Keri Hopeward

Dr Keri Hopeward

Senior Research Fellow

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Keri is the Senior Research Fellow on 'Living Lightly Locally for Regenerative Regions' and the Course Coordinator for 'Sustainable Engineering Practice' (with An De College in China) and 'Climate Change Adaptation' at the University of South Australia (UniSA). Before re-joining UniSA she founded Dream Awake: Research Education and Design (DARED), a regenerative research and education consultancy dedicated to inspiring people to create change for a better world. DARED was established in 2018, after Keri completed her work as Head of Program for the first full degree Permaculture Program at CQUniversity from 2015-2018. Prior to this she lectured in Social and Community Planning and coordinated Sustainable Development: A Global Perspective at UniSA. She holds a doctorate in Anthropology/Social Inquiry from the University of Adelaide (2008).

Keri has a background in cultural anthropology and social science and a passion for research in alternative/regenerative futures, social movement studies, counter-development theory, and activating change for a better world.

Year Citation
2025 Devlin, J., Hopeward, J., Hopeward, K., & Saint, C. (2025). Visions of a circular future: what type of circular economy is developing in South Australia?. Journal of Circular Economy, 3(3), 1-19.
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2023 Devlin, J., Hopeward, K., Hopeward, J., & Saint, C. (2023). Leading the circular future: South Australia's potential influence on circular economy development in Asia-Pacific Region. Sustainability, 15(18, article no. 13756), 1-13.
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2021 Udawatta, N., Zuo, J., Chiveralls, K., & Zillante, G. (2021). From green buildings to living buildings? Rating schemes and waste management practices in Australian educational buildings. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(4), 1278-1294.
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2018 Udawatta, N., Zuo, J., Chiveralls, K., Yuan, H., Zillante, G., & Elmualim, A. (2018). Major factors impeding the implementation of waste management in Australian construction projects. Journal of Green Building, 13(3), 101-121.
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2017 Verdonk, S., Chiveralls, K., & Dawson, D. (2017). Getting wasted at WOMADelaide: the effect of signage on waste disposal. Sustainability (Switzerland), 9(3), 1-17.
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2015 Udawatta, N., Zuo, J., Chiveralls, K., & Zillante, G. (2015). Attitudinal and behavioural approaches to improving waste management on construction projects in Australia: Benefits and limitations. International Journal of Construction Management, 15(2), 137-147.
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2015 Udawatta, N., Zuo, J., Chiveralls, K., & Zillante, G. (2015). Improving waste management in construction projects: an Australian study. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 101, 73-83.
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2013 Palmer, J., Chiveralls, K., Pullen, S., Zuo, J., Wilson, L., & Zillante, G. (2013). Transdisciplinary charrettes: A research method for sustainable design. The International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design, 7(1), 95-106.
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2012 Chiveralls, K., Zuo, J., Wilson, L., Zillante, G., & Pullen, S. (2012). Constructing corporate social responsibility: Pathways to sustainable construction?. International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts & Responses, 3(4), 1-17.
2011 Wilson, L., Zuo, J., Zillante, G., Pullen, S., Burger, A., & Chiveralls, K. (2011). Corporate social responsibility in the Australian construction industry. International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 7(4), 109-120.
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2011 Blackman, I., & Chiveralls, K. R. (2011). Factors influencing workplace supervisor readiness to engage in workplace-based vocational rehabilitation. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 21(4), 537-546.
DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC5
2011 Wilson, L. J., Zuo, J., Zillante, G., Pullen, S. F., Burger, A., & Chiveralls, K. R. (2011). Corporate social responsibility in the Australian construction industry. International journal of environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, 7(4), 109-120.
2003 Chiveralls, K. (2003). Re-embodiment and Rehabilitation. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 9(2), 73-81.
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Year Citation
2019 Vlaholias-West, E., Thompson, K., Chiveralls, K., & Dawson, D. (2019). Ethics of Food Charity. In Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics Second Edition (pp. 812-816). Springer Netherlands.
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2018 Chiveralls, K. (2018). Reuse in earthship construction: Reclaiming the past to shape the future. In Subverting Consumerism Reuse in an Accelerated World (pp. 204-237).
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2018 Crocker, R., & Chiveralls, K. (2018). Introduction - Subverting Consumerism: Reuse in an Accelerated World. In R. Crocker, & K. Chiveralls (Eds.), Source details - Title: Subverting Consumerism: Reuse in an Accelerated World (pp. 1-10). UK: Routledge.
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2017 Liu, N., Kirk, E., & Henriksen, T. (2017). Introduction. In N. Liu, E. Kirk, & T. Henriksen (Eds.), The European Union and the Arctic (pp. 1-7). Leiden/Boston: Brill Nijhoff.
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2013 Wilson, L. J., Spoehr, J., & Chiveralls, K. R. (2013). Community well-being in South Australia. In J. Spoehr (Ed.), Source details - Title: State of South Australia: Turbulent Times (pp. 327-338). Australia: Wakefield Press.
2011 Wilson, L., & Chiveralls, K. (2011). Social inclusion, climate change and sustainable communities. In P. Roetman, & C. Daniels (Eds.), Source details - Title: Creating sustainable communities in a changing world (pp. 87-93). Australia: Crawford House Publishing.
2005 Wilson, L., & Chiveralls, K. (2005). Community services. In J. Spoehr (Ed.), State of South Australia: Trends and Issues (pp. 246-259). Kent Town, South Australia: Wakefield Press.

Year Citation
2015 Chiveralls, K., & Freney, M. (2015). Spill-over effects for a ship shape society : Earthship Ironbank as cultural catalyst?. In Unmaking Waste 2015 conference proceedings (pp. 1-9). Adelaide: University of South Australia.
2014 Udawatta, N., Zuo, J., Chiveralls, K., & Zillante, G. (2014). Investigating Current Construction Waste Management Practices in South Australia: A Preliminary Study. In Proceedings of The 3rd World Construction Symposium 2014: Sustainability and Development in Built Environment (pp. 316-329). Sri Lanka: CIB.
2013 Wilson, L., Spoehr, J., & Chiveralls, K. (2013). Community well-being in South Australia. In J. Spoehr (Ed.), Housing Construction: An Interdisciplinary Task (pp. 327-338). Australia: Wakefield Press.
2013 Chiveralls, K., Palmer, J., Pullen, S., Zuo, J., Zillante, G., & Wilson, L. (2013). Stakeholder perspectives on waste in construction: global change, contextual issues and industry culture. In AUBEA 2013 conference proceedings. The 38th Annual Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference. (pp. 1-10). New Zealand: AUBEA and Unitec.
2013 Udawatta, N., Zuo, J., Chiveralls, K., & Zillante, G. (2013). Integrating the dancers with the dance: acknowledging the notion of construction project culture - A literature review. In AUBEA 2013 conference proceedings. The 38th Annual Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference. (pp. 1-11). New Zealand: AUBEA.
2013 Wilson, L. J., & Chiveralls, K. R. (2013). Tradition and change in contemporary burial practices: cemeteries and sustainability. In N. Osbaldiston, C. Strong, & H. Forbes-Mewett (Eds.), TASA 2013 Conference Proceedings: Reflections, Intersections and Aspirations 50 years of Australian Sociology (pp. 1-11). Australia: TASA - The Australian Sociological Association.
2013 Pullen, S., Palmer, J., Chiveralls, K., Zillante, G., Zuo, J., & Wilson, L. (2013). Exploring factors leading to the holistic reduction of waste in construction. In M. A. Schnabel (Ed.), Cutting edge: 47th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association. Australia: Architectural Science Association.
2013 Palmer, J., Wilson, L., Pullen, S., Chiveralls, K., Zou, J., & Zillante, G. (2013). Industry constructions of waste in building life-cycles: zero waste and beyond?. In K. Ruming, B. Randolph, & N. Gurran (Eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: Refereed Proceedings (pp. 1-12). NSW: State of Australian Cities Research Network.
2012 Chiveralls, K., Palmer, J., Zillante, G., Zuo, J., Wilson, L., & Pullen, S. (2012). Reconsidering sustainable building and design: lessons from China, Germany and Australia. In ISEE 2012 Conference - ecological economics and Rio+20 : challenges and contributions for a green economy: conference proceedings (pp. 1-23). Online: ISEE.
2012 Pullen, S., Chiveralls, K., Zillante, G., Palmer, J., Wilson, L., & Zuo, J. (2012). Minimising the impact of resource consumption in the design and construction of buildings. In ASA2012: The 46th Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association (formerly ANZAScA) - Building on Knowledge: Theory and Practice. 14th - 16th November 2012 (pp. 1-8). Online: Griffith University.
2012 Chiveralls, K. R. (2012). Political ritual and the reimagining of global systems : reversal, resistance, reformation and restoration at Rio +20. In T. Tan, & K. Kevin (Eds.), CASA 2012 proceedings : 'anthropological perspectives on holistic sustainability' (pp. 101-104). Thailand: Pacific Rim Education for Sustainable Development Alliance Foundation.
2011 Chiveralls, K., Zillante, G., Zuo, J., Wilson, L., & Pullen, S. (2011). Constructing Corporate Social Responsibility: Encouraging CSR through Legislation and Regulation. In L. Ruddock, & P. Chynoweth (Eds.), COBRA 2011: Proceedings of RICS Construction and Property (pp. 439-453). Online: COBRA.
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2011 Chiveralls, K., Zillante, G., Zuo, J., Wilson, L., & Pullen, S. (2011). Constructing corporate social responsibility: encouraging CSR through legislation and regulation. In Proceedings of RICS Construction and Property Conference (pp. 1272-1284). UK: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
2011 Chiveralls, K. R., Wilson, L. J., Zuo, J., Zillante, G., & Pullen, S. F. (2011). Implications of Industry Structure and Fragmentation for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Australian Construction Industry. In Shanghai International Conference on Social Science Proceedings (pp. 1-8). Shanghai, China.
2004 Wilson, L., & Chiveralls, K. (2004). Labor and social capital: disengaging from social justice?. In C. Beasley, L. Hill, C. ohnson, G. McCarthy, & C. Macintyre (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference 2004 (pp. www 1-www 18). www.adelaide.edu.au/apsa/papers: APSA.

  • Living Lightly Locally for Regenerative Regions, Race for 2030, 21/10/2024 - 21/10/2027

  • Living Lightly Locally: Smarter and Stronger through Citizen Science, Green Adelaide Board, 28/06/2021 - 07/09/2024

Courses I teach

  • CIVE 5074 Climate Change Adaptation (2025)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2021 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr John Richard Devlin

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