Claire Konkes

Dr. Claire Konkes is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Tasmania's School of Creative Arts and Media. She is affiliated with the Institute for the Study of Social Change and the Centre for Marine Socioecology, focusing on environmental and science communication, journalism studies, and media's role in policy debates.

• PhD, University of Tasmania (2015)

Her research examines how media facilitates deliberation on environmental governance, law, and climate change communication. She has published extensively on topics including:

• Environmental conflict and litigation
• Science-policy-media intersections
• Media framing of climate justice
• Regional journalism sustainability
• Communication during ecological crises

Her recent projects include grants like:

• Flags and Fibre: Investigating regional digital connectivity (2025-2026)
• AAD-UTAS collaboration: Public engagement with Antarctic research (2022-2024)
• PCK for Higher Education: Pedagogical content knowledge (2018-2019)
• Science vs. Scientism: Understanding public perceptions of climate science (2018)

Claire supervises research on topics such as:

• Environmental communication strategies
• Media's role in marine resource debates
• Climate change narratives
• Science communication during conflict
• Environmental policy translation

She actively engages in public discourse through media appearances and leadership roles in professional associations.