Dr Kathryn Robison is a Lecturer at the United States Studies Centre and a Senior Research Fellow at the Australasian Centre for Space Governance (ACSG). She holds a PhD in Political Science and specialises in the role of political communication in the formation and dissemination of US space policy at both domestic and international levels. Dr Robison's research spans political communication, behaviour, and public opinion, and she co-authored the first comprehensive survey of Australian public opinion on space. She is currently writing a book on political communication in space and continuing her public opinion research on space.