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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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
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
Informal science activities for the social development of people with intellectual disabilities	Principal investigator Vanessa de Kauwe Supervisor Dr Merryn McKinnon
Post-operative communication needs of hysterectomy patients in Australia	Principal investigator Aarti Kapoor Supervisors Dr Rod Lamberts Dr Merryn McKinnon
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
STEM Skills in Australian High Schools	Supervisors Dr Mark J Ellison Dr Merryn McKinnon
The biosocial shaping of conservation and biodiversity practices in Australia’s capital
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
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
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
Informal science activities for the social development of people with intellectual disabilities	Principal investigator Vanessa de Kauwe Supervisor Dr Merryn McKinnon
Post-operative communication needs of hysterectomy patients in Australia	Principal investigator Aarti Kapoor Supervisors Dr Rod Lamberts Dr Merryn McKinnon
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
STEM Skills in Australian High Schools	Supervisors Dr Mark J Ellison Dr Merryn McKinnon
The biosocial shaping of conservation and biodiversity practices in Australia’s capital
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
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

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Projects	Level	Supervisors
Cleaning Near Bouddhanath	Bachelor	Supervisor Associate Professor Sujatha Raman
Debugged: Parasitology in Popular Culture	PhD	Supervisor Dr Anna-Sophie Jurgens
Developing an Evidence-Based Model for Building Trust in Australian Stem Cell Research and Therapies	PhD	Supervisor Professor Joan Leach
PATHWAYS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION IN AUSTRALIA	PhD	Supervisor Associate Professor Sujatha Raman
Reflecting on, problematizing and critiquing ‘value’ in science communication as a discipline and a practice.	PhD	Supervisor Dr Rod Lamberts
Responsible research and innovation: a new generation of responsible researchers in Plant sciences	PhD	Supervisor Professor Joan Leach
Scientists Taking Astronomy to Regional Schools – Impact and Outcomes	Honours	Supervisors Dr Brad Tucker Dr Graham Walker
Socio-cultural values: their integration and importance in marine and coastal planning and policy	PhD	Supervisor Dr Christopher Cvitanovic
Spaced out: Space Scientists in Popular Culture	PhD	Supervisors Dr Anna-Sophie Jurgens Dr Brad Tucker

Projects	Supervisors
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
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
Informal science activities for the social development of people with intellectual disabilities	Principal investigator Vanessa de Kauwe Supervisor Dr Merryn McKinnon
Post-operative communication needs of hysterectomy patients in Australia	Principal investigator Aarti Kapoor Supervisors Dr Rod Lamberts Dr Merryn McKinnon
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
STEM Skills in Australian High Schools	Supervisors Dr Mark J Ellison Dr Merryn McKinnon
The biosocial shaping of conservation and biodiversity practices in Australia’s capital
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
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
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
Informal science activities for the social development of people with intellectual disabilities	Principal investigator Vanessa de Kauwe Supervisor Dr Merryn McKinnon
Post-operative communication needs of hysterectomy patients in Australia	Principal investigator Aarti Kapoor Supervisors Dr Rod Lamberts Dr Merryn McKinnon
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
STEM Skills in Australian High Schools	Supervisors Dr Mark J Ellison Dr Merryn McKinnon
The biosocial shaping of conservation and biodiversity practices in Australia’s capital
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
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

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