Vaxxers: the inside story of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and the race against the virus. Bedtime reading about vaccination was…
STEADFAST – 7 strategies for managing online harassment and bullying
Over the years I have done a lot of public engagement on immunisation. The most rewarding part is knowing the…
Should government increase the pace of COVID-19 vaccine rollout?
The promise of vaccines – prevention, safety, renewal – always made the COVID-19 vaccine rollout susceptible to politicisation. Simmering tensions…
Fetal cell lines in vaccines – the extrema ratio in an age of COVID-19
For many years, communications about vaccination have addressed moral concerns that some vaccines (rubella, varicella, hepatitis A and rabies vaccines)…
Should we close the schools?
Forty days after WHO called COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, interest in school closures is starting to…
Media organisations – public health needs you.
This is a modified speech given at the inaugural Nine Women of Influence Awards on 6 March 2020. It honours…
Crisis communication and leadership – teachable moments from the Australian bushfires.
Good leadership is vital in a crisis. Leaders provide a focal point for attention and calls to action; communicate life-saving…
AFR 100 Women of Influence speech
On 22 October 2019, I was named the overall winner of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence for…
Understanding the Behavioural and Social Drivers of Vaccination
As measles increases in incidence in many countries, there is now an intense focus on addressing low vaccination uptake. Yet…
Increasing Vaccination: Putting Psychological Science Into Action
Behavioural approaches are better than persuasion for promoting vaccination. That’s the conclusion of our 57 page review published today in…
Human factors 