APrf Debbie Faulkner
UniSA Business
Teaching Enterprise
Debbie Faulkner is Co-Executive Director of the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion, UniSA Business. Debbie is a human/social geographer working in the areas of housing and ageing, health, age care, social participation and wellbeing of older people and the housing of at risk groups in the community including people with a disability, women and those homeless or at risk of homelessness. Through qualitative and quantitative methods my research plays a role in identifying and raising awareness of the issues confronting these groups, identifying the inequities and conflicts within policy arenas and working within policy and practice frameworks to advocate for change. I have a long history of working collaboratively with a range of organisations and stakeholders in the co-design and ongoing progress of projects. I have strong research leadership and project management skills covering short intensive projects and complex, large scale multi-year projects involving numerous stakeholders.
Debbie was previously Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Centre for Housing the Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning at The University of Adelaide (2010-2020) and an Associate Director of the Flinders Institute for Housing, Urban and Regional Research (2008-10) and Director (2008) and Deputy Director (2009-10) of the AHURI Southern Research Centre (Flinders University) and the University of Adelaide AHURI Research Centre (2016).
| Date | Position | Institution name |
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| 2016 - ongoing | Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director | Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning (CHURP) |
| 2015 - 2017 | Acting Director, Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning | University of Adelaide |
| 2010 - 2016 | Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning (CHURP) | University of Adelaide |
| 2008 - 2010 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Flinders University |
| 2008 - 2010 | Deputy Director, AHURI Southern Research Centre | Flinders University |
| 2008 - 2010 | Associate Director, Flinders Institute for Housing, Urban and Regional Environments (FIHURE) | Flinders University |
| 2005 - 2007 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, AHURI CRV2 | University of South Australia |
| 2003 - 2004 | Project Officer, AHURI Southern Research Centre | Flinders University |
| 2002 - 2005 | Administrative Officer, AHURI Southern Research Centre | Flinders University |
| 1999 - 2003 | Project Officer, Centre for Ageing Studies | Flinders University |
| 1983 - 1995 | Research Assistant/Project Officer for Prof Graeme Hugo and Prof Les Heathcote | Flinders University |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
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| 2005 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 1992 | Flinders University | Australia | Master of Arts |
| 1982 | Flinders University | Australia | Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
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| 2011 | Group of Eight Future Research Leadership Program | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2007 | Early Career Researcher Development Program | University of South Australia | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2011 | Beer, A., Faulkner, D., Paris, C., & Clower, T. (2011). Housing transitions through the life course: aspirations, needs and policy. Bristol: The Policy Press. Scopus108 |
| 2011 | Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2011). Preface. Scopus9 |
| 2011 | Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2011). Preface. Bristol University Press. DOI Scopus14 |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2023 | Shtykov, A., Gu, N., Barrie, H., Soebarto, V., Faulkner, D., & Kroll, D. (2023). Live data-driven digital twin approach for assessing social and environmental building performances in high-rise mixed-use developments: a conceptual framework and evaluation of the operational platforms for its implementation. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association (pp. 508-521). Australia: Australia The Architectural Science Association ANZAScA. |
| 2008 | Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2008). 21st Century housing careers and Australia's housing future. In Reshaping Australasian Housing Research Refereed Papers and Presentations from the 2nd Australasian Housing Researchers Conference 2007 Ahrc 2007. Scopus13 |
| 2008 | Faulkner, D., & Beer, A. (2008). The housing careers of the older population. In Reshaping Australasian Housing Research Refereed Papers and Presentations from the 2nd Australasian Housing Researchers Conference 2007 Ahrc 2007. |
| 2008 | Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2008). 21st Century housing careers of persons with a disability. In Reshaping Australasian Housing Research: Refereed Papers and Presentations from the 2nd Australasian Housing Researchers' (pp. 1-26). Australia: University of Queensland. |
| 2006 | Faulkner, D. (2006). The changing housing careers of the older population the key influences. In Australasian Housing Researchers Conference. |
| 2006 | Faulkner, D. (2006). 21 st century housing careers of people with disabilities: Background and outline of a research plan. In Australasian Housing Researchers Conference. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2017 | Cornell, V., Faulkner, D., Byles, J., Tavener, M., Kingdon-Barbosa, S., & Iso, S. (2017). Pre-conference workshop – ‘Late life changes in housing: choices, enablers and barriers to ageing in place’. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Association of Gerontology 2017 National Conference. Perth. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2025 | Vij, A., Sun, W., Barrie, H., Washington, L., Cong, K., Faulkner, D., . . . Urrutia, D. (2025). National Community Transport Pricing Model (NCTPM) Pilot. Australia: IMove CRC and the Australian Community Transport Association (ACTA). |
| 2024 | Vij, A., Sharam, A., Baako, K., Ardeshiri, A., Faulkner, D., Washington, L., . . . Lowies, B. (2024). Incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable private rental housing. Australia: AHURI. DOI |
| 2023 | Faulkner, D., Sharam, A., James, A., Tually, S., & Barrie, H. (2023). Inquiry into housing policies and practices for precariously housed older Australians. Australia: AHURI. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2022 | Tually, S., Coram, V., Faulkner, D., Barrie, H., Shaman, A., Lowies, B., . . . Cebulla, A. (2022). Alternative housing models for precariously housed older Australians. Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. DOI Scopus7 |
| 2022 | James, A., Crowe, A., Tually, S., Sharam, A., Faulkner, D., Cebulla, A., . . . Bevin, K. (2022). Housing aspirations of precariously housed older Australians. Australia: AHURI. DOI Scopus3 |
| 2022 | Dinmore, H., & Faulkner, D. (2022). Beyond the housing crisis: a home for all. Australia: Believe Housing Australia. |
| 2021 | Faulkner, D., McKinley, K., Lester, L., Beer, A., Goodwin Smith, I., Ellison, C., & Price, D. (2021). Medium term accommodation for NDIS participants Final Report. Australia: University of South Australia. |
| 2021 | Stone, W., Power, E., Tually, S., James, A., Faulkner, D., Goodall, Z., & Buckle, C. (2021). Housing and housing assistance pathways with companion animals: risks, costs, benefits and opportunities. Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. DOI |
| 2021 | Faulkner, D., Verdouw, J., Cook, P., Tually, S., Liu, E., Judd, B., . . . Coram, V. (2021). Ageing well in public housing. Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). DOI Scopus10 |
| 2021 | Bridge, C., Zmudzki, F., Huang, T., Owen, C., & Faulkner, D. (2021). Impacts of new and emerging assistive technologies for ageing and disabled housing. Australia: Australian Housing and Research Institute (AHURI). DOI Scopus10 |
| 2020 | Muir, K., Powell, A., Flanagan, K., Stone, W., Tually, S., Faulkner, D., . . . Pawson, H. (2020). 'A pathway to where?' Inquiry into understanding and reimagining social housing pathways. Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. DOI Scopus16 |
| 2020 | Vij, A., Faulkner, D., Beer, A., & Goodwin Smith, I. (2020). Understanding the demand for housing amongst persons with an intellectual disability in South Australia. Australia: UniSA Business. |
| 2020 | Flanagan, K., Levin, I., Tually, S., Varadharajan, M., Verdouw, J., Faulkner, D., . . . Vreugdenhill, A. (2020). Understanding the experience of social housing pathways. Australia: AHURI. DOI Scopus19 |
| 2019 | Fiedler, J., & Faulkner, D. (2019). One rent increase from disaster: older renters living on the edge in Western Australia, Final Report. Melbourne: Housing for the Aged Action group. DOI |
| 2019 | Fiedler, J., & Faulkner, D. (2019). One rent increase from disaster: older renters living on the edge in Western Australia, Summary report. Melbourne: Housing for the Aged Action Group. DOI |
| 2018 | Beer, A., Beilby, J., Cornell, V., Faulkner, D., Karnon, J., & Thredgold, C. (2018). Consumer directed care: The expectations and experiences of people aged 50 years and over in Australia Final Report,. Adelaide: The University of South Australia. |
| 2018 | Tually, S., Skinner, V., Faulkner, D., & Goodwin Smith, I. (2018). Ending street homelessness in the inner city: Adelaide Zero Project final research report. Australia: Flinders University. |
| 2017 | Cornell, V., Faulkner, D., Thredgold, C., Beer, A., Beilby, J., & Karnon, J. (2017). The Rise of the Consumer: engagement of older people with consumer directed care, Preliminary Findings, ARC Linkage Project LP130100045. Adelaide: The University of South Australia. |
| 2017 | Tually, S., Skinner, V., Faulkner, D., & Goodwin-Smith, I. (2017). The Adelaide Zero Project: Ending street homelessness in the inner city: Discussion Paper. Adelaide: Don Dunstan Foundation. |
| 2017 | Fiedler, J., & Faulkner, D. (2017). Finding a suitable home for older people at risk of homelessness in South Australia. Melbourne, Australia: Housing for the Aged Action Group and the Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning. DOI |
| 2017 | Fiedler, J., & Faulkner, D. (2017). "The older I get the scarier it becomes" Older people at risk of homelessness in New South Wales. Melbourne: Housing for the Aged Action Group. DOI |
| 2016 | Tually, S., Slatter, M., Faulkner, D., & Oakley, S. (2016). The role of private rental brokerage in housing outcomes for vulnerable Australians: Final report (AHURI Final Report no. 263). Melbourne, Australia: AHURI. Scopus6 |
| 2015 | Gabriel, M., Faulkner, D., & Stirling, C. (2015). Housing priorities of people with dementia: security, continuity and support.. Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited. Scopus2 |
| 2015 | Cornell, V., Faulkner, D., Beer, A., Karnon, J., & Beilby, J. (2015). The Rise of the Consumer: Engagement of Older People with Consumer Directed, report of service provider online survey. Adelaide: The University of Adelaide. |
| 2015 | Tually, S., Slatter, M., Oakley, S., & Faulkner, D. (2015). The role of private rental support programs in housing outcomes for vulnerable Australians (no. 162). Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Scopus2 |
| 2015 | Faulkner, D., & Beer, A. (2015). The effect of housing and service provision on the health and wellbeing of older Australians,. Adelaide. |
| 2015 | Cornell, V., Faulkner, D., Beer, A., Karnon, J., & Beilby, J. (2015). The rise of the consumer: engagement of older people with consumer directed care. Australia: University of Adelaide. |
| 2014 | Gabriel, M., Stirling, C., Faulkner, D., & Lloyd, B. (2014). Future Housing and Support Needs of People with Dementia. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Scopus6 |
| 2013 | Faulkner, D., & Paris, C. (2013). The effect of housing and service provision on the health and wellbeing of older Australians, Baseline survey of community residents 2012. Adelaide. |
| 2013 | Faulkner, D., Law, J., & Beer, A. (2013). Pathways of older people into hospital emergency departments. |
| 2012 | Faulkner, D., & Law, J. (2012). Community participation of older South Australians. Adelaide: University of Adelaide. |
| 2012 | Faulkner, D., & Baulderstone, J. (2012). Evaluation of the South Australian Reforms under the National partnership Agreement on Homelessness: Achieving sustainable housing outcomes and reducing Aboriginal homelessness, Mid term evaluation report. Adelaide. |
| 2012 | Tually, S., Faulkner, D., & Thwaites-Tregilgas, E. (2012). Instability in the housing circumstances of newly arrived humanitarian entrants and the implications for the homelessness service system, a scoping study, final report. Canberra: Department for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indi. |
| 2011 | Hugo, G., Buckley, J., Faulkner, D., Feist, H., O'Dwyer, L., & Parker, K. (2011). Recommendations in response to a request from the advisory panel on the economic potential of senior Australians. Adelaide. |
| 2011 | Hugo, G., Buckley, J., O'Dwyer, L., & Faulkner, D. (2011). Submission in response to the first report of the Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians. Adelaide. |
| 2011 | Tually, S., & Faulkner, D. (2011). Instability in the housing circumstances of newly arrived humanitarian entrants and the implications for the homelessness service system: a scoping study, literature review and preliminary empirical investigations. |
| 2011 | Faulkner, D., Tually, S., Geuenich, L., & Baulderstone, J. (2011). Evaluation of the Housing SA Case Work Support Initiative (Qualitative Outcomes). |
| 2009 | Beer, A., Baker, E., Faulkner, D., Lockwood, T., Kroehn, M., & Cutler, C. (2009). An assessment of the future need for affordable housing in the City of Adelaide, Its potential location and the policy options to meet that need, Final Report. Adelaide. |
| 2009 | Beer, A., Faulkner, D., Baker, E., Tually, S., Raftery, P., & Cutler, C. (2009). Our homes, our communities: the aspirations and expectations of older people in South Australia. ECH. |
| 2009 | Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2009). The housing careers of people with a disability and carers of people with a disability, NRV2 @1st Century Housing Careers and Australia's Housing Future, Research Report. Melbourne: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. |
| 2009 | Faulkner, D., & Maginn, P. (2009). Scoping the opportunities fro accessory dwelling units (ADU) to contribute to the supply of affordable housing. Adelaide. |
| 2009 | Beer, A., Faulkner, D., Baker, E., Tually, S., Raftery, P., & Cutler, C. (2009). Our homes, our communities: the aspirations and expectations of older people in South Australia. Australia: Flinders University. |
| 2009 | Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2009). 21st century housing careers and Australia's housing future. Australia: AHURI. Scopus12 |
| 2009 | Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2009). The housing careers of people with a disability and carers of people with a disability. Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute AHURI. |
| 2009 | Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2009). The housing careers of people with disabilities and their carers: Source details - Title: Research and policy bulletin. Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. |
| 2008 | Kroehn, M., Hutson, K., Faulkner, D., & Beer, A. (2008). The housing careers of persons with a disability and family members with care responsibilities for persons with a disability. Australia: AHURI. |
| 2008 | Beer, A., Tually, S., Faulkner, D., Baker, E., & Cutler, C. (2008). Aspirations and Expectations of Older Age Cohorts in South Australia, Research Report Stage 3, Qualitative Outcomes. |
| 2008 | Tually, S., Faulkner, D., Cutler, C., & Slatter, M. (2008). Women, domestic and family violence and homelessness: a synthesis report. Australia: Flinders University. |
| 2008 | Tually, S., Faulkner, D., Cutler, C., & Slatter, M. (2008). Women, domestic violence and homelessness: A synthesis report. Canberra. |
| 2008 | Raftery, P., Faulkner, D., & Beer, A. (2008). Aspirations and expectations of older age cohorts in South Australia, Research Report stage 2b, Placing the outcomes of the ECH survey in a national context. |
| 2007 | Faulkner, D. R., Beer, A., & Cutler, C. (2007). Aspirations and expectations of older age cohorts in South Australia: research report stage 2, survey outcomes. |
| 2007 | Tually, S., Beer, A., & Faulkner, D. (2007). Too Big to Ignore: Future issues for Australian women's housing 2006-2025. |
| 2007 | Faulkner, D., Tually, S., Baker, E., & Beer, A. (2007). Report on the Outcomes of Focus Groups for the South Australian Ageing Atlas: Ageing and its implications for social and planning policy. |
| 2007 | Beer, A., Faulkner, D., Tually, S., Baker, E., & Cutler, C. (2007). Accommodating the greying city in Urban 45: new ideas for Australian Cities. Melbourne: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. |
| 2006 | Beer, A., Faulkner, D., & Gabriel, M. (2006). 21st century housing careers and Australia's future: literature review. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. |
| 2006 | Faulkner, D. R., & Beer, A. (2006). Housing models for an ageing population. Adelaide. |
| 2006 | Beer, A., Faulkner, D., & Baker, E. (2006). Aspirations and expectations of older age cohorts in South Australia, Research report stage 1, Focus group outcomes. |
| 2006 | Faulkner, D. R., & Beer, A. (2006). Research report on housing models for an aged population. |
| 2006 | Luszcz, M., Faulkner, D., Van Emden, J., Barrington, J., Findlay, M., Landorf, C., & Sheppard, L. (2006). Factors that make housing more suitable for older people, Final report. Adelaide. |
| 2004 | Faulkner, D. R., Findlay, M., Barrington, R., & Luszcz, M. (2004). Factors that make housing more suitable for older people; preliminary paper. Adelaide. |
| 2004 | Andrews, G., & Faulkner, D. (2004). A glossary of terms for community health care and services for older persons. Kobe Japan: WHO. |
| 2003 | Andrews, G., Edwards, P., & Faulkner, D. (2003). Population ageing - policy related research priorities, Impacts for Australia. Canberra. |
| 2001 | Faulkner, D. R. (2001). Linkages among housing assistance, residential (re)location and use of community health and social care among old-old adults: Shelter and non-shelter implications for housing policy development, Positioning paper. Melbourne: AHURI. |
| 2001 | Faulkner, D. R., & Bennett, K. (2001). Linkages among housing assistance, residential (re)location and use of community health and social care among old-old adults: Shelter and non-shelter implications for housing policy development, Final report. Melbourne: AHURI. |
| 2001 | Faulkner, D. R., & Bennett, K. (2001). Linkages among housing assistance, residential (re)location and use of community health and social care among old-old adults: Shelter and non-shelter implications for housing policy development, Research and Policy Bulletin. Melbourne: AHURI. |
| 2000 | Faulkner, D. R. (2000). Research Directory on Ageing South Australia 2000. Adelaide. |
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Improving housing outcomes for people with disability: policy and practice intiatives, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 17/03/2025 - 30/06/2025
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iMove 6-030 National Variable Pricing Matrix, iMove Australia Limited, 18/12/2023 - 30/06/2025
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Housing temporary migrants: Investigating challenges and policy opportunities, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 22/02/2023 - 23/07/2024
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Incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable housing, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 03/04/2023 - 30/06/2024
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Preventing Pensioners from precarious housing; losing homeownership and community disconnection, Office for Ageing Well, 15/06/2023 - 14/06/2024
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Understanding the need for and provision of housing for people with intellectual disabilities in South Australia, Minda Incorporated, 15/10/2023 - 15/12/2023
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Gendered housing aspirations, pathways, impacts and opportunities: understanding the evidence, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 01/04/2022 - 30/09/2023
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Investigating the inclusion of vulnerable populations in Advance Care Planning: Developing complex and sensitive public policy., NHMRC - Partnership Project, 01/12/2016 - 30/04/2023
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AHURI - Inquiry into housing policies and practices for precariously housed older Australians (20/PRO/32250), Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 06/05/2020 - 22/12/2022
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AHURI - Housing aspirations for precariously housed older Australians (20/PRO/81253), Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 29/05/2020 - 29/10/2021
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AHURI - Housing models for precariously housed older Australians (20/PRO/32252), Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 01/04/2020 - 28/09/2021
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Review of Commonwealth funded aged care for the homeless, Cwth Dept of Health Aged Care, 24/09/2020 - 31/03/2021
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2017 | Co-Supervisor | Our Daily Bread: The Role of Soup Kitchens in 21st Century Adelaide | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Victoria Louise Skinner |
| 2011 - 2013 | Co-Supervisor | Housing Cooperatives: The lived experience in an alternative tenure | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr David Michael Bunce |