Dr Sophie-May Kerr is a Research Associate at City Futures Research Centre UNSW. With experience across the University and non-profit sectors, Sophie-May has worked on contemporary urban challenges including planning for diversity in high-density housing, transportion and neighbourhood amenity; refugee settlement and workplace inclusion. She is an advocate for city design, governance, and practices that are informed by diverse, material, and emotional complexities of residents' everyday lives. Her PhD research examining the experiences of families raising children in apartments in Sydney, Australia, revealed the need for shifts in design, regulation, and cultural norms for families to be included within compact city agendas.