Rate My Professor Rachel Tindall

Dr Rachel Tindall is a Lecturer in the School of Design and the Built Environment, Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded in 2022 by the University of Notre Dame Australia for her thesis titled "Architecture and Students' Physical Activity in Learning Environments." This comprehensive study, funded by the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship, explored the influence of school architectural environments on the physical activity behaviors of Australian children. Tindall's research interests include architecture, built environment, architectural design, physical activity, child health, public health, and learning environment design. She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams spanning architecture, health sciences, and education disciplines to investigate how built environments impact people.

Dr Tindall's publication record features contributions to the intersection of design and health. Her recent peer-reviewed article, "Workplace circulation design and movement: a case study of three Australian campus buildings" (2024), published in Architectural Engineering and Design Management, was co-authored with Robyn Creagh, Sarah McGann, Jonine Jancey, Krysten Blackford, Marian Tye, Rachel Pages-Oliver, and Anahita Sal Moslehian. Earlier works include "Stairway to health: an analysis for workplace stairs design and use" (2015), presented in the proceedings of the 49th conference Living and Learning: Research for a Better Built Environment, and "BETWEEN THE USER AND THE BUILDING: A Review of Methods for Analysing Inhabited Space" (2014), as well as "Architectural Landmarks and the Evolving Image of Perth City" (2014). In her role at Curtin University, she contributes to teaching and postgraduate supervision, including Master of Architecture theses such as Paula Della Gatta's "House becoming Home: How Domestic Architecture Supports Transitions." Her academic profiles include a verified Google Scholar account and ORCID 0009-0000-5804-6907.