Publications
The following is a list of some of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science publications.
Book chapters
Orthia, L.A. (2013). Negotiating Public Resistance to Engagement in Science and Technology. 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. 74-90.
Gilbert, J.K., & Stocklmayer, S. (2013). Preface: The Changing Face of Science Communication. 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. viii-xii.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Popular media
Orthia, L. (2012, May). Why did I publish a paper with undergraduate students about science in The Simpsons? Yliopistolainen, the Helsinki University’s staff magazine, section 'Top 100', 8.
Wilson, P. (2012, 24 July). Shopping for 'healthy' food? It's a minefield. The Conversation.
Orthia, L.A. (2012). Ghost Light: Only the mad see clearly. In Smith?, R. (Ed). Outside In. Baltimore: ATB Publishing, pp. 406-408.
Grant, W.J. (2012, 26 March). James Cameron and the Mariana Trench sparks titanic angst. The Conversation.
Wilson, P. (2012, 11 October). Doctor, don't make assumptions about your fat patients. The Conversation.
Lamberts, R. (2012, 26 July). Science in crisis? Go on then, prove it. The Conversation.
Lamberts, R., & Grant, W.J. (2012, 17 May). Australian R&D measures up globally … but what does that really mean? The Conversation.
Selected media coverage
Perera, S. (2012, October 2). Interview with ABC Radio Queensland, Bush Telegraph.
Hamilton, C. (2012). The secret science of The Simpsons. ANU Reporter, Autumn, 30-31.
Dubber, A. (2012, September 28). Multicultural centre 'opens doors'. Goulburn Post.
Gorman, G., & Orthia, L.A. (2012, October). Doctor Who, race and science. Radio interview for The Emporium, ABC 666, Canberra.
Rebroadcast on The Science Show, Radio National, April 2013.
Book chapters
Stocklmayer, S.M. (2012). Science Communication. In Gunstone, R. (Ed). Encyclopedia of Science Education. Springer, online. Print version forthcoming 2014.
Orthia, L.A. (2012). Science Fiction. In Gunstone, R. (Ed). Encyclopedia of Science Education. Springer, online. Print version forthcoming 2014.
Refereed journal papers
Stocklmayer, S., Rayner, J.P., & Gore, M.M. (2012) Changing the order of Newton's Laws - Why & how the Third Law should be first. The Physics Teacher, 50(7): 406-409.
Orthia, L.A., Dobos, A.R., Guy, T., Kan, S.Z., Keys, S.E., Nekvapil, S., & Ngu, D.H.Y. (2012). How do people think about the science they encounter in fiction? Science students investigate using The Simpsons. International Journal of Science Education Part B: Communication and Public Engagement 2(2): 149-174.
Conference presentations
Wilson, P. (2012) The Special Meal Project: a pilot exploration of research into young Australian’s perceptions about eating practices. Paper presented at the ASC National Conference 2012, Sydney, 27-29 February, 2012.
Searle, S.D. & Stocklmayer, S. (2012) 'The benefits of communicating with the general public from scientists' point of view - an Australian study.' Presentation at the 12th International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST), Florence, Italy, 18-20 April 2012.