Caroline ShawCaroline Shaw

Dr Caroline Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago Wellington. She is an epidemiologist (which is nothing to do with skin diseases) and mainly researches in the area of transport, carbon emissions and health.

Bikes are the new cars

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Four months ago Caroline Shaw bought an e-bike. She explains why they’re the answer to our lethal car culture. Four months ago we took what felt like a huge leap of faith and bought an e-cargo bike. The combination of three things tipped us over the edge: feeling the need to do something to reduce … Read more

Eight reasons to slam the door on your car commute, based on the science

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Commute week: The arguments for ditching your four-wheel addiction are overwhelming, writes public health expert Caroline Shaw Commuting to work, study or school bookends most people’s days. Love it or hate it, it takes time. According to the NZ Time Use Survey we spend on average 46 minutes per day traveling  to work and 52 … Read more

How can councils cut the number of people dying early? Be more like Wellington

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Can your local council stop you getting heart disease and cancer? Our research into the way people get around New Zealand cities suggests it can, writes public health expert Caroline Shaw Local and regional councils are important. They arrange for the rubbish to get taken away, deal with water on our behalf, make decisions about … Read more