Rate My Professor Heather Shearer

Dr. Shearer's academic background comprises a PhD in Environment from Griffith University (2009–2012), a Masters of Environmental Management from the same institution in 2009, and earlier studies at the University of Cape Town in 1996. Key publications feature the peer-reviewed article 'Tiny houses: movement or moment?' in Housing Studies (2023, co-authored with Paul Burton), 'Towards a Typology of Tiny Houses' (2019), the chapter 'Tiny Houses: An Interactive Approach' in Greening Affordable Housing (2019), and 'Conducting Survey Research' in Methods in Urban Analysis (2021). She co-edited State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings (2015) with Paul Burton. In recognition of her early research, she received the PhD Scholar award at the State of Australian Cities Conference in 2011. Her work, with over 500 citations across 26 publications, informs urban planning policy, housing affordability, and sustainable development discussions.