Elle holds degrees in physics and literary studies, and her research career began in science communication. More recently, she has focussed on sociocultural aspects of human engagement with Antarctica, past and present. She is interested in how people form their ideas of Antarctica both through cultural texts and lived experience of the environment, and how these two ways of knowing the region interact. She has visited Antarctica as a writer-in-resident, an educator and a researcher, with several national programs and tourist vessels. Her current projects focus on tourism, public engagement and the creative arts in an Antarctic context.
Research keyword: Humans and Antarctica
About the BEAKER STREET ROVING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Each August, hundreds of Roving Scientists descend upon Hobart, filling up pubs and chatting to strangers as part of Beaker Street Festival. Discover a new world down the lens of microscope, and joining the least-boring bar conversations you’ve ever heard and these free (the chats – not the drinks) events.
For Scientists, Beaker Street’s Roving Scientist Program offers an excellent outreach, professional development, and networking opportunity. It’s the nerdiest and funnest way to share your research with the public, expand your network, and be inspired by leaders in all sectors of science and science communication.