Communications and Engagement
Engagement
Science Communication
Science Communication
Kat is an experienced community and stakeholder engagement specialist working collaboratively with project teams to interact with key stakeholders, special interest groups and the community.
Science Communication
Science Communication
Science Communication
A professional science and technology communicator for more than 20 years, Kat shares her enthusiasm and passion for science with audiences including the general public and technical professionals.
Proposal Management
Science Communication
Workshop Facilitation
No proposal is too big or too small for Kat. Her experience spans more than 25 years in leading and writing successful grant proposals through to major infrastructure and panel proposals.
Workshop Facilitation
Workshop Facilitation
Workshop Facilitation
Whether it's a modern or traditional approach to workshop facilitation, Kat has developed and facilitated a range of workshops including Project Kickoffs, Risk Workshops, Options Assessments as well as Innovation workshops.
Media
Workshop Facilitation
Informal Education
Kat has worked across a range of print, broadcast and online media working with organisations to develop and deliver content for a diverse range of audiences.
See more about her work on science radio below.
Informal Education
Workshop Facilitation
Informal Education
Specializing in science, engineering and sustainability, Kat has developed a range of hand-on activities to promote and encourage greater participation in science and engineering.
Examples of Kat's work can be found below.
Science Radio
Science with Commander Kat
You can listen to Commander Kat at 6.30am Thursdays on RTRFM.
You can also access past episodes of Science with Commander Kat thanks to the generosity of my friends at RTRFM by visiting the Commander Kat on FaceBook
Transcience
From 1996 through until 2002, Kat was a Producer and a Broadcaster for RTRFM's flagship science radio program, Transcience, which was co-hosted by other WA based science communicators, including the Transcience Chix, who features on George Negus Tonight as part of National Science Week in 2001.
During this time, Kat interviewed a range of prominent scientists, science communicators.
Examples of Kat's interviews are available to listen in the downloads section below:
- NASA Astronaut, Andy Thomas
As more these are converted from 'reel to reel' to digital files more will become available.
Commander Kat's Cosmos
After hanging up the mike on Transcience, Kat continued to appear as a regular every Thursday morning on RTRFM's Breakfast with Barr and contunes to make guest appearances on the station. This included as part of RTRFM's 40th Anniversary series the Humans of RTRFM and as part of 2017's National Science Week program.
Photo credit: RTRFM: D Gibson
Science Activities for Kids, Teachers
Scitech Wizz and Weekend Wonders
During Kat's time at Scitech in Perth, Western Australia, she produced a range of hands on science activities which were published in The West Australian and Sunday Times newspapers.
