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PhD (Arizona State University), Master of Arts (California State University)
Dr Tracy Sherwood Washington is a lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning, School of Built Environment in the faculty of Science and Engineering at QUT. Tracy is an Exercise Physiologist with research interests in the built environment and health outcomes. Her transdisciplinary research focuses on policy and enhancing the ways in which environments support active and healthy living. Her current research includes an Australian Research Council Linkage grant evaluating physical activity levels and park design in the Moreton Bay region. Additional projects include investigating active transport interventions and the uptake of e-bikes as a mode of transport and a means to improve health and well-being.
QUT is conducting ground-breaking transport research, with transdisciplinary expertise across science and engineering, health and business. We work with national and international industry and government partners to solve real world transport problems. Our researchers specialise in public transport planning and operations, intelligent transport systems, traffic engineering, transport planning, driver behaviour and transport infrastructure asset management. QUT is also home to the Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q) whose research informs government policy and legislation to reduce road trauma. QUT’s Institute for Future Environments is conducting research studying the road environment and activity patterns of cyclists to reduce crashes; and identifying the motivators and barriers to electric bike (e-bike) use to support and encourage uptake in Queensland.
Projects
Additional information
Tracy recently completed professional development leave where she worked with world experts at Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University and was a Visiting Scholar, Transport Research Sustainability Center (TRSC), University of California, Berkeley.
- Title
- Intergenerational park design for active and engaged communities
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP160101341
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Relationship between the Walking Environmental Qualities and Perceptions in the context of Walkability and Urban Design
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Debra Cushing - Multifarious Behaviours of Adults Within Neighbourhood Park Settings
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Debra Cushing - Managing conflict: private management of public open space
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Tan Yigitcanlar - The Impact of Changing Urban Green-Space on Children's Outdoor Activities in South East Queensland
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Debra Cushing - Preferences of Youth for Social Engagement in Neighbourhood-Parks
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Debra Cushing, Adjunct Professor Elinor Buys
- A Phenomenological Investigation of the Lived Experience of Wellness through Significant Experiences of Nature, in Natural World Contexts (2019)
- Development and Implementation of a Health Promotion Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour among Male Office Workers in Saudi Arabia: The SLIM (Sit Less, Impress and Motivate) Study. (2019)
- Exploring the Effectiveness and the Feasibility of a Social Cognitive Theory-Based Physical Activity Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Yogyakarta City Indonesia (2018)
- School-Based Physical Activity Programs for Adolescent Wellness Improvement: An Investigation of the Association Between Wellness and Physical Activity (2014)
- Using Technology to Change Adult Sedentary Behaviour, Physical Activity Levels and Total Wellness (2013)