The Transport, Society and Environment Group in the Department of Population Health at the University of Otago Christchurch hosts world leading researchers with interdisciplinary expertise in a wide range of policy relevant transport issues.
Research summary
We undertake research on transport with a social and environmental focus.
Areas of research include:
- Road safety
- Older adults mobility
- Social equity and transport
- Transport and mobility justice
- Accessibility
- Transport and environmental health
- Built environments and transport
- Active travel
- Transport Policy
- Concessionary fares
Members
Co-directors
Researchers
- Associate Professor Christina McKerchar
- Dr Jonathan Williman
- Els Russell
- Cushla Dares
- Gethin Hopkin
- Nisa Widyastuti
- Sarah Colhoun
- Joanne Stevenson
Postgraduate students
- Yun Ji - Social and cultural aspects of slow tourism mobilities: Bicycle touring/travel
- Matt Adair - Equity in cycle infrastructure around schools in Christchurch
- Grace Wang - Beyond Medical Clearance: Strengthening the Transition from Emergency Department to Community Through a Patient-Centred Screening Tool
- Ricky Doddy Sianturi - How New Zealand’s land use and transport patterns shape transport energy demand
- Ganggaya Sotyapardita - Restructuring River Mobility and Everyday Life Among River-dependent Communities in Banjarmasin
- Nicki Williams - Towards Care-full cities: Women’s everyday mobilities and a relational vision for Transport Planning in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Dhita de la Roche - Mobility under constraint: the healthcare mobilities of women with disabilities in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Recently completed students
- Char Harrison - Transport as an Environmental Practice
- Nicholas Beckert
- Jaimee Thomas - Access to Active Transport and Self-Perceived Mental Health in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Hebe Gibson - Contested boundaries: E-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ experiences of sharing space
- Molly Hartley - Summer student - GIS Based Primary Healthcare accessibility via Public Transit in Christchurch, New Zealand
Current research projects
- Double Energy Vulnerability in Aotearoa New Zealand
Funded by Otago Energy Research Centre - Travel injury and fatality rates by mode of transport: A systematic review
- Activating Change through InterVentions for Active Travel in our Neighbourhoods (ACTIVATION)
(Funded by Healthier Lives and Ageing Well National Science Challenges) - A participatory virtual street audit of urban environments for falls risk
(Funded by University of Otago Research Grant) - On demand delivery of unhealthy commodities in New Zealand
(Funded by University of Otago Research Grant and Lotteries Health) - Exploring access to food, social connection, and healthcare for residents of social housing
(Funded by Lotteries Health) - Exploring the role of concessionary fares for public transport in improving wellbeing and equity
(Funded by University of Otago Research Grant) - Whiria te tāngata: Out-of-home mobility of Māori and non-Māori over 65
(Funded by Health Research Council) - Evaluation of the Dunedin Community Driving Programme (DCDP)
- Healthcare accessibility in an ageing Waitaha Canterbury
(Funded by the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation)
Publications
View our recent publications on OUR Archive
Media and engagement
TSE staff regularly engage with media on areas of expertise. We also submit to public enquiries and present evidence to support local and central government evidence-based policy.
View the University of Otago media expertise database
Opportunities
View the University of Otago research opportunities database
Enquiries can be sent to:
Email postgrad.uoc@otago.ac.nz
Recent visitors
- Sebastian Rauch, Universität Dortmund
- Pien van Doornkamp, visiting student, Maastricht University
- Robbie Chaney, Brigham Young University
Events
Journal Club. We host a monthly journal club - all welcome. For more information on our next meeting, please contact:
Email tseg@otago.ac.nz
Contact
To be added to our mailing list, or any for any other queries please contact:
Email tseg@otago.ac.nz