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Robyn Lee
SFU Research Assistant

Robyn is a research assistant with the SFU Research Team for the Hey Neighbour Collective. She is pursuing a Masters in Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University and finished her BA in History where she developed her interests in studying how changes to our surroundings or environments can impact peoples’ wellbeing. 

 She hopes to further these interests in her Masters by studying the environmental changes or policy decisions that impact our health— and the ways we can act in response to these changes to create more sustainable or equitable places to live in.  She is interested in contributing to evidence-based research that can help propose solutions to the social and environmental challenges communities face. 

Robyn enjoys going on long walks, looking for new biking trails, and buying postcards.

Robyn Lee
Robyn Lee in rainy foggy Vancouver.
Robyn Lee, on her work with the Collective and the importance of understanding architectural history

Looking back one year ago: A Place Like Home symposium

ByRobyn LeeNov 27, 20247 min read
Attendees look on at the A Place Like Home symposium.
Last year, on November 15th, 2023, the Hey Neighbour Collective co-sponsored an all-day student research symposium alongside the Simon Fraser University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Departments…

Unlocking social connections in multi-unit housing: Insights from our 2021-2022 resident surveys

ByMeg HoldenFeb 6, 20246 min read
An illustration in hues of pink, brown, yellow and tan, depicting a city square with buildings, cars, people on bikes, and neighbours helping each other.
Fndings from the recently completed Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) report ‘How sociable is life in multi-unit housing?’. This report provides aggregated and comparative results of two annual resident surveys (2021 & 2022) across the properties of HNC members Brightside Community Homes Foundation  and Catalyst Community Developments Society.

What is the role of planners in fostering pro-social communities?

BySara EmamiAug 29, 20236 min read
A magazine article title page hovers over an illustration of row houses in front of a city skyline.
A critical perspective in housing affordability and choices that are key to quality of life.

Loneliness at home: reviewing the Psychology of Loneliness report from the UK Campaign to End Loneliness

ByLainey MartinOct 25, 20228 min read
A woman presses her right hand up to a window with rain droplets running down it while across from her is an apartment building with white windowpanes.
HNC’s Lainey Martin and Robyn Lee review the ‘Psychology of Loneliness’ report from the Campaign to End Loneliness, originally produced for the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative.