"contributes to shaping" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are talking about something that helps to form or influence an outcome. For example: "Social media contributes to shaping public opinions on various topics."
And if we are to have a voice that is listened to beyond our own walls and contributes to shaping public policy, we have to earn the right to speak and to be heard.
Research is needed to understand how teacher training contributes to shaping pre-service teachers' beliefs about cultural diversity.
By its inventive attempts at visualizing the secret workings of the mind, it carries ambitious educational potential and contributes to shaping a popular imaginary of human psychology.
Our findings demonstrate a particular alternative hyper-splicing signature for transcripts over-expressed in MG-thymoma, supporting the hypothesis that alternative hyper-splicing contributes to shaping the biological functions of these and other specialized tumors and opening new venues for the development of diagnosis and treatment approaches.
This circuit design contributes to shaping the flow of activity through the local network after thalamic stimulation.
In that context, health planning plays an important role since it contributes to shaping the health care system.
However, cycling of various posttranslational modifications, such as ubiquitylation, also contributes to shape the rhythmic protein landscape.
And yet, these experiences have all contributed to shaping Mr. Whedon, who is the subject of a profile in this weekend's Arts & Leisure section.
The organization, which partners with UNICEF and the U.N. Development program, seeks to elicit "small actions" that "contribute to shaping the world" by leading to "specific and tangible outcomes" that "generate real impact".
