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Associate Professor Wendy Susan Shaw is a prominent human geographer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Faculty of Science, with research specializing in Indigenous geographies and the contemporary field of whiteness in postcolonial Australia. Her work examines theoretical debates about identity, urbanism, gentrification, cosmopolitanism, and the complex realities of (post)colonial urban life across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Professor Shaw's research interests focus on Aboriginal urban issues, particularly in Redfern, Sydney apartment development, and the intersection of whiteness studies with urban geography. Her current projects demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach, combining 'science' and 'social science' methodologies to address contemporary challenges. She has developed significant expertise in studying urban transformation processes, including gentrification dynamics and the spatial dimensions of postcolonial identity formation.
Her scholarly contributions include serving as Editor of Geoforum (2015-2018) and holding leadership positions such as Vice President of the NSW Geographical Society (2014-2017) and Council member of the Institute of Australian Geographers (2011). She has received distinguished appointments including Visiting Scholar at Newcastle University UK (2013) and Distinguished International Visiting Fellow at the University of Durham, UK (2010).
Professor Shaw leads substantial research funding exceeding $4 million, with projects spanning diverse areas including:
- Narcissism and environmentalism
- Cable cars as mass transit solutions
- Human-animal bonds research with Taronga Zoo
- Multiple Papua New Guinea collaborations (including Canarium weevil research with G. Cassis)
- Rip currents and surf safety research with R. Brander
- Biodiversity capacity building in PNG
- Accommodating DisabilityCare initiatives
