Declan Fahy

Contact Details

Fujo: The Institute Of Future Media And Journalism (Fujo)
C130

T: Ext. 7027
E: declan.fahy@dcu.ie

Gla. C130

T: Ext. 7027
E: Declan.Fahy@dcu.ie

Biography

Declan Fahy is a communications lecturer who researches how media shape the public understanding of science, health, environment, and technology. His work also examines journalists and scientists who are influential public intellectuals, a topic he explored in his 2015 book, The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and Into the Limelight. He earned three degrees from DCU and joined the School of Communications in 2015 after spending five years as assistant professor at American University in Washington, D.C. A former reporter, his recent journalism has appeared at Slate, Washington Post, Scientific American, The Conversation, and Columbia Journalism Review. He is currently on the editorial advisory board of Public Understanding of Science, the editorial board of Journal of Science and Popular Culture, and is an associate editor, who also oversees book reviews, at Environmental Communication. On Twitter he is @fahydeclan.

Research Interests

Dr. Fahy welcomes inquiries from students who wish to undertake masters or doctoral work in his areas of research interest:

Health, science, environmental, and technology journalism
Journalists and scientists as public intellectuals
Science and scientists in popular culture
Water journalism

Books

	Year	Publication
	2015	The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and Into the Limelight. Declan Fahy (2015) The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and Into the Limelight. : Rowman & Littlefield. [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	2017	'New models of (knowledge) journalism' Nisbet, M.C and Fahy, D. (2017) 'New models of (knowledge) journalism' In: Jamison, K.H (eds). The Science of Science Communication. New York: Oxford University Press. [Details]
	2017	'The ecomodernists: Journalists reimagining a sustainable future' Fahy, D and Nisbet, M.C (2017) 'The ecomodernists: Journalists reimagining a sustainable future' In: Olausson, U., Berglez, P., and Ots, M (eds). Sustainable Journalism. Bern: Peter Lang. [Details]
	2015	'The science journalist online: Shifting roles and emerging practices' Fahy, D. and Nisbet M.C (2015) 'The science journalist online: Shifting roles and emerging practices' In: Critical Concepts in Sociology: Public Communication of Science. London: Routledge. [Details]
	2014	'Scientists in popular culture: The making of celebrity' Fahy, D. and Lewenstein, B (2014) 'Scientists in popular culture: The making of celebrity' In: Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology. New York: Routledge. [Details]
	2014	'Journalism, politics, and the Celtic Tiger' Fahy, D (2014) 'Journalism, politics, and the Celtic Tiger' In: Political Communication in the Republic of Ireland. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. [Details]
	2013	'The chemist as anti-hero: Walter White and Sherlock Holmes as case studies' Fahy, D (2013) 'The chemist as anti-hero: Walter White and Sherlock Holmes as case studies' In: Hollywood Chemistry: When Science Met Entertainment. Washington, D.C: The American Chemical Society. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	2016	'Science, Celebrities, and Public Engagement' Caulfield, T;Fahy, D (2016) 'Science, Celebrities, and Public Engagement'. Issues in Science and Technology, 32 :24-26 [Details]
	2015	'The need for knowledge-based journalism in politicized science debates' Nisbet, M.C and Fahy, D (2015) 'The need for knowledge-based journalism in politicized science debates'. ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, 658 :223-234 [Details]
	2013	'Bioethics in popular science: Evaluating the media impact of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on the biobank debate' Nisbet, M.C and Fahy, D (2013) 'Bioethics in popular science: Evaluating the media impact of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on the biobank debate'. BMC MEDICAL ETHICS, 14 :1-9 [Details]
	2012	'Communicating Contentious Health Policy: Lessons From Ireland's Workplace Smoking Ban' Fahy D.;Trench B.;Clancy L. (2012) 'Communicating Contentious Health Policy: Lessons From Ireland's Workplace Smoking Ban'. Health promotion practice, 13 (3):331-338 [DOI] [Details]
	2011	'The science journalist online: Shifting roles and emerging practices' Fahy, D. and Nisbet, M.C (2011) 'The science journalist online: Shifting roles and emerging practices'. JOURNALISM: THEORY, PRACTICE & CRITICISM, 12 :778-793 [Details]
	2011	'Communicating chemistry for public engagement' Hartings, M.R. and Fahy, D (2011) 'Communicating chemistry for public engagement'. NATURE CHEMISTRY, 3 :674-677 [Details]
	2010	'From boom to bust: A post-Celtic Tiger analysis of the norms, values and roles of Irish financial journalists' Fahy, D., O'Brien, M., and Poti, V (2010) 'From boom to bust: A post-Celtic Tiger analysis of the norms, values and roles of Irish financial journalists'. IRISH COMMUNICATIONS REVIEW, 12 :5-20 [Details]
	2009	'The Irish punditocracy as contrarian voice: Opinion coverage of the workplace smoking ban' Fahy, D (2009) 'The Irish punditocracy as contrarian voice: Opinion coverage of the workplace smoking ban'. IRISH COMMUNICATIONS REVIEW, 11 :50-62 [Details]
	2009	'Can science communication workshops train scientists for reflexive public engagement? The ESCOnet experience' Miller, S., Fahy, D., and the ESCONET team (2009) 'Can science communication workshops train scientists for reflexive public engagement? The ESCOnet experience'. PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE (PRINT), 31 :116-126 [Details]
	2009	'EXPLORING THE EUROPEAN ELITE SPHERE The role of the Financial Times' Corcoran, F;Fahy, D (2009) 'EXPLORING THE EUROPEAN ELITE SPHERE The role of the Financial Times'. Journalism Studies, 10 :100-113 [DOI] [Details]
	2003	'ENSCOT: The European network of science communication teachers' Miller, S;Smallman, M;Gopfert, W;Jurdant, B;Russell, N;de Semir, V;Thomas, J;Trench, B;Poupardin, E;Lemkuhl, M;Lederbogen, U;Fahy, D;Barbagallo, F;Reveulta, G;Bassedas, I;Junyent, C;Gregory, J;Turney, J;Stokes, C;Leach, J;Edwards, C;Holliman, R;Junker, K (2003) 'ENSCOT: The European network of science communication teachers'. Public Understanding of Science, 12 :167-181 [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	2013	*XIIth international Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference* Fahy, D (2013) Science and celebrity studies: Towards a framework for analysing scientists in public . In: Bucchi, M. and Trench, B eds. XIIth international Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference , pp.295-298 [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	2016	Panel presentation at the Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference, Fahy, D, Irwin, A. and Trench, B. (2016) Science criticism: What is it, and why do we need it?. [Invited Oral Presentation], Panel presentation at the Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference, Istanbul , 28-APR-16 - 28-APR-16 [Details]
	2016	Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference, Fahy, D (2016) Knowledge-based reporting of global infectious diseases: The pioneering journalism of Laurie Garrett. [International Refereed Conference], Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference, Istanbul , 28-APR-16 - 28-APR-16 [Details]
	2015	Stories About Science: Exploring Science Communication and Entertainment Media, Fahy, D (2015) Scientific celebrity as scientific authority: The case of Neil deGrasse Tyson. [Speech], Stories About Science: Exploring Science Communication and Entertainment Media, University of Manchester , 05-JUN-15 [Details]
	2015	Does the Public Trust Science? Trust and Confidence at the Intersections of the Life Sciences and Society: A Workshop of the National Academy of Sciences’ Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences, Fahy, D (2015) Celebrity scientists and trust. [Speech], Does the Public Trust Science? Trust and Confidence at the Intersections of the Life Sciences and Society: A Workshop of the National Academy of Sciences’ Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C , 05-MAY-15 [Details]
	2015	Perspectives on Stephen Jay Gould: 2015 Marine Biological Laboratory-Arizona State University History of Biology Seminar, Fahy, D (2015) The public face of science: Stephen Jay Gould as public intellectual. [Speech], Perspectives on Stephen Jay Gould: 2015 Marine Biological Laboratory-Arizona State University History of Biology Seminar, Woods Hole, Massachusetts , 14-MAY-15 [Details]
	2015	The 2015 Conference on Communication and Environment, Fahy, D (2015) The environmental scientist as public intellectual: How James Lovelock changed the way we think. The 2015 Conference on Communication and Environment, University of Colorado, Boulder , 13-JUN-15 [Details]
	2014	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Fahy, D (2014) Communicating controversy: Ethical and practical considerations when communication about controversial science and political issues with the public. [Unrefereed Article], Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Montreal , 06-AUG-14 [Details]
	2012	Health Law Institute Seminar Series, University of Alberta, Fahy, D (2012) Scientists as public intellectuals: New roles, responsibilities and risks in science-policy debates. [Speech], Health Law Institute Seminar Series, University of Alberta, University of Alberta , 23-SEP-12 [Details]
	2012	Using and Abusing Evidence in Science and Health Policy, Fahy, D (2012) The presentation of evidence in popular science writing: Steven Pinker and Susan Greenfield as case studies. [Speech], Using and Abusing Evidence in Science and Health Policy, Banff, Canada , 01-JUN-12 [Details]
	2011	8th World Conference of Science Journalists, Fahy, D (2011) The changing roles of science journalists: Adapting the students. [Unrefereed Article], 8th World Conference of Science Journalists, Helsinki, Finland , 29-MAR-11 [Details]
	2011	National Academies 72nd Ocean Studies Board Meeting, Fahy, D (2011) Science communication in Europe. [Speech], National Academies 72nd Ocean Studies Board Meeting, Washington, D.C , 29-MAR-11 [Details]

Book Review

	Year	Publication
	2016	Emerging Infectious Diseases and Society. Fahy, D (2016) Emerging Infectious Diseases and Society. Book Review [Details]

Online Article

	Year	Publication
	2016	Don't Dismiss the Star Power. Fahy, D. & Caulfield, T. (2016) Don't Dismiss the Star Power. Online Article [Details]
	2015	On Public TV, Scientists Chart Path to Celebrity, Influence. Fahy, D (2015) On Public TV, Scientists Chart Path to Celebrity, Influence. Online Article [Details]
	2015	Media Portrayals of Female Scientists Often Shallow, Superficial. Fahy, D (2015) Media Portrayals of Female Scientists Often Shallow, Superficial. Online Article [Details]
	2013	Debating Bioethics Openly. Fahy, D. and Nisbet, M.C (2013) Debating Bioethics Openly. Online Article [Details]
	2014	Hollywood's Newest Hero Stereotype: The Scientist. Fahy, D (2014) Hollywood's Newest Hero Stereotype: The Scientist. Online Article [Details]
	2013	Rooting Out Bad Science. Fahy, D (2013) Rooting Out Bad Science. Online Article [Details]
	2013	Call in the Math Club. Fahy, D (2013) Call in the Math Club. Online Article [Details]
	2012	It's About the Rider. Fahy, D (2012) It's About the Rider. Online Article [Details]
	2012	Media Made Hawking Famous. Fahy, D (2012) Media Made Hawking Famous. Online Article [Details]
	2011	Skeptical of Science. Fahy, D (2011) Skeptical of Science. Online Article [Details]

Encyclopedia Entry

	Year	Publication
	2017	Defining objectivity, false balance, and advocacy in news coverage of climate change. Fahy, D. (2017) Defining objectivity, false balance, and advocacy in news coverage of climate change. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
	2010	Robert Oppenheimer. Fahy, D (2010) Robert Oppenheimer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
	2010	Richard Dawkins. Fahy, D (2010) Richard Dawkins. Thousand Oaks, CA: Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
	2010	Science Magazines. Fahy, D (2010) Science Magazines. Thousand Oaks, CA: Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
	2010	Margaret Mead. Fahy, D (2010) Margaret Mead. Thousand Oaks, CA: Encyclopedia Entry [Details]

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	International Environmental Communication Association	Member	01-JAN-16 /
	Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST)	Member	28-NOV-16 /

Committees

Committee	Function	From / To
Editorial Board, Journal of Science and Popular Culture	Editorial Board Member	2017 / Ongoing
Associate Editor, Environmental Communication	Associate Editor at the Journal	2017 / 2020
Editorial Advisory Board, Public Understanding of Science	Editorial Board Member	2016 / Ongoing
Frontiers in Digital Humanities: Digital Scholarship	Review Editor	2016 / Ongoing

Modules Taught

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2016	Sports Journalism	CM3002	Sports Journalism
	2016	Research Methods	CM570	Research Methods

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