TV & YouTube

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Possibly my proudest sci-comm moment of my career. Five years of talking on tv, podcasts, and radio have culminated in a talk on one of the biggest public-forum stages on the planet: TEDx

For my talk, I went back to my roots: Female reproductive health, menstruation, spiny mice. My sci-comm happy place!

Photo credit: fimimsphotography.com.au

Jesse and I linked up again - and finally in person this time!

Jesse is a super passionate science-communicator, and thankfully, also a passionate advocate for environmental advocacy, so naturally we spoke about my trip to Antarctica. 

We spoke about penguins, whales, krill and how YOU can help save them; no matter where you are in the world.

I’m back on TV!

Last time, Nate and I spoke about Rhino IVF and frog conservation, but this time we took a more tech-y approach. Facial recognition for endangered seadragons, drones to collect eDNA in trees, and the potential of future drone drug delivery systems!

Thanks to ABC News Breakfast’s new ‘Science Monday’s segment, I finally got my TV debut with meteorologist Nate Byrne, and we chatted about some amazing animal work! 

Cardiac health in gorillas, IVF in Rhinos, and new breeding hopes for endangered frogs - so much going on behind closed doors!

In this sci-comm venture, I condensed my PhD into a single YouTube video and filmed an intro/educational video teaching cryopreservation in 10 minutes or less!

Thanks so much to Technology Networks and Molly Campbell for reaching out and helping me get this across the line

Another podcast, another opportunity to talk about Antarctica. Amelia and I explored the challenges faced by Antarctica, the surprising extent of Antarctic tourism, the importance of conservation efforts, and the urgent need for increased environmental awareness and action - and what that even is!

What's it like to visit one of the most isolated places in the world as a tourist? How is climate change affecting this beautiful continent? What can we do as regular people to help? 

Kade, Matt and I kicked off the next season of Curiosity Killed the Rat talking all about Antarctica and also a fascinating reproduction-based listener question: alcohol and the menstrual cycle. How does one affect the other?

Scientists don’t often get ‘soapbox’ moments, but, thankfully, I did! Ockham’s Razor, presented by Tegan Taylor, gave me (and 7 others) the opportunity to plug, sell, and inform the public about an important aspect of their career & research. 

Perhaps unsurprisingly, for me, that’s Spiny Mice & menstrual health research.

Funny story – Jesse Crowe and I actually met talking at Pint of Science and hit it off immediately. The only logical next step for us was to team up on his podcast: Travelling Science.

We spoke all things periods, penises, pregnancy, and a few other interesting repro-bio tidbits (for me anyway).

My podcast spell finally ended with an appearance on LetsTalkSciComm!

A/Prof Jen Martin, Dr Michael Wheeler and I spoke about my own journey and experience with sci-comm while providing a few tips to young (and old!), budding sci-commers everywhere.

 Paul Strickland from 3BBR-FM and I spoke once a month for about 6 months on a BUNCH of topics including growing plants in space, how vaccines work, nuclear fusion and donkey IVF.

Have a scroll through and see what topic might peak your interest!

This podcast is all about providing insight into the mysterious world of research and innovation that most don't hear about - Unless you listen to my podcasts, then you should know a lot about spiny mice, menstruation, and life as a PhD student – Which Dr Catherine Ball and I go into in this episode of Pitch Your PhD.

Amelia Travers is an excellent science communicator and STEM advocate, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk about my communication experience, what it’s like doing a PhD during a pandemic, and how to deal with burnout. Of course, I threw in a bit of spiny mouse in there, as well – Give me a break, they were my life for 4.5 years, okay?

This was a fun one.

Rachel and I spoke a bit more about how a specific mouse, the Egyptian spiny mouse, can be used to study female reproductive health.

We also looked at how some of the assisted reproductive techniques we use in fertility clinics, can also be used to save animals from going extinct – not just us!

My very first podcast!

Ever wondered how we study human reproduction without using actual humans? Which is better: A mouse or a gorilla?

Well, in this episode, Kade Huckstep and I talk about all of those things!

Fresh back from Antarctica, I spoke with Trevor Chappell on ABC Melbourne over several weeks about penguins, ice, climate change, and bird flu - and we could keep going too!

This week's episode, we spoke about seals, sea lions, and walruses. What makes them different, what makes them so comically adorable, and which takes home the title of a 'true seal'!

You can tell by now, Claire & I love talking about STEM! A few weeks back from Antarctica I had to chat with Claire about everything I saw on the coldest, windiest, highest & driest continent on the planet.

Not only did we talk about penguins, but also what we (and you!) can do to minimise your impact on the planet and the world's last true wilderness.

A post-Ockham’s Razor chat with the incredible Alice Zaslavsky! Spikey penises, multi-headed penises, and, of course, who is crowned King Dingaling with the largest penis of them all. The answer(s) may surprise you..

Thankfully, the team at 3CR invited me back for another chat! This time, Chris and I spoke all about Tasmania Park… No dinosaurs, but Tasmanian Tigers instead. Could we bring them back from extinction…? SHOULD we bring them back…?

After talking online for about 3years during COVID, I finally joined Dr Catriona Nguyen-Robertson on her podcast: Radio Sci-Lens.

Thankfully for me, this episode was all about reproduction - We spoke about inbreeding, parthenogenesis, menstrual cycles and spiny mice (mice favourite), and lastly, being endometriosis awareness month, I couldn’t not bring up endometriosis!

How did menstruation evolve? Why do some species have a period, but others don’t? What’s the difference between menstrual and oestrus cycles, and why does that matter for research?

Just some of the topics the 3CR team and I discussed on my return to radio!

My first radio talk!

Each year, Dr Shane Huntington invites PhD students on his hit RRR show to talk about their research, their experience and everything in between – I was lucky enough to be one of those people!

In this article, I introduced the concepts of 'Frozen Zoos' and cryobiology to save the planet's threatened flora & fauna species.

Koalas, one of the Australia's most iconic species, are under threat, and in this article, I explain how assisted reproductive techniques could help prevent the incredible species from going extinct.

My first professional written pieces stemming from my PhD. In this article, I covered the basic and complex reproductive biology of spiny mice and how they could be the species to unravel the mysteries of female reproductive health.

I was invited by Reproductive Health Australia, a reproductive biology advocacy group, to champion spiny mice biology in their Jan 2023 newsletter. 

A piece I wrote for Careers with STEM about Micro-credentials. What they are, how to find them, and how they can turbocharge your career and professional development.