Elizabeth Tynan

Dr Elizabeth Tynan is a science writer and academic at the James Cook University (JCU) Graduate Research School in Queensland, Australia. A former journalist, she completed a PhD on aspects of British nuclear testing in Australia, and is co-author of the book Media and Journalism: New approaches to theory and practice, now in its third edition.

Her book, Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story, is published by NewSouth Publishing and won the Council for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Australia Prize.