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Curriculum vitae – Jenni Metcalfe
1978-81 Bachelor of Education (Science), Newcastle University, NSW 1984-86 Master of Science (Environmental Science), Griffith University, QLD 1984-89 Bachelor of Business (Communication), Queensland University of Technology November 1995 - current: Consultant and Director of Econnect Communication Pty Ltd September 1989 - November 1995: Communication Manager, CSIRO Tropical Crops and Pastures January 1989 - September 1989: researcher for CountryWide, ABC TV, and freelance journalist January 1984 - December 1988: Senior Biology and Multi-strand Science Teacher, Pine Rivers High School, Queensland
January 1983 - December 1984: Senior Biology Teacher, Lilydale High
School, Victoria
Australian Science Communicators, Foundation Member since 1994 Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance member since 1989 Queensland University of Technology alumni member Griffith University alumni member
Queensland Writers Centre
Immediate past president, Australian Science Communicators (2006) Secretary, Australian Science Communicators (2002) Member, Australian Science Communicators National Committee (1995, 1996) Member, International Scientific Committee for the Public Communication of Science and Technology (1996-present)
Visiting scholar on CSIRO Overseas Study Award (May-October, 1993) 14 June 2003: The Thrill of Writing, with Kay Donovan 1 February 2003: Creating Characters, with Nick Earls 24 October 2002: Targeting Publishers with a Book Proposal, with Rhonda Whitton 14 September 2002: A Sense of Place, with Larry Buttrose 24 February 2001: Making the Pitch: Writing and Selling Feature Articles, with Rhonda Whitton 8 April 2000: Drawn From Life: Features and Non-fiction, with Kris Olssen
April-July 1995: Scriptwriting, with Hilary Beaton
Jenni Metcalfe is author of about 80 unpublished client reports, and more than 40 publications, conference papers and other writings. Some of these are listed below.
Popular publications Metcalfe, J and Gascoigne, T (2009). 'Teaching Scientists to interact with the Media', Issues, vol. 87, pp. 41-4. View article (PDF 69 kb) Metcalfe, J (2008). 'Forecasting tools meet farmers’ needs', Australian Farm Journal, April 2008. Metcalfe, J and O’Callaghan, M (2008), 'Communities make a stand on shared care for the land', Partners, March–June 2008, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra. Metcalfe, J (April 27 2003), 'Hardy otters of the deep fjords', Sunday Telegraph
Metcalfe,
J (June – August 2002), 'Hunting for fauna treasures on Hinchinbrook
Island', GEO
Technical publications Metcalfe, J and Riedlinger, M (2009). 'Identifying and testing engagement and public literacy indicators for river health'. Science, Technology & Society, Vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 241–67. (read the abstract) Donghong, C, Claessens, M, Gascoigne, T, Metcalfe, J, Schiele, B and Shi, S (eds) (2008). Communicating science in social contexts, new models, new practices, Springer. Donghong, C, Metcalfe J and Schiele, B (eds) (2006). At the Human Scale: International Practices in Science Communication, Science Press, Beijing. Metcalfe, J, Riedlinger, M, Pisarski, A and Gardner, J (2006). Collaborating across sectors, The relationships between the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) and science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM) sectors. Occasional Paper 3. Council for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, (see www.chass.org.au)
Gascoigne, T and Metcalfe, J (May 2005). Commercialisation of research activities in the humanities, arts and social sciences. Occasional Paper. Council for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. (see www.chass.org.au/policy/docs/com300505.pdf)
Metcalfe, J (ed). (2004). Landcare in the Philippines – A story of people and places. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra. (see www.aciar.gov.au/web.nsf/doc/ACIA-66CW4P)
Gascoigne, T and Metcalfe,
J (2003). 'TV talent – the good, the bad and the truly
dreadful'. Australian Zoologist, Vol. 32, no. 2. Gascoigne, T and Metcalfe, J (2001). 'The Evaluation of Programs of Science Awareness', Science Communication. Gascoigne T and Metcalfe J (1999). Scientists Commercialising their Research. Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) Occasional Paper Series. Metcalfe, J and Martin, L (1998). Assessing the causes, impacts, costs and management of dryland salinity. LWRRDC Occasional Paper, No 20/98, National Dryland Salinity Program. Download: www.lwa.gov.au/downloads/publications_pdf/PR980295.pdf Gascoigne, T and Metcalfe, J (1997). 'Incentives and Impediments to Scientists Communicating through the Media', Science Communication, Vol. 18, no.3. Metcalfe, J and Gascoigne, T (1995). 'Science Journalism in Australia'. Public Understanding of Science and Technology, Vol. 4, pp. 411-28.
Metcalfe,
J (1994). A Natural Resources Communication Workbook,
LWRRDC Occasional Paper No. 14/94, CSIRO
.
Conference proceedings and presentations Metcalfe, J and Riedlinger, M (2008). 'Identifying and testing engagement and public literacy indicators for river health'. Paper presented to workshop (April 2008), Delhi , India. Metcalfe, J (2006). 'Journalists’ attitudes to scientists'. Paper presented to 9th International Public Communication of Science & Technology (PCST) conference, Seoul, Korea.
Metcalfe, J and Gascoigne, T (2005). 'Media Skills Workshops: Breaking down the barriers between scientists and journalists'. Paper presented to International Public Communication of Science & Technology (PCST) Beijing Symposium on best practices in science communication. Metcalfe, J, Boy, G, Laotoco, A and Ruiz, E (June & September 2004). 'Changing Lives and Landscapes in the Philippines'. Paper presented at PCST 2004 Conference, 'Scientific Knowledge and Cultural Diversity',Barcelona, and the Australian Science Communicators’ Conference. Metcalfe, J and Gascoigne, T (June & September 2004). 'The Science Communication Professional in Australia'. Paper presented at PCST 2004 Conference, “Scientific Knowledge and Cultural Diversity” Barcelona and at Australian Science Communicators’ Conference.
Metcalfe, J and
Gascoigne, T (2001). 'Survey on how Australian journalists use the Internet'.
Presentation to 3rd Asia-Pacific Symposium on Press
and Scientific and Social Progress (APSP2001), Beijing. Metcalfe, J and Perry, D (2001). 'The evaluation of science-based organisations’ communication programs'. Presentation to Australian Science Communicators conference, Sydney. Gascoigne, T and Metcalfe, J (February 2001). 'Why do governments spend money on national programs of science awareness?' Proceedings of 'Trends in Science Communication today: bridging the gap between Theory and Practice' - International Conference on the Public Communication of Science and Technology, Geneva. Kirk, L and Metcalfe, J (2000). 'Relationships – the building block to successful communication'. Presentation to an Irrigation Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Gascoigne, Toss and Metcalfe, Jenni (1999). 'Training scientists to understand and love the media'. Presentation to World Science Conference, Budapest. Gascoigne, T and Metcalfe, J (1998). 'Developing a new national forum for science - the Australian experience'. Proceedings of "Science without Frontiers" Conference, PCST Network, Berlin. Metcalfe, J and Gascoigne, T (1998). 'Media Skills Workshops: Breaking down the barriers between scientist and journalists'. Proceedings of "Science without Frontiers” International Conference on the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST), Berlin.
Gascoigne, T and Metcalfe,
J (April 1994). 'Public communication of science and technology in
Australia'.
Proceedings of 'When Science becomes Culture' Conference, PCST Network,
Montreal
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