KJM Director Karen Mobbs is an experienced communication professional with a special interest in communicating science. Karen’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary Science).
Technical expertise in both science and communication, combined with a high level of motivation, enables Karen to get the key message across. Karen has a passion for communicating scientific research and issues to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Working as a consultant since 2001, Karen has:
- produced printed and electronic proceedings for the MSSANZ biennial congresses since 2005
- developed and maintained the CRC Association website
- managed the CRC Association Annual Conference from 2015 to 2018
- edited reports for the Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment for CSIRO
- edited the Guide to the Proposed Basin Plan at the Murray–Darling Basin Authority
- developed a web-based Overseas Travel Register and Fieldwork Register for CSIRO
- written and edited five annual reports for the CRC for Greenhouse Accounting
- edited the final annual report for Land and Water Australia
- developed many smaller websites.
Karen’s previous experience includes managing the communication program of the Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre and six years biological research with CSIRO.
Current and past clients include:
- CSIRO – Land and Water, Sustainable Ecosystems, Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products, Australian National Wildlife Collection
- Cooperative Research Centres Association
- The Australian National University – Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Research School of Chemistry, Research School of Biological Sciences, University House, University Accommodation Services
- CRC for Greenhouse Accounting
- Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations
- Murray–Darling Basin Commission
- Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Desert Knowledge CRC
- Biotron Limited
- Lipotek Pty Ltd
- Pestat Pty Ltd
- Australian Academy of Science
- NICTA
- Complete Rural Services
- Australian Women Pilots’ Association
- Queanbeyan Art Society.
KJM Communications offers professional, personal and efficient communication services including:
- website design and development
- writing and editing, particularly scientific material
- communication planning
- producing publications
- project management, including events.
