Publications

The following is a list of some of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science publications.

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. When is science too hot to handle?  Manning Clark House "Weekend of ideas", 2003.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Science literacy.  An invited address to the Korea Science Foundation, Seoul, 2003.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Communicating science. Address to the National Sceptics Convention, Canberra, 2003.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Creative teaching. An invited address to the APEC Seminar on Best Practice, Kuala Lumpur, 2003.

Refereed journal papers

  • Burns, T.W., O'Connor, D.J., & Stocklmayer, S.M. (2003). Science Communication: a contemporary definition. Public Understanding of Science, 12: 183-202.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2003). What makes a successful outreach program? An outline of the Shell Questacon Science Circus. International Journal of Technology Management, 25: 405-412.

  • Rennie, L.J., & Stocklmayer, S.M. (2003). The Communication of Science and Technology: Past, Present and Future Agendas. International Journal of Science Education, 25: 759-773.

Book chapters

  • Frazer, C.J. (2003). Informal Care. In Australia's Welfare. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, pp. 65-120.

Popular media

Book chapters

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2002). Linking science centres and universities - the Questacon model. In Rangel, C., Martins, S., & Marcondes, A. (Eds). Implementation of Science Centres and Museums. Rio de Janeiro: PADEC/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, pp. 68-75.

  • Stocklmayer, S. & Gilbert, J.K. (2002). Informal chemical education. In Gilbert, J.K., De Jong, O., Justi, R., Treagust, D.F., & Van Driel, J.H. (Eds). Chemical Education Towards Research-based Practice. Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 143-164.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2002). Interactive exhibits: what are visitors really doing? In Rangel, C., Martins, S., & Marcondes, A. (Eds). Implementation of Science Centres and Museums. Rio de Janeiro: PADEC/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, pp. 173-183.

Refereed conference papers

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2002, February). Science centres and the public - what are they achieving? 3rd Science Centre World Congress, Canberra.

Conference presentations

  • Lamberts, R. (2002). Promoting Science Awareness in the Pacific: The creation of the Pacific Science Communication Network. PCST 7, Cape Town, South Africa.

Popular media

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. & Gore, M.M. (2002, December). The Science of Christmas.  Radio presentation for ABC 666, Canberra.

Refereed journal papers

  • Stocklmayer, S.M., & Gilbert, J.K. (2002). New experiences and old knowledge: towards a model for the public awareness of science. International Journal of Science Education, 24: 835-858.

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. International trends in science communication. An address to a meeting of SETNET, Canberra, 2001.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M., & Gore, M.M. Communicating science. A workshop for science centre management at CHOGM, Brisbane, 2001.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M., Gore, M.M. & Ghisalberti, A. The Science of Canberra: a special presentation to the Honorary Ambassadors of the ACT, 2001.

Book chapters

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2001) The Background to Effective Science Communication with the Public. In Stocklmayer, S.M., Gore M.M., & Bryant, C. (Eds). Science Communication in Theory and Practice. Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 3-22.

  • Yates, S. & Errington, S. (2001) Computer-Based Exhibits: A Must-Have or a Liability? In Errington, S., Stocklmayer, S. & Honeyman, B. (Eds). Using Museums to Popularise Science and Technology. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

  • Gore, M.M. (2001) The Questacon Story. In Stocklmayer, S.M., Gore M.M., & Bryant, C. (Eds). Science Communication in Theory and Practice. Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 219-236.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. & Gilbert, J.K. (2001) Evaluating the Design of Interactive Exhibits. In Errington, S., Stocklmayer, S. & Honeyman, B. (Eds). Using Museums to Popularise Science and Technology. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

  • Bryant, C. (2001) The Anatomy of a Science Circus: The Evolution of a Graduate Program in Science Communication. In Stocklmayer, S.M., Gore M.M., & Bryant, C. (Eds). Science Communication in Theory and Practice. Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 237-256.

Conference presentations

  • Lamberts, R. (2001, February). How Many Publics? Science Communication and Lay Impressions of Mental Illness Expertise in Australia. PCST, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001.

  • De Mello, E., Waldren, M., & Errington, S. (2001, September). The Australian Science Festival - Balloons and Lollipops or a Showcase of Australian Science? Australian Science Communicators Conference: A Science Odyssey, Sydney, 2001.

  • Errington, S., Bryant, C., & Gore, M. (2001, February). The Evolution of Science Communication Courses: Training Scientists to Communicate. PCST, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001.

  • Stocklmayer, S. (2001, September). Communicating Science - Should We Focus on Public Awareness or Public Understanding? Australian Science Communicators Conference: A Science Odyssey, Sydney, 2001.

Books

  • Errington, S., Stocklmayer, S. & Honeyman, B (Eds). (2001). Using Museums to Popularise Science and Technology. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

Refereed journal papers

  • Gilbert, J.K., & Stocklmayer, S.M. (2001). The design of interactive exhibits to promote the making of meaning. Museum Management and Curatorship, 19: 41-50.