Publications
The following is a list of some of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science publications.
Popular media
Grant, W.J. (2013, 19 June). Disciplined and on-message, wind farm opponents are a force to be reckoned with. The Conversation.
Grant, W.J. (2013, 22 October). There's no place for politeness when you're fighting a fire. The Conversation.
Grant, W.J., & McKinnon, M. (2013, 17 July). Australians seem to be getting dumber - but does it matter? The Conversation.
Tully, A. (2013). ANU Health and Wellbeing Communication with Students. Report prepared at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, for assessment in SCOM3003 Special Topics in Science Communication. For the use of the ANU Medicine, Health and Wellbeing Learning Community and other university.
Coonan, E., Orthia, L.A., Bloomfield, F., Horst, J., Pascoe, A., Schiffl, K., & Axelsen, S. (2013) Regular viewing of a television drama series affects responses to science ideologies in it: a focus group-based study of ‘Bones’. Canberra, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science. Available for download from the Sandpaw blog.
Grant, W. (2013, 28 June). The problems of scientific reporting. The Australian online.
Menzies, L. (2013, 10 December). Climate and science policy: the Coalition’s first 90 days. The Conversation.
Selected media coverage
Redman, A. (2013, November 28). Project opens doors to science. Canberra Weekly.
Goulburn Multicultural Centre. (2013, August). Careers expo excursion. [Coverage of Opening Doors event.] GMC Newsletter, 1.
Hamilton, C. (2013). Pedal power [news item about Graham Walker's Scicycle]. ANU Reporter, Spring, 10.
Nicholson, L. (2013). Nothing bad about breaking show's stigma. The Canberra Times, 14 August, 2.
Nicholson, L. (2013). Hey kids, science can be a real blast. The Canberra Times, 17 July.
Hamilton, C. (2013). Opening Doors. ANU Reporter, Winter, 33.
Pryor, S. (2013). Wheat breeder a conduit for Enlighten times. The Canberra Times, 'Arts', 10 August, 22.
Refereed conference papers
Li, R., & Orthia, L.A. (2013). Are people inspired by The Big Bang Theory to find out more about science? Results from focus group-based audience research. In Proceedings of 4th Annual Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand (PopCAANZ) Conference, Brisbane, 24-26 June 2013, pp. 248-257.
Gates-Stuart, E., Nguyen, C., Adcock, M., Bradley, J., Morell, M., & Lovell, D.R. (2013). Art and science as creative catalysts. In Proceedings of the IEEE VIS Arts Program (VISAP), Atlanta, Georgia, October 2013.
A condensed version republished in Leonardo, 2015, doi:10.1162/LEON_a_01065.
Refereed journal papers
McKinnon, M., Barza, L., & Moussa-Inaty, J. (2013). Public versus private education in primary science: The case of Abu Dhabi schools. International Journal of Educational Research, 62: 51-61.
Walker, G.J., Stocklmayer, S.M., & Grant, W.J. (2013). Science theatre: Changing South African students' intended behaviour towards HIV AIDS. International Journal of Science Education Part B: Communication and Public Engagement 3(2): 101-120.
Shadbolt, N.A., Parker, M.A., & Orthia, L.A. (2013). Communicating endometriosis with young women to decrease diagnosis time. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 24(2): 151-154.
Russell, A.W. (2013). Improving legitimacy in nanotechnology policy development through stakeholder and community engagement: forging new pathways. Review of Policy Research 30(5): 566-587.
Book chapters
Orthia, L.A. (2013). Savages, science, stagism and the naturalized ascendancy of the Not-We in Doctor Who. In Orthia, L. (Ed). Doctor Who and Race. Bristol: Intellect Books, pp. 269-287.
Bryant, C. (2013). Science Communication: The Consequences of Being Human. In Gilbert, J.K., & Stocklmayer, S. (Eds). Communication and Engagement with Science and Technology: Issues and Dilemmas: A Reader in Science Communication. New York: Routledge, pp. 273-289.
Grant, W.J. (2013). The Role of Science and Technology in Public Policy. What is Knowledge for? In Gilbert, J.K., & Stocklmayer, S. (Eds). Communication and Engagement with Science and Technology: Issues and Dilemmas: A Reader in Science Communication. New York: Routledge, pp. 59-73.
Perera, S. & Stocklmayer, S. (2013). Science Communication and Science Education. In Gilbert, J.K., & Stocklmayer, S. (Eds). Communication and Engagement with Science and Technology: Issues and Dilemmas: A Reader in Science Communication. New York: Routledge, pp. 180-196.
Searle, S.D. (2013). Scientists' Engagement with the Public. In Gilbert, J.K., & Stocklmayer, S. (Eds). Communication and Engagement with Science and Technology: Issues and Dilemmas: A Reader in Science Communication. New York: Routledge, pp. 41-58.
Orthia, L. (2013). Conclusion. In Orthia, L. (Ed). Doctor Who and Race. Bristol: Intellect Books, pp. 289-296
Conference presentations
Li, R. (2013) "What's the jist, physicist?" Understanding the nature of a career in science using The Big Bang Theory. Paper presented at the International PCA/ACA Conference, Warsaw, Poland, July 22-24 2013.
Li, R. (2013) "When you understand the laws of physics, Penny, anything is possible": Sparking interest in science through The Big Bang Theory. Paper presented at the PopCAANZ 4th Annual International Conference, Brisbane, Australia, June 24-26 2013.
Books
Gilbert, J.K., & Stocklmayer, S. (Eds). (2013). Communication and Engagement with Science and Technology: Issues and Dilemmas: A Reader in Science Communication. New York: Routledge.
Orthia, L. (Ed). (2013). Doctor Who and Race. Bristol: Intellect Books.