Science Communication, Making Research Accessible to Everyone

This is a selection of my various science communication projects and interviews with media.

Me posing, smiling, in front of a scientific poster about Minecraft for Children with autism.

My Commitment to my Community in my Community-Based Research

Just over a week ago, I pulled out of a conference that I was meant to be presenting at this ...

New Article: Disabled children leading the way

As part of the Future of Childhood blog series for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, I have written some of ...

Interview on ABC News (Australia)

Watch my interview with the ABC News about Minecraft for autistic kids ...

Article about Minecraft at The Conversation

I've written up a piece leading up to my keynote speech at the Education in Games Summit 2019 in Melbourne, ...

‘Mock’ TV Interview

For this week's blog, I thought I would share my "mock" TV interview that I did through the RSG program ...

Xceptional Leaders Podcast: Guest Interview

Recently, I was interviewed for the Xceptional Leaders podcast series. In a follow up blog, I will relate some of ...

Video – Disability Day of Mourning: Solace in Online Spaces

CW: violence against people with disabilities March 1st is the Disability Day of Mourning when we honor those with disabilities ...

A Shadow on the Wall of Your Mind

We wrote this book as a first foray into advocacy work for ourselves and others who found themselves with mood ...

Press & Media Coverage

Xceptional Leaders Podcast Interview. July 15, 2019.

Optimize Algorithms to Support Kids Online, Not Exploit Them by J. Ito. April 13, 2019. Wired Magazine.

Video games promote social inclusion for people with autism, expert says. August 5, 2018. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Riverland.

How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism by Stuart Duncan. April, 2017. TEDx Talk.

Minecraft Server for Autistic Gamers by Don’t Hate the Geek. May 2, 2016.

Minecraft Helping Kids – Feel Good Fridays! by Inside Gaming. April 29, 2016.

How Minecraft is Helping Children with Autism Make New Friends. April 27, 2016. New Scientist.