Declan Fahy

Contact Details

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

Gla. C130

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

Biography

Declan Fahy is Chair of the BA in Journalism in the School of Communications. He is an assistant professor who researches the public communication 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.

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

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
	2018	'Objectivity as Trained Judgment: How Environmental Reporters Pioneered Journalism for a “Post-truth” Era' Fahy D. (2018) 'Objectivity as Trained Judgment: How Environmental Reporters Pioneered Journalism for a “Post-truth” Era'. Environmental Communication, [DOI] [Details]
	2017	'Historical moments in public understanding of science: 1977, The Visible Scientists identifies a new scientist for the mass media age' Fahy, D (2017) 'Historical moments in public understanding of science: 1977, The Visible Scientists identifies a new scientist for the mass media age'. Public Understanding of Science, 26 :1019-1024 [DOI] [Details]
	2018	'The laureate as celebrity genius: How Scientific American's John Horgan profiled Nobel Prize winners' Fahy, D (2018) 'The laureate as celebrity genius: How Scientific American's John Horgan profiled Nobel Prize winners'. Public Understanding of Science, 27 :433-445 [DOI] [Details]
	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]

Book Review

	Year	Publication
	2018	Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information. Fahy, D (2018) Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information. LONDON: Book Review [DOI] [Details]
	2016	Emerging Infectious Diseases and Society. Fahy, D (2016) Emerging Infectious Diseases and Society. LONDON: Book Review [DOI] [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
	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

Modules Coordinated

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2019	Description of 2019_CM3002	CM3002	Subject of 2019_CM3002

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