• Senior Research Fellow in Climate Science Communication, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania

Dr Gabi Mocatta is a former journalist and Senior Research Fellow in Climate Science Communication with the Climate Futures (climatefutures.org.au) research group at the University of Tasmania. She studies media discourse around climate change, energy transitions and environmental justice. At Climate Futures, Dr Mocatta’s role includes both research translation and communicating climate science, and conducting new research on the interface between science and the media. Dr Mocatta is also a collaborator in the MeCCO (Media and Climate Change Observatory) project at University of Colorado, Boulder. She is a 2024/2025 Fulbright Fellow.

Experience

  • –present
    Research Fellow in Climate Change Communication, University of Tasmania
  • 2020–2020
    Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University
  • 2011–2019
    Lecturer in Journalism, Media and Communication, The Media School, University of Tasmania

Education

  • 2019 
    University of Tasmania, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2003 
    Melbourne University, MA Political Science

Contact Gabi for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision