I'm passionate about storytelling and science, and the intersections between the two.

In 2022, I graduated from Monash University with First Class Honours after completing my journalism honours thesis entitled 'When the public doesn't trust science – what can journalists do about it?'.

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I was previously the online science reporter for ABC Science, reporting on the latest research news and issues in science and health as part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's specialist science unit.

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I've been regularly interviewed on ABC Local Radio, and have appeared on or produced content for Radio National's Life Matters, RN Drive, Science Friction, The Health Report and The Science Show.

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I've also worked for ABC Open, ABC Emergency, Catalyst, ABC International and as a science communicator both for an agency and in-house at Burnet Institute and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. I'm a skilled workshop facilitator and MC. Find out more about my career journey thus far on my LinkedIn profile.

 

I trained as both a chemist and a journalist but found I was better at telling stories than hanging out in the lab. I can still make a mean batch of cornflour slime.

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You can follow me on the platform formerly known as Twitter @ZtheTrain.