Professor Emma Baker
The University of Adelaide
Professor Emma Baker is the Director of the Australian Centre for Housing Research at the University of Adelaide. She is also, and AHURI Research Centre Director, co-Chair of the European Network for Housing Research Working Group in the Residential Context of Health, and Deputy Director of the NHMRC’s Centre of Research Excellence for Healthy Housing.
Baker’s program of research examines the health and human effects of housing and location, through conceptual, methodological, and evidence-focused work. Her work is intentionally cross-disciplinary, spanning geography, data science, social epidemiology, and policy; and focusses on providing policy-relevant evidence that is methodologically robust. Beyond the academic literature, Baker has led the establishment of a series of research accessible national infrastructures, such as the National eInfrastructure for high-resolution population spatial modelling, and the Australian Housing (and Rental) Conditions Data Infrastructures. These data resources have been used to provide a robust and reliable basis for the ongoing process of housing reform in Australia.
Contact Emma
e: emma.baker@adelaide.edu.au
t: +61 08 8313 0683