DrAnahita Sal Moslehian

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, HOME

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment/HOME

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, HOME
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment/HOME
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Health-promoting built environments; Social determinants of health.
  • Salutogenic environmental design as a therapeutic approach to sustainable architecture.
  • Restorative and regenerative design for sustainable development; Biophilic Design as an important bridge for sustainable interaction between humans and the environment.
  • Environmental gerontology; Environment and ageing; Homely environments; Interplay between building design and residents’ quality of life; community connectedness.
  • Meaning of home; Design of affordable and social housing in the Australian context; Investigating residents’ lived experiences through relational and ethnographic research.
  • Family-friendly apartment design; Domestic kitchen design and dietary behaviours
  • Systems thinking; Building design innovation ecosystems.

GRANTS

  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Intergenerational Housing as Urban Care Infrastructure: An Australian Nationwide Expert Survey
    SEBE PRESS 2026; HOME SRIC (Project Development Grants)12 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Sal Moslehian A,
    • Tucker R,
    • Foster S,
    • McLaughlan R
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Research Impact Criteria in Built Environment and Design Disciplines: An Australian e-Delphi Study
    School of Architecture and Built Environment (2025 and 2026 Stream 1 )11 Apr 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Health-Promoting Design of Residential Care Facilities: Enhancing Nature Connection to Influence Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Depression
    2025 Peer-reviewed ECR Support Scheme (PRESS)1 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Sal Moslehian A,
    • McGann S,
    • Tucker R,
    • Astell-Burt T,
    • Feng X
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Identifying Opportunities and Barriers to Innovation in Residential Aged Care Building Design: An Australian e-Delphi Study
    2024 Peer-reviewed ECR Support Scheme (PRESS), and HOME SRIC SEED Funding Scheme22 Feb 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Sal Moslehian A,
    • Tucker R,
    • McGann S,
    • McLaughlan R,
    • Lipson Smith R