Denis is a new postdoc in the Anthropocene Lab and will focus on science-policy interfaces and the roles of different knowledge dimensions, paces of change, and trust in them. He is an interdisciplinary marine scientist with a background in environmental science and marine biology and a PhD in Science Communication from the Australian National University. Denis has studied science-policy knowledge exchange, evidence-informed decision making, research impact, and human dimensions of conservation. His previous work experiences span Germany, France, Australia, and Saudi Arabia and include research (ANU, UNSW, IUEM, IRD), science advice (Australian Academy of Science) and a government agency.
Selected publications
Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy
Karcher, D.B., Cvitanovic, C., Van Putten, I.E., Colvin, R.M., Armitage, D., Aswani, S., Ballesteros, M., Ban, N.C., Barragán-Paladines, M.J., Bednarek, A., Bell, J.D., Brooks, C.M., Daw, T.M., De La Cruz-Modino, R., Francis, T.B., Fulton, E.A., Hobday, A.J., Holcer, D., Hudson, C., Jennerjahn, T.C., Kinney, A., Knol-Kauffman, M., Löf, M.F., Lopes, P.F.M., Mackelworth, P.C., McQuatters-Gollop, A., Muhl, E.-K., Neihapi, P., Pascual-Fernández, J.J., Posner, S.M., Runhaar, H., Sainsbury, K., Sander, G., Steenbergen, D.J., Tuda, P.M., Whiteman, E., Zhang, J., 2022. Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy. Journal of Environmental Management. 314, 114994.
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Is this what success looks like? Mismatches between the aims, claims, and evidence used to demonstrate impact from knowledge exchange processes at the interface of environmental science and policy
Karcher, D.B., Cvitanovic, C., Colvin, R.M., van Putten, I.E., Reed, M.S., 2021. Is this what success looks like? Mismatches between the aims, claims, and evidence used to demonstrate impact from knowledge exchange processes at the interface of environmental science and policy. Environmental Science & Policy 125, 202–218.
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Strategies for building and managing ‘trust’ to enable knowledge exchange at the interface of environmental science and policy
Cvitanovic, C., Shellock, R.J., Mackay, M., Van Putten, E.I., Karcher, D.B., Dickey-Collas, M., Ballesteros, M., 2021. Strategies for building and managing ‘trust’ to enable knowledge exchange at the interface of environmental science and policy. Environmental Science & Policy 123, 179–189.
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Enabling successful science-policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study
Karcher, D.B., Cvitanovic, C., Colvin, R., van Putten, I., 2024. Enabling successful science-policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study. Environmental Policy and Governance. 34, 291–306.
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Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science
Kaikkonen, L., Shellock, R.J., Selim, S.A., Ojwala, R.A., Dias, B.S., Li, S., Addey, C.I., Gianelli, I., Maltby, K.M., Garcia-Morales, S., Palacios-Abrantes, J., Jiang, S., Albo-Puigserver, M., García Alonso, V.A., Baker, C.A., Bove, C.B., Brodie, S., Dahlet, L.I., Das, J., Dunne, A., Ferse, S.C.A., Johannesen, E., Jung, J., Merayo Garcia, E., Karcher, D.B., Mahadeo, S., Millan, L., Lawal, K.O., Oloko, A., Ortega-Cisneros, K., Otoabasi-Akpan, S., Roy, D., Rouf, S.S., Smoliński, S., Vaidianu, N., Whidden, C., Strand, M., 2024. Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science. Npj Ocean Sustainability. 3, 49.
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