Science Communication
Highlights
Talks
I did a TEDx talk! It was about the joy and power of side quests; an ode to the squigglier brains who chase after curiosity and fun, who often feel guilty for meandering through life and not sticking to the main story.The official video is coming soon (late February 2026)…
Vogue Australia invited me to speak at their breakfast event Codes in Conversation in Brisbane. I spoke with Charlie Calver from Vogue Australia about my career so far, fisheries science, my experience in STEM and lessons I’ve learned. Some takehome messages the audience shared with me include: surround yourself with a good network and ditch those who don’t lift you up, ‘normal’ doesn’t exist and however you do things is valid, you don’t have to know the end of your journey before you begin.
In 2023-24 I participated in the Queensland Flying Scientists program, which sends STEM professionals to regional and remote areas. I got to travel to Charleville for a week and present alongside a fellow Flying Scientist and the Queensland Chief Scientist Professor Kerrie Wilson.After the trip, a school wrote to say: “thank you from myself, my team, and the students. We all agree that your team has been one of the best visits we have had. From a teacher point of view, we were appreciative of how engaging the activity was but also that your team was able to adjust the teaching of it for each year level.”
Incredibly honoured to be one of the 12 scientists featured in this book that celebrates the power of different minds and abilities. The book was written to inspire young girls to see themselves represented and belonging in STEM. They’ve even produced copies in braille! My illustration is by the brilliant Sami Bayly and I’m absolutely starstruck. You can’t be what you can’t see, and this project is such a cool way to show girls what they’re capable of.
I wrote an article for Fishing Monthly magazine, published in December 2022. This piece describes the complex mathematics used to determine biomass estimates, in a digestible format for a non-STEM audience.
Comedy
In 2024 I participated in the Future Science Talks program which taught me to weave comedy into my science communication. This culminated in a 10 minute stand-up set that I wrote and performed at the Brisbane Comedy Festival to 200 people! I later did an encore set at the Anywhere Festival a few months later.
In 2022 I got to be a mathemafishian panellist on this science comedy game show. It was like Spicks & Specks crossed with Good News Week but for science nerds. My team placed second (out of 2).
Podcasts
Episode dropping this week!
Modelling the Future of Our Oceans with a Mathemafishian
Join us as we explore each of the Bundoora Worlds, a unique educational concept of student centred learning that immerses students in themed environments where they explore real world challenges, develop transferable skills and shape their learning own learning journeys.
Panels
In 2022 I got to be a panellist at the Queensland Department of Education STEM Teacher Symposium, talking about how educators can prepare their students with the skills and attitudes to play a role in sustainability.
Games
I developed and taught a classroom-based card game called Aqualibrium, which teaches students about population modelling and fishery management. This game was play-tested across grade 8, 9, 10 and 12 classes, as well as at a community event with an audience primarily composed of children under 8 years old. In response to requests, the game is being packaged for commercialisation and includes lesson plans for the aforementioned age groups.
Screen
In 2021 I filmed segments for several epiosdes of Food Investigators, a childrens food science themed television show, to be aired on ABC Me.
I mean, this one isn't science, but it's still cool. I got to be a featured extra in The Edge. Now streaming on Netflix (ANZ).
Also not science... My mum and I starred in a TV commercial for the University of the Sunshine Coast
Also...not science. I got to do some extra work for the music video for Ball Park Music's "Hands Off My Body"
Also...not science. I got to do some extra work for the music video for Josh Lovegrove's "Turning in Circles"