Sarah Mawhorter

Sarah Mawhorter is an Assistant Professor of Housing at the University of Groningen, affiliated with the Faculty of Spatial Sciences and the Department of Economic Geography. Her research focuses on urban planning, housing policy, and their intersections with sustainable development goals, particularly addressing challenges in diverse populations such as older adults and students.

Her work emphasizes the complexities of housing transitions, land use regulation, and historic preservation. She has published extensively on topics like public housing in Indonesia, tensions between demolition and preservation in Philadelphia, and rental housing dynamics near U.S. universities. She also explores informal housing markets through administrative data analysis and evaluates the geographic impact of higher education centers.

Mawhorter collaborates with institutions and researchers globally, including the Urban Governance Research Network (since 2023). She serves as a Guest Editor for Housing Policy Debate (2024) and has contributed to peer-reviewed journals like the Journal of Planning Education and Research and the Journal of the American Planning Association.

Her research highlights both policy implications and socio-economic dimensions of housing, aiming to inform equitable urban development strategies while addressing public health challenges linked to housing conditions.