Research projects

This list details past and present research projects conducted at CPAS. It provides a good indication of the nature of science communication as well as the breadth of research topics that can be broached in this discipline. Prospective students are encouraged to develop their own research topics, perhaps using this list as a starting point for thinking through ideas and to find an appropriate supervisor.

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A role for cultural innovation? What is the scope for cultural institutions and science centres to be seen by Government as trusted democratic engagement institutions?	Principal investigator Kate Driver Supervisor Associate Professor Sujatha Raman
An investigation into the response to the potential emergence of new diseases in Australia	Principal investigator James Ansell Supervisors Dr Rod Lamberts Dr Merryn McKinnon
Can hype be a force for good?	Principal investigator Tara Roberson Supervisors Professor Joan Leach Dr Merryn McKinnon Associate Professor Sujatha Raman
Climate Change Communication in Online Environmental Discourse	Principal investigator Yuanyuan Shang Supervisors Dr Robert Ackland Dr Will Grant Professor Joan Leach
Connecting science with policy and practice: Lessons from science-policy ‘Bright Spots’	Principal investigator Denis B. Karcher Supervisor Dr Christopher Cvitanovic
Culturally-appropriate science communication in the South Pacific	Principal investigator Emily Standen Supervisors Associate Professor Sujatha Raman Emeritus Professor Sue Stocklmayer AO Dr Graham Walker
Developing a pedagogy for the use of digital technologies in science teaching and learning	Principal investigator Luke Powter Supervisor Professor Joan Leach
Food for talk: Communication in the agricultural Seeds of Life project in Timor Leste	Principal investigator Chris McGillion Supervisor Dr Lindy Orthia
Frameworks for evaluating public engagement with science	Principal investigator Ruth O'Connor
Ideologies of science in 'Doctor Who'	Principal investigator Dr Lindy Orthia
Informal science activities for the social development of people with intellectual disabilities	Principal investigator Vanessa de Kauwe Supervisor Dr Merryn McKinnon
Organisational culture in distributed, virtual research organisations	Principal investigator Robyn Porter Supervisors Dr Will Grant Associate Professor Sujatha Raman
Post-operative communication needs of hysterectomy patients in Australia	Principal investigator Aarti Kapoor Supervisors Dr Rod Lamberts Dr Merryn McKinnon
Public Awareness and Risk Communication of GM Foods in China	Principal investigator Tangyao Zhang Supervisor Dr Will Grant
Rethinking science communication models in practice	Principal investigator Jenni Metcalfe Supervisors Professor Joan Leach Associate Professor Sujatha Raman
Scholarly Communication knowledge and skills in Australasian research institutions	Researcher Dr Danny Kingsley
School-Based DRR Program in Disaster Prone Areas	Principal investigator Mita Anggaryani Supervisors Dr Rod Lamberts Professor Joan Leach Emeritus Professor Sue Stocklmayer AO
Science Circus international capacity building	Principal investigator Dr Graham Walker Researchers Joe Duggan Emily Standen Supervisor Associate Professor Sujatha Raman
Science Circus Pacific	Principal investigator Dr Graham Walker Researchers Joe Duggan Emily Standen
Science communication in early colonial Sydney	Principal investigator Dr Lindy Orthia
STEM Skills in Australian High Schools	Principal investigator Jennifer Colley Supervisors Dr Mark J Ellison Dr Merryn McKinnon
The Language of the Rebuffed: Rhetoric, Expertise and Policy Advisers	Principal investigator Dr Christiane Gerblinger Supervisors Professor Joan Leach Associate Professor Sujatha Raman Professor Helen Sullivan Professor John Uhr
The practical application of storytelling: Using narrative instead of throwing facts and figures on a plate	Principal investigator Tanya Wilkins Supervisors Dr Will Grant Professor Joan Leach
The public life of numbers	Principal investigator Samantha Vilkins Supervisors Dr Will Grant Dr Rod Lamberts Associate Professor Sujatha Raman
Understanding climate change framing in an Australian context	Supervisor Dr Will Grant

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Projects	Supervisors
'Killer bugs' - Balancing health and hype in the media: A discourse analysis and comparison of Australian press reports on meningococcal disease and pneumococcal disease	Principal investigator Natalie J Cohen
3D Images and Models in Chemistry	Principal investigator Ellen Phiddian Supervisor Dr Merryn McKinnon
A comparison of anti-vaccination and pro-vaccination image memes on Facebook	Principal investigator Lauren Cochrane Supervisor Dr Will Grant
A comparison of climate change communication on social media and regular (news) media	Principal investigator Emery Joseph Supervisor Dr Will Grant
A comparison of the nature of science within five international curricula	Principal investigator Jennifer Colley Supervisor Emeritus Professor Sue Stocklmayer AO
A difference in frame: The framing of stem cell research in newspapers across Canada	Principal investigator Lauren Binette
A history of satellite-based remote sensing in Australia 1971-1989	Principal investigator Catherine Rayner
A qualitative enquiry into practitioners' reflection on science communication in Japan	Principal investigator Dr Mitsuru Kudo
A study of the use of electronic road signs during 2008 in the Australian Capital Territory: “Are road users seeing the message and is it changing their behaviours of water use?”	Principal investigator Dr Chris Yardley
Accessing visual communication modes to promote an understanding of Alzheimer’s disease in the digital realm	Principal investigator Amy Dobos Supervisor Dr Lindy Orthia
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Using Social Media to Promote and Educate on Health Issues	Principal investigator Rachael Featherstone Supervisor Dr Will Grant
An analysis of access to e-agriculture in PNG	Principal investigator Seniorl Anzu
An analysis of the science communication of cooperative research centres	Principal investigator Allan Kreuiter
An evaluation of biosecurity awareness in the Australian banana industry	Principal investigator Clare Duncan
An evaluation of the regulation of preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Australia	Principal investigator Cristal Jones Supervisor Dr Rod Lamberts
ANU health and wellbeing communication with students	Principal investigator Amanda Tully Supervisor Dr Will Grant
Are ACT primary teachers still using video in the classroom?	Principal investigator Jamos McAlester Supervisor Dr Rod Lamberts
Audience responses to fictional representations of future technology	Principal investigator Rudi Spennemann Supervisor Dr Lindy Orthia
Australian National University Student Health Survey	Principal investigator Naomi Shadbolt
Bibs, boards and bathrooms: an investigation into teaching introductory organic chemistry	Principal investigator Sian Keys Supervisor Emeritus Professor Sue Stocklmayer AO
Boundary-spanning the knowledge and policy networks of sustainability transition: insights from the diffusion of accounting innovations	Principal investigator Dick Osborn
Bridging the gap between the science of childhood immunisation and parents	Principal investigator Dr Cathy Frazer
Can academics who blog gain a better understanding regarding the social context of their research?	Principal investigator Mandy Thoo
Characterising a movement against cancer research	Principal investigator Hillary McArthur Supervisor Dr Lindy Orthia
Communicating bioprospecting information to indigenous communities: insights from the experts	Principal investigator Sarah Abbott

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Projects	Supervisors
Doctor Who characters as STEMM role models	Supervisor Dr Lindy Orthia
Gender equity in STEM	Researcher Dr Merryn McKinnon
Improving the implementation of participatory research approaches for ocean sustainability: the role and importance of gender, equity and inclusion	Supervisor Dr Merryn McKinnon
The biosocial shaping of conservation and biodiversity practices in Australia’s capital
The Scientific Revolution and its others in popular discourse	Supervisor Dr Lindy Orthia

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