2019
I was commissioned to write an article ‘A GP guide to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in fertility’ for Australian Doctor under the Therapy Update https://www.ausdoc.com.au/therapy-update/gp-guide-endocrinedisrupting-chemicals-fertility 24th September. This is the number one medical publication in Australia with > 22,000 medical professional subscribers and >150,000 visits per month to their reach.
My expert opinion and comments were used in an article entitled ‘Mums into the green scene’ in the Herald Sun newspaper, 22nd September.
ABC Radio Melbourne, Ballarat and Drive-time interviews on the ‘Future of Plastic’ and its effects on our health, as part of the Science Festival Week promotion for the Faculty of Science public event, 12-13th August.
An article for Kidspot entitled ‘The everyday activities that are harming our fertility’ https://www.kidspot.com.au/birth/conception/fertility/the-everyday-activities-that-are-harming-our-fertility/news-story/f9e56d9fa419375cb4e79660ddcc77c3, 7th August 2019.
Author of a commentary article for The Conversation entitled ‘You need more than just testes to make a penis’ highlighting a new publication in the field http://theconversation.com/you-need-more-than-just-testes-to-make-a-penis-111625 and on the ABC news https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-15/disorders-of-penis-developement-are-on-the-rise/10812360, this article had >250,000 reads in 48 hours, 15th February 2019.
National media coverage of my paper on the effects of atrazine on male health and fertility, with articles in the Age and Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/national/chemical-in-water-linked-to-low-sperm-counts-in-mice-20190117-p50rws.html , as well as a University of Melbourne Pursuit article https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/safe-herbicide-in-australian-water-affects-male-fertility and Medical Express https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-01-safe-herbicide-australian-affects-male.html, 18th January 2019.
Article for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald ‘Experts concerned fertility testing is an expensive con’ https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/experts-concerned-fertility-testing-is-an-expensive-con-20181228-p50ojz.html, 6th January 2019.
2018
ABC radio interview on fertility and consuming acrylamide and mercury in food, their effects on the reproductive health and of offspring, 13th October 2018.
Article for Channel9Coach https://coach.nine.com.au/2018/08/28/11/42/household-chemicals-fertility on ‘How chemicals in everyday products could be affecting your fertility’, 28th August 2018.
Article for Channel9Coach https://coach.nine.com.au/2018/08/20/08/40/chemicals-and-children-20-08?mc_cid=2210e95601&mc_eid=6b1424f66f on ‘Should you be worried about your kids’ exposure to plastic?’, 20th August 2018.
National media coverage with articles in The Age https://www.theage.com.au/national/these-scientists-think-plastics-are-shrinking-penises-20180725-p4ztg0.html , The Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/national/these-scientists-think-plastics-are-shrinking-penises-20180725-p4ztg0.html and Mens Health Australia https://www.menshealth.com.au/study-links-plastic-to-smaller-genitals?category=News on the effects of EDCs on penis development and the incidence of hypospadias, 25th July 2018. SBS News Parody of this article https://www.sbs.com.au/news/how-plastic-is-shrinking-your-penis (22,000 Views on Facebook, SBS 3,516 views in 2 weeks). Followed by international media coverage in The Sun, UK https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6871840/plastic-chemicals-food-packaging-make-penis-smaller/ and the NYPost https://nypost.com/2018/07/26/study-warns-plastics-could-be-shrinking-penises/ 31st July 2018.
ABC radio interview on fertility and consuming a high sugar diet, as well as the effects of taking paracetamol on the reproductive health of male and female offspring, 28th April 2018.
Sort for my opinion and quoted in a Herald Sun article ‘IVF treatment in Victoria to be reviewed by state government’, 6th April 2018.
ABC radio- interview on fertility and lifestyle factors that affect the chances of conceiving 27th January 2018.
2017
Fertility Week National media campaign, in conjunction with www.yourfertility.org.au and Victorian Assisted Reproductive Technology Authority (VARTA) – production of three videos, social media campaign and fact sheets on the effects of endocrine disruptors on fertility.
Follow up media coverage includes: articles in the Herald Sun, The Age, ABC News, the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, The Better Health Channel Blog, MUSSE and Pursuit; Radio Interviews (e.g. ABC Radio (twice in October 2016)
Various media outlets cover the recent paper published in Scientific Reports on how BPA impacts bovine embryo development. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/fears-for-embryos-exposed-to-food-container-chemical-20160714-gq5qnb.html
2015
ABC Catalyst- An interview and provided research papers and resources for a special edition program on endocrine disruptors entitled ‘Our chemical lives’ shown Tuesday 31st March 2015. http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4207313.htm
2014
Asked for scientific comment by ‘The Scientist’ USA on a recent paper published in Endocrinology on IVF offspring in November.
Herald Sun article on obesity undertaken by my MSc student Bethany Finger (2nd June 2014) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/childrens-health-suffers-if-both-parents-are-obese/story-fni0fit3-1226939170648
2013
Article in ABC Health & Wellbeing ‘Dads’ biological clocks tick too’ 17th October http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/stories/2013/10/17/3871140.htm
Up Close University of Melbourne Podcast entitled Pregnancy 2.0: The lingering effects of modern reproductive technologies. http://upclose.unimelb.edu.au/episode/255-pregnancy-20-lingering-effects-modern-reproductive-technologies?play=1
Article in the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA) quarterly publication on my research on the importance of mitochondria function in determining the developmental potential of oocytes and thus embryos. The readership encompasses clinician fertility specialists, researchers and embryologists in Australia and New Zealand.
2012
Interview with Radio NZ on the limitations and issues of research funding and the future of science in New Zealand.
2010
International media coverage generated from my presentation at the FSA annual meeting on how IVF derived children differ from naturally conceived controls. Media coverage included in excess of 50 articles in eight countries (including NZ and Australia), as well as TV reports in Australia and a radio interview in NZ.
2009
NZ Dairy Exporter article (September issue) based on my NZSAP conference paper
2008
International media coverage generated from my publication on skewing sex ratio. Articles in New Scientist, USAtoday, Yorkshire Post UK and Columbia Tribune USA. It is one of the most highly accessed papers in the journal with over 700 hits.
Our research that shows a maternal high fat diet leads to early onset of puberty presented at the Endocrinology Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA generated media coverage with an article in NZ Herald, US newspapers and other media forums.