I am a strong advocate for increasing science literacy amongst non-experts. As the subject matter experts, scientists and science communicators (of which I consider myself both!) are pivotal in this interaction.
This is a selection of some of the science communication and outreach activities I have done.
Science Comedy
Time to laugh and learn! In April 2024 I participated in the Future Science Talks Comedy Program to talk captivity & animal sensory systems. Since then I’ve performed in shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Melbourne Fringe!
Interview on 3RRR’s Einstein A Go Go
In February 2024, I joined Dr Shane and colleagues on 3RRR’s Einstein-A-Go-Go science radio program talking to talk histology and research infrastructure.
Research Infrastructure: Making Discoveries Possible
Check out this article in the July 2023 issue of Science Victoria to learn about the often-overlooked area of research infrastructure, with career snippets from colleagues and I in diverse roles.
Sensory ecology in conservation breeding programmes: an overlooked, but vital, consideration.
Aimed at bridging the gap between researchers, practitioners and policymakers, I wrote for The Applied Ecologist summarising my research on differences in sensory organ morphology between wild and captive-bred populations.
From neuroscience to ecology: exploring morphology and sensory systems in threatened species conservation.
In the lead up to the 2022 ESA-SCBO joint conference, I wrote about the little studied area of sensory ecology for the blog of the Ecological Society of Australia.
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