Dr Julia Shaw is a criminal psychologist at University College London, bestselling author, and regular presenter of TV and audio shows.
Biography
Julia Shaw is a scientist who specialises in false memory, investigative interviewing, and understanding the criminal mind. Dr Shaw is the author of four books; The Memory Illusion, Making Evil, Bi, and her forthcoming book Green Crime.
In her next book, Shaw uses insider sources to explore six world-changing environmental crimes. Green Crime: Inside the minds of the people destroying the planet, and how to stop them will be released in the autumn of 2025.
TV WORK
Dr Julia Shaw is the presenter of the ITVx documentary series Killers Caught on Camera. Season three launches in 2025, and the spin off series Murder in Mind is currently in production.
In 2024, Dr Shaw co-hosted the BBC2 true crime comedy series “The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan”.
Radio & Podcasts
In 2024 Dr Shaw released two series on BBC Radio 4. Experts on Trial is about the secret world of expert witnesses. The Human Subject, co-hosted by Dr Adam Rutherford, is about the dark history of modern medicine.
Between 2020 and 2024 she wrote and hosted the award-winning BBC Sounds podcast Bad People. Originally co-hosted by comedian Sofie Hagen, then by journalist Amber Haque.
Inclusion
Dr Julia Shaw is bisexual, and in 2022 she released her book Bi: The hidden culture, history, and science of bisexuality and created the BBC podcast Bi People.
She has also released a semi-autobiographical documentary about the children of parents with Paranoid Schizophrenia, When Reality Breaks.
In 2017 Dr Shaw co-founded the startup Spot which uses artificial intelligence to help individuals document and report inappropriate workplace behaviour. It is used by major companies worldwide.
German Work
Dr Julia Shaw is German-Canadian. She presented the German TVNOW documentary “Mörderische Frauen”. Shaw was also the expert consultant for the German TV drama “The Witnesses” (8 Zeugen). The protagonist of the series, played by the famous German actress Alexandra Maria-Lara, is based on Dr Shaw. Dr Shaw also hosted the RTL podcast Böse with actor Jazzy Gudd.
Science Writing
Dr Shaw was a columnist at BBC Science Focus Magazine (2022). Previously she was a regular contributor to Scientific American (2015-2017) and Psychology Today (2019-2020).
Keynotes and Events
Dr Shaw is a regular keynote speaker on the topics of memory malleability, how to understand corporate ‘evil’, and making workplaces more diverse and inclusive. You can book her for events through the London Speaker Bureau.