About us

Dr Liz Tynan

Associate Professor, JCU Graduate Research School

Dr Liz Tynan is an associate professor at the JCU Graduate Research School.  She teaches academic writing, editing and critical thinking skills to postgraduate students.

She is a former journalism academic with a background in both print and electronic media, and a long-standing speciality in science writing and editing. She has worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a reporter and subeditor, and was later Sydney correspondent for New Scientist.

She has undertaken extensive journalistic and academic editing over many years, and has taught these skills for years as well.

Her PhD in science communication from the Australian National University examined aspects of the British nuclear tests in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. Her book on Maralinga, published by NewSouth Publishing 2016, Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story, won the Prime Minister's Literary Award (Australian History) in 2017.

She is also co-author of the Oxford University Press (OUP) textbook Media and Journalism: New Approaches to Theory and Practice, now in its third edition and co-author and editorial advisor on the OUP text, Communication for Business, released in October 2013.  This textbook won best Tertiary (Wholly Australian): Teaching and Learning Resource in the Australian Publishing Association Educational Awards in September 2014.

Will Walquist

Creative Director, Revolution Productions

With over 14 years experience working as a director and cinematographer, Will has shot pretty much everything. From feature films to TV shows, hundreds of commercials for both TV and online as well as music videos and documentaries. He is a well travelled filmmaker that has worked both nationally and internationally for a large range of clients.