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Title
Laurel Johnson
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general
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547abb72824f4e4790034b40d0ef5bc0
Source URL
https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1892
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https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/60445
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2026-03-11T07:47:13+00:00
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# Laurel Johnson

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1892
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/60445

Dr

# Laurel Johnson

Email:
:   [l.johnson3@uq.edu.au](mailto:l.johnson3@uq.edu.au)

Phone:
:   [+61 7 344 31021](tel:+61 7 344 31021)

## Positions

Senior Research Fellow
:   Institute for Social Science Research
:   Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

## Overview

### Background

Laurel is a spatial and social planner with over 30 years of experience as a practitioner and an educator/researcher. Laurel has led, designed and participated in over 60 applied research projects. Many of those research projects guide and influence the policies and programs of various Australian Local and State governments and non-Government organisations in the fields of social infrastructure, social planning, urban planning and transport provision.

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### Availability

Dr Laurel Johnson is:
:   Not available for supervision
:   Media expert

### Fields of research

[Human geography](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4813)
[Urban and regional planning](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4833)

### Qualifications

- Masters (Coursework) of Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Volunteer, Hub Community Projects, Hub Community Projects
- Member, Planning Institute of Australia, Planning Institute of Australia

### Research interests

- #### Place-Based Collaboration for community wellbeing

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- #### Transport Disadvantage and Social Disadvantage

  What is the relationship between transport and social disadvantage? This case study research finds that social disadvantage is compounded and extended by transport disadvantage. This is particularly the case for communities at the outer edges of cities. The research considers the contribution of individual and community social capital (positive and negative) to transport disadvantage.

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### Research impacts

Laurel's research directly resulted in improved access pathways (constructed with local labour) to the railway station for the social and transport disadvantaged community of Ellen Grove on the edge of Brisbane city. The participatory nature of that community mapping research made the recommendations compelling for politicans and decision makers. Laurel's social infrastructure analysis in many communities in Victoria, Western Australia and south east Queensland has delivered infrastructure and services for building social cohesion in those locations.

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## Works

[Search Professor Laurel Johnson’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/79608)

[All
(47)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1892/all)
[Journal Article
(10)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1892/4748)
[Other Outputs
(25)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1892/4749)
[Conference Publication
(7)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1892/4751)
[Book Chapter
(5)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1892/4752)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Towards a framework for shared decision making in place-based collaborative governance

van der Arend, Jenny, Reddel, Tim, Limerick, Michael, Yates, Miriam, Johnson, Laurel, Schmider, Joann and Loban, Heron (2025). Towards a framework for shared decision making in place-based collaborative governance. Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Annual Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 24-26 November 2025.

[Towards a framework for shared decision making in place-based collaborative governance](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4086af8)

2025

Other Outputs

##### The University of Queensland (UQ) community engagement approach

Povey, J., Kennedy, E., Robinson, M., Johnson, L., Costello, M., James, C., Bunda, T., Fredericks, B., Pritchard, V. and Nuttall, G. (2025). The University of Queensland (UQ) community engagement approach. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

[The University of Queensland (UQ) community engagement approach](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:47d7a8e)

2025

Other Outputs

##### Empowered Communities Partnership Joint Decision-Making: Lessons Learned Review

Reddel, Tim, Johnson, Laurel, van der Arend, Jenny, Limerick, Michael, Yates, Miriam, Shaweesh, Maram, Loban, Heron, Schmider, Joann and Fisher, Sarah (2025). Empowered Communities Partnership Joint Decision-Making: Lessons Learned Review. Australia: University of Queensland.

[Empowered Communities Partnership Joint Decision-Making: Lessons Learned Review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e8a4763)

2025

Other Outputs

##### The University of Queensland (UQ) community engagement framework

Povey, J., Kennedy, E., Robinson, M., Johnson, L., Costello, M., James, C., Bunda, T., Fredericks, B., Pritchard, V. and Nuttall, G. (2025). The University of Queensland (UQ) community engagement framework. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

[The University of Queensland (UQ) community engagement framework](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:826da1c)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Learning approaches for place-based change : The SMBI story

Johnson, Laurel, Shaweesh, Maram, Reddel, Tim and Nuttall, Gina (2024). Learning approaches for place-based change : The SMBI story. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Brisbane South PHN.

[Learning approaches for place-based change : The SMBI story](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:552f236)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Place based road safety literature and practice review

Shaweesh, Maram, Johnson, Laurel, Yates, Miriam and Reddel, Tim (2024). Place based road safety literature and practice review. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

[Place based road safety literature and practice review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:03bf478)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs from the 1970s to the present

Limerick, Michael, van der Arend, Jenny, Reddel, Tim and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs from the 1970s to the present. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

[Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs from the 1970s to the present](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:46ba980)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 1859 to the 1970s

Reddel, Tim, van der Arend, Jenny, Limerick, Michael and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 1859 to the 1970s. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

[Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - The administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 1859 to the 1970s](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b8dd5b1)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - Community governance arrangements in discrete Indigenous communities

Limerick, Michael, Reddel, Tim, van der Arend, Jenny and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - Community governance arrangements in discrete Indigenous communities. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

[Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - Community governance arrangements in discrete Indigenous communities](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:dee598b)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry reseach project - A timeline of administrative arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs in Queensland

Reddel, Tim, van der Arend, Jenny, Limerick, Michael and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry reseach project - A timeline of administrative arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs in Queensland. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

[Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry reseach project - A timeline of administrative arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs in Queensland](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:92d9fd9)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - A Torres Strait administrative history

Loban, Heron, Reddel, Tim, van der Arend, Jenny, Limerick, Michael and Johnson, Laurel (2024). Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - A Torres Strait administrative history. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

[Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry research project - A Torres Strait administrative history](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:015b24b)

2024

Other Outputs

##### The SMBI Community Initiative Learning by Doing approach: review report

Shaweesh, Maram, Johnson, Laurel and Reddel, Tim (2024). The SMBI Community Initiative Learning by Doing approach: review report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Brisbane South PHN.

[The SMBI Community Initiative Learning by Doing approach: review report](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f856a37)

2024

Other Outputs

##### SMBI Learning by Doing Project: Literature Review, Interview Guide and SMBI Community Initiative Learning Journey (Deliverable 1- prepared for Brisbane South PHN)

Shaweesh, Maram, Johnson, Laurel and Reddel, Tim (2024). SMBI Learning by Doing Project: Literature Review, Interview Guide and SMBI Community Initiative Learning Journey (Deliverable 1- prepared for Brisbane South PHN). St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

[SMBI Learning by Doing Project: Literature Review, Interview Guide and SMBI Community Initiative Learning Journey (Deliverable 1- prepared for Brisbane South PHN)](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c08c629)

2024

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, 60 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2309352

[Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:76600f8)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Research and policy agenda on health inequalities and planetary health: a coproduced cross sector vision

Baille, Anna, Olsen, Jonathan, Pearce, Anna, Irwin, Sarah, Pangbourne, Kate, Corcoran, Jonathan, Johnson, Laurel, Lisa McDaid, Reddel, Tim, Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie and Glasgow, Queensland and Leeds Health and Equity Initiative (2024). Research and policy agenda on health inequalities and planetary health: a coproduced cross sector vision. Glasgow, United Kingdom: University of Glasgow. doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.339527

[Research and policy agenda on health inequalities and planetary health: a coproduced cross sector vision](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c619b88)

2024

Book Chapter

##### The Queensland suburb: a singular vision

Johnson, Laurel and Wyeth, Stephanie (2024). The Queensland suburb: a singular vision. The next Australian city. (pp. 140-150) edited by Guy Gibson and Ross Elliot. Cleveland, QLD Australia: Connor Court Publishing.

[The Queensland suburb: a singular vision](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:95b0c4b)

2021

Other Outputs

##### Synthesis evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy’s First Action Plan 2017-2020

Reddel, Tim, Verstege, Emily, Johnson, Laurel, Porter, Dave and Wyeth, Stephanie (2021). Synthesis evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy’s First Action Plan 2017-2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.

[Synthesis evaluation of the Queensland Housing Strategy’s First Action Plan 2017-2020](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:393dba0)

2021

Book Chapter

##### Communicating urban research

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

[Communicating urban research](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f6d8039)

2020

Other Outputs

##### 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.

[Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Insights Briefing](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:899e665)

2020

Other Outputs

##### 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.

[Yarrabilba Community Hub Partnership Assessment Framework](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:444504f)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2024 - 2027

  T4-A6 Evaluating the Resilient Homes Fund

  Natural Hazards Research Australia

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/60445)

### Past funding

- 2024 - 2025

  Place-Based Approaches to Road Safety

  Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/65526)
- 2024

  Queensland Housing - Census Analysis and Report

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Queensland

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/64510)
- 2024 - 2025

  Empowered Communities Partnership Lessons Learned Project

  National Indigenous Australians Agency

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/64110)
- 2024

  South Moreton Bay Islands Community Initiative - Learning by Doing

  Brisbane South Primary Health Network Ltd

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/63468)
- 2017 - 2022

  Mapping Aboriginal routes to link landscape knowledge and cultural identity

  ARC Linkage Projects

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/28464)
- 2014

  Urban Poverty: A Month in the Life of Wesley Mission Brisbane's Emergency Relief

  Wesley Mission Brisbane

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/23070)

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## Supervision

### Availability

Dr Laurel Johnson is:
:   Not available for supervision

### Supervision history

#### Completed supervision

- 2016

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Planning, Policy and Performance: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Social Housing Policy of Oman](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:376574)

  Associate Advisor

## Media

### Enquiries

Contact Dr Laurel Johnson directly for media enquiries about:

- consultation
- development
- social infrastructure
- social planning
- urban planning

#### Need help?

For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team:

[communications@uq.edu.au](mailto:communications@uq.edu.au)

## External profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9928-0246)
- [ResearcherID](https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/I-5393-2016)

## Personal links

- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=ycm8SmoAAAAJ&hl=en)
- [ResearchGate](http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laurel_Johnson)

## Social media

- [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-johnson-1046ba23?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile)

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