Publications

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

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.

Conference presentations

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

Invited keynote presentations

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

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Science communication and writing for the public. An address to the Medical Writers of Australia Conference, Adelaide, 2000.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Communicating with stakeholders. A key presentation at the 3-day workshop 'Knowledge seeking strategies of natural resource professionals' for the CRC for Freshwater Ecology, 2000.

Refereed journal papers

  • Bryant, C. & Sommerville, R.I. (2000). William Percy Rogers 1914-1997. Historical Records of Australian Science, 13: 161-178.

Refereed conference papers

  • Burtnyk, K. & Stocklmayer, S. (1999). Adult visitor perceptions of interactive astronomy exhibits. In Stocklmayer, S., & Hardy, T. (Eds). Proceedings of 'Learning Science in Informal Contexts'. Questacon, Canberra.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M., & Gilbert, J.K.  (1999, January). Learning about learning: the influence of a science centre on the public awareness of science. 2nd Science Centre World Congress, Calcutta.

  • Gilbert, J.K., Stocklmayer, S.M., & Garnett, R. (1999). Mental modelling in science and technology centres: What are visitors really doing? In Stocklmayer, S., & Hardy, T. (Eds). Proceedings of 'Learning Science in Informal Contexts'. Questacon, Canberra.

Conference presentations

  • Frazer, C. (1999, July). The Role of Information and Understanding: Deciding About Childhood Immunisation. XIX Pacific Science Congress, Sydney.

  • Stocklmayer, S., & Gilbert, J. (1999, January). Learning About Learning: The Influence of a Science Centre on the Public Awareness of Science. 2nd Science Centre World Congress, Calcutta.

  • Errington, S., & Eliott, S. (1999, July). Scientists Exposed - Bridging the Gap Between the Media and the Practitioners. XIX Pacific Science Congress, Sydney.

  • Stocklmayer, S. (1999, July). The Scientist's Dilemma: Communicate or Perish.  XIX Pacific Science Congress, Sydney.

  •  Lamberts, R. (2001, February). Professional Expectations and Lay Preferences: Communicating Mental Illness Information. XIX Pacific Science Congress, Sydney.

Refereed journal papers

  • Keen, M., & Stocklmayer, S. (1999). Science communication: The evolving role of Rural Industry Research and Development Corporations. Australian Journal of Environmental Management, 6: 196-206.

  • Bryant, C., Howell, M.J., McManus, D.P., & Thompson, R.C.A. (1999). James Desmond Smyth (1917-1999). An Appreciation. International Journal for Parasitology, 29: 1869-1884.

Books

  • Keen, M. and Stocklmayer, S. (1999). Overview of Communication Planning Requirements and Evaluation Procedures of Research Funding Agencies. Canberra: RIRDC.

  • Stocklmayer, S., & Hardy, T. (Eds). (1999). Proceedings of the conference "Learning Science in Informal Contexts". Canberra: Questacon.

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S.M.  Interactive exhibits - what are visitors really doing? A key address at the International Seminar on Implantation of Science Centres and Museums, Rio de Janeiro, 1999.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Linking science centres and universities - the Questacon model. A key address at the International Seminar on Implantation of Science Centres and Museums, Rio de Janeiro, 1999.

Book chapters

  • Bryant, C. & Gore, M. (1999) The Evolution of a Masters Course in Scientific Communication: Some Reflections on Experience at The Australian National University. In Schiele, B., & Koster, E. (Eds). Science Centers for this Century. Quebec: Editions Multimondes.

Refereed conference papers

  • Fletcher, L., & Stocklmayer, S.M. (1998, April). Public understanding of science: is the deficit model appropriate? 71st Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Diego.

  • Gilbert, J., & Stocklmayer, S.M. (1998, April). On mental modelling in science and technology centres: a pilot study. 71st Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Diego.

Conference presentations

  • Frazer, C.J. (1998, March). How do parents decide? Why do parents have their children immunised? Behavioural, social and demographic factors influencing immunisation uptake. Presented in a workshop at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Sydney.

Refereed conference papers

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (1997, September). Australian workshops for scientists: a new initiative. A presentation at the Festival of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, University of Leeds.

  • Keen.M., & Stocklmayer, S.M. (1997, November). Partnerships for Communicating Research Science: the tensions, the processes, and the lessons. National Conference on Integrated Catchment Management, Canberra.

  • Gilbert, J.K., & Stocklmayer, S.M. (1997, July). Models and the public awareness of science. Annual Meeting of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Adelaide.

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S., Gore, M., & McGregor, W.  Science communication down under. A presentation at the Festival of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Leeds, U.K., 1997.