Dr Jennifer Manyweathers is a senior lecturer in epidemiology and ruminant health at the School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences at Charles Sturt University. She has worked extensively as a veterinarian in rural practice in Australia and has undertaken training and lecturing in science and risk communication. Her interests focus on communication around scientific uncertainty in emerging disease outbreaks and the role that social and cultural insight plays in risk analysis of emergency animal and zoonotic disease outbreaks. She has over four years of experience working in biosecurity and epidemiology and is a member of the Epidemiology Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand Chapter of Veterinary Scientists. Dr Manyweathers has published in multiple fields including science communication and disease risk management. (orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-7070; https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/jennifer-manyweathers/publications/).