Finding ways to share research so it cuts through a cluttered media environment is an ongoing challenge. Researcher Dr Jo Carpenter has embraced a growing demand for graphic illustrations to tell stories, and has turned her most recent research findings visual.
Jo took a multi-pronged approach to communicating the results of a 2-year field study aimed at understanding what drives rat outbreaks in Aotearoa New Zealand’s forests. Initially she created a video abstract, and then collaborated with graphic illustrator Sarah Maybe Little to create a comic strip that could be shared on social media, published online, and shared with schools.
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