Community participation in sustainable transition decision-makingTransitions away from fossil fuel are, unfortunately, very rare, which means it has been difficult to find case studies of where the…Jul 27, 2022Jul 27, 2022
Social Design Sydney talkI was invited by Jax Wechsler to talk about my PhD at the Social Design Sydney event she runs and curates. This is the transcript and video…Apr 6, 2022Apr 6, 2022
The role of local knowledge in flood recovery and future mitigationI write this from a humid and damp Sydney that has been under a weather pattern called an ‘east coast low’ for the past two weeks. This…Mar 7, 2022Mar 7, 2022
“The making of lives that we feel are worth living”bell hooks the Black feminist scholar has died. I’ve not read her directly, only through others, but I know her work is very important and…Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
Workshop overview: Future-proofing the HunterAs part of my PhD I am looking at the role for design and designers in increasing community participation in transition planning. Having…Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021
Community expertise: Adding contextual richness to technoscientific decisionsIn early November I was invited to share my research at the weekly project share at the DAB Faculty. I gave a brief introduction about the…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
Stage 1 PhD presentationA few weeks ago I passed my first stage of the PhD receiving my confirmation of candidature. The presentation was to a panel consisting of…Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021
Diversity in citationsEDIT: I have just come across this useful tool to assess gender balance in bibliographies. It is from Jane Lawrence Sumner, Assistant…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
The embodied designer: A new draftEDITS: ADDED BELOW TO THE MODEL 27 JULY 2021Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
The embodied designer: A model for community-based transition planningOne of the aims of my PhD is to investigate roles for a designer within the process of transition planning within a community. So far, this…Jul 7, 20211Jul 7, 20211