Merryn Mckinnon

Biographic Data

ID3932403
NAMEMerryn Mckinnon
GIVEN NAMESMerryn
FAMILY NAMEMckinnon
SIGNATUREMCKINNON M
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS9
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • A Systematic Map of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity in Science Communication Research

    Open AccessKarina Judd, Meghan Mckinnon et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2021

    Effective engagement with diverse stakeholders, combating misinformation and encouraging wider participation in science is core to science communication practice, and comprises much of the current focus of research in the discipline. Global events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have clearly shown that social inequalities also manifest within communication structures, including those of science communication. Practices which are inclusive of dive…

  • Research on media framing of public policies to prevent chronic disease

    Open AccessSamantha Rowbotham, Meghan Mckinnon et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019Cited by: 7References: 56

  • Perils and positives of science journalism in Australia

    Open AccessMeghan Mckinnon, Merryn Mckinnon et al.ARTICLEPublic Understanding of Science2018

    Scientists, science communicators and science journalists interact to deliver science news to the public. Yet the value of interactions between the groups in delivering high-quality science stories is poorly understood within Australia. A recent study in New Zealand on the perspectives of the three groups on the challenges facing science journalism is replicated here in the context of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. While al…

  • Thirty Years of a Science Communication Course in Australia

    Open AccessMeghan Mckinnon, Merryn Mckinnon et al.ARTICLEScience Communication2017References: 14

    Since 1985, the Science Circus program has recruited science graduates Australia-wide and provided them with science communication training leading to a university degree. On qualifying these graduates demonstrate highly diverse career paths reflecting the relevance of science communication training to other disciplines. Graduates, by their activities, have contributed to the growth of science communication as an academic discipline and an “indus…

  • Participatory Theater as a Science Communication Tool in Timor Leste

    Open AccessChris Mcgillion, Meghan Mckinnon et al.ARTICLEScience Communication2014Cited by: 2References: 7

    This article examines the trial of participatory theater for disseminating new agricultural knowledge among subsistence farmers in Timor Leste, a small underdeveloped country in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of the trial was to provide information on improved seed varieties and appropriate agronomic practices to maximize their yield among rural communities where rates of adult illiteracy are high and the reach of mass media forms of communicat…