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

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

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