Decolonising Science Communication with Alana Dooley
From The SciComm Collective by The SciComm Collective
March 9, 2026 · 46 min · Season 2 · Episode 3
About this episode
The episode discusses the intersection of Indigenous identity and science communication with Alana Dooley.
Join Kate (Master of Science Communication student, the University of Western Australia) and Camila (PhD Candidate, the University of Western Australia) as they talk with Alana Dooley about her journey in science communication. They discuss their personal definitions of science communication and the importance of Alana’s Indigenous identity in how she approaches her science communication practice. They explore the weaponisation of science towards certain communities and the importance of acknowledging and addressing our colonial history in Australia. Alana tells us about the importance of Indigenous knowledge in understanding the night sky in her own life and the impact this has had on her understanding of how scientific knowledge is understood. *Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in November 2024. Since then, the JOIDES Resolution (JR) Academy has stopped operating. Episode links: Read about Alana’s experience aboard the JR vessel here Read about the deficit model here and here and listen to our episode on it here Find out more about science capital by reading up on Emily Dawson’s work Want to find out about most of sci comm being women? Read the paper here Heather’s raising…
People in this episode
Hosts: Kate Holmes, Camila Pardo Uribe
Guest: Alana Dooley
Topics covered
- decolonisation
- science communication
- Indigenous knowledge
- colonial history
- personal identity
- night sky
Keywords
- science communication
- Indigenous identity
- colonial history
- night sky
- decolonisation
- personal definitions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Western Australia
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