
Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Featured Publications
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A Love And Kindness Project: Patternbook Volume 1
Marnane, Kali and Wyeth, Stephanie (2023). A Love And Kindness Project: Patternbook Volume 1. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Book Chapter
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Wyeth, Stephanie and Johnson, Laurel (2021). Communicating urban research. Methods in Urban Analysis. (pp. 191-205) edited by Scott Baum. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-1677-8_11
Journal Article
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Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland
Alidoust, Sara, Wyeth, Stephanie, Reddel, Tim, Cornish, Gillian, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Johnson, Laurel and Shaweesh, Maram (2024). Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland. Australian Planner, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2309352
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Practice reflections on the pandemic from South East Queensland
Wyeth, Stephanie (2023). Practice reflections on the pandemic from South East Queensland. Australian Planner. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2023.2286232
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Gender bias in the planning industry and planning outcomes
Sahama, Ishara, Wyeth, Stephanie and Pojani, Dorina (2021). Gender bias in the planning industry and planning outcomes. Australian Planner, 57 (3-4), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2021.2017994
Conference Publication
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More substance than froth: the role of planning in creating a child and youth friendly community
Johnson, Laurel and Wyeth, Stephanie (2012). More substance than froth: the role of planning in creating a child and youth friendly community. Planning Institute of Australia (Qld) Annual Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 3-5 October 2012. Brisbane, Australia: Planning Institute of Australia, Queensland Division.
Other Outputs
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A Love And Kindness Project: Patternbook Volume 1
Marnane, Kali and Wyeth, Stephanie (2023). A Love And Kindness Project: Patternbook Volume 1. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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Housing demand in Queensland: Ageing and Regional Change
Charles-Edwards, Elin, Zheng, Shuangshuang, Wyeth, Stephanie, Hensley, Melissa and Sigler, Thomas (2022). Housing demand in Queensland: Ageing and Regional Change. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia.
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Synthesis Evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy’s First Action Plan 2017-2020
Tim Reddel, Emily Verstege, Dave Porter, Laurel Johnson and Stephanie Wyeth (2021). Synthesis Evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy’s First Action Plan 2017-2020. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
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Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework
Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
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Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing
Johnson, Laurel, Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
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Yarrabilba Community Hub measurement and evaluation framework
Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Reddel, Tim (2020). Yarrabilba Community Hub measurement and evaluation framework. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
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Interim Progress Analysis for the evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027
Tim Reddel, Dave Porter, Emily Verstege, Laurel Johnson, Stephanie Wyeth, Elin Charles-Edwards, Jack Lam and Ken Fullerton (2020). Interim Progress Analysis for the evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Department of Housing and Public Works.
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Evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027: Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Emily Verstege, Tim Reddel, Mark Western, Laurel Johnson, Stephanie Wyeth, Elin Charles-Edwards, Jack Lam, Caroline Salom, Dave Porter and Andrew Hawkins (2020). Evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027: Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
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Queensland Housing Strategy: Evaluation of Action Plan 1 – Interim Analysis
Tim Reddel, Emily Verstege, Dave Porter, Laurel Johnson, Stephanie Wyeth, Elin Charles-Edwards, Jack Lam and Ken Fullerton (2020). Queensland Housing Strategy: Evaluation of Action Plan 1 – Interim Analysis. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
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Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027 Research and Evaluation Program: Policy and Practice Review
Laurel Johnson, Stephanie Wyeth, Dave Porter and Tim Reddel (2020). Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027 Research and Evaluation Program: Policy and Practice Review. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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T4-A6 Evaluating the Resilient Homes Fund
(2024–2025) Natural Hazards Research Australia
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Queensland Housing Strategy 2017 - 2027 Research and Evaluation Program
(2019–2021) Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Urban Consolidation through Densification: the Constraints of Existing Property Boundaries
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Possible Research Projects
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
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