Philippa Howden-Chapman
| Philippa Howden-Chapman | |
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Howden-Chapman in 2007. | |
| Born | Auckland |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Fields | Public health, housing, social housing, health inequality, fuel poverty |
| Institutions | University of Otago, Wellington |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Known for | Research into housing insulation and heating in New Zealand |
| Notable awards |
Public Health Champion 2006 [1] Joan Metge medal [2] Liley medal [3] Prime Minister's Science Prize [4] |
| Spouse | Ralph Chapman |
| Children | 3 |
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Website Staff page Alternative staff page Google Scholar page | |
Philippa Lynne Howden-Chapman QSO[5] is Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, and director of the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities.[6][7]
Career
Howden-Chapman started her career in secondary-school teaching, before moving to clinical psychology, and ending up in public health.
She has conducted a number of high-profile randomized control trials into various aspects of housing and health, in the process helping to build the evidence base for the later New Zealand-wide insulation programme. Howden-Chapman's Healthy Housing group conducted an analysis of the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme which showed that overall it "will have a net benefit of $951 million dollars, and a highly favourable benefit cost ratio of 3.9:1."[8]
Howden-Chapman was a member of the 2012 Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty, which outlined a number of policy recommendations to tackle child poverty in New Zealand.[9]
In November 2013, Howden-Chapman was made a fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[10][11]
In December 2014, Howden-Chapman and her research programme were awarded the $500,000 Prime Minister's Science Prize. She was the first woman and the first social scientist to win the prize.[4][12]
Selected publications
- Howden-Chapman, P. & Penelope Carroll (eds.) (2004). Housing and Health. Steele Roberts. ISBN 1-877338-17-6
- Howden-Chapman, P., Stuart, K. & Chapman, R. (eds.) (2010). Sizing up the City: Urban Form and Transport in New Zealand. Steele Roberts. ISBN 9781877448904
- Bierre, S., Philippa Howden-Chapman & Lisa Early (eds.) (2013). Homes People Can Afford: How to Improve Housing in New Zealand. Steele Roberts. ISBN 978-1-927242-25-4
References
- ↑ "Public Health Champion 2006 – Philippa Howden-Chapman". Public Health Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ "Dame Joan Metge Medal". The Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "The Liley Medal". Health Research Council of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- 1 2 Morton, Jamie (2 December 2014). "Prestigious science prize awarded to housing champion". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "New Year Honours 2009" (14 January 2009) 4 The New Zealand Gazette 87.
- ↑ "Philippa Howden-Chapman". New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman, Department of Public Health". University of Otago. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Evaluation of Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart". Healthy Housing / He Kainga Oranga. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Solutions to Child Poverty". Office of the Children's Commission. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Leading Otago researchers elected as Royal Society Fellows". Otago University Bulletin Board. Otago University. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Royal Society of New Zealand (20 November 2013). "Top researchers, scholars elected Fellows of Royal Society". dunedin.scoop.nz (Press release). Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Chapman, Wallace (7 December 2014). "Social scientist wins PM's Science Prize". Radio New Zealand National. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
- Staff page at the University of Otago