John Curtin Distinguished Professor, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, Curtin University
Director - Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Curtin Research Centre

Steven Rowley is a professor of property in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance. He has been director of the Australian Housing Urban Research Institute’s (AHURI) Curtin research centre since 2011 and is a member (and past chair) of the WA Housing Industry Forecasting Group (HIFG). Steven has taken on a number of leadership roles in the School including Head of School, Deputy Head of School, Director of Learning and Teaching and Head of Department including seven years leading the property discipline. Since joining Curtin from the University of Sheffield in 2007, Steven has secured around $5m in research income from organisations such as AHURI, the Australian Research Council and industry. He has delivered  over 100 publications including industry reports, academic journal articles and AHURI reports. His primary research focus is housing affordability and housing supply and Steven has delivered numerous seminars for industry on these and related topics. He is a prolific media commentator including numerous appearances on TV, local and national radio and within a variety of national print media publications. Steven was the Faculty of Business and Law’s Researcher of the Year in 2020 and he has secured a number of other recent awards across research impact, media engagement and teaching.