Dr Aditi MANKAD

Senior Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Dr Mankad leads a team of scientists focused on risk and vulnerability in agricultural Innovation, biosecurity and biotechnology; she also leads the 'Maximising Impact' Application Domain within the CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, which houses the social and behavioural science capability. Dr Mankad is trained in psychological science and has core expertise in psychological/behavioural issues around motivation, risk perception and behaviour change.

Dr Mankad's current research portfolio comprises:
* public stakeholder attitudes towards synthetic biology technologies
* public risk perception of biosecurity threats
* attitudes towards pest biocontrol and associated management practices
* behavioural adoption of biosecurity activities and technologies