I am a postdoctoral research fellow working on improving risk communication about ionizing radiation. My research interests include studying the role of traditional and social media in the risk communication and the use of stakeholder involvement in radiation protection and other spheres.
I have been involved in several European projects dealing with societal aspects of radiological emergencies (PREPARE, NERIS, SHAMISEN) and stakeholder involvement in environmental remediation (NanoRem).
I have a master degree in ecology from NMBU where I have focused on environmental risk assessment with a specialty topic on societal aspects of the risk assessment.
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Areas of work
- Risk communication
- Risk perception
- Stakeholder involvement
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Publications
Martell, M., Perko, T., Tomkiv, Y., Long, S., Dowdall, A., & Kenens, J. (2021). Evaluation of citizen science contributions to radon research. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 237, 106685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106685
Hoti, F., Perko, T., Tafili, V., Sala, R., Zeleznik, N., Tomkiv, Y., . . . Renn, O. (2021). Knowing the unknowns: Uncertainties during radiological emergencies. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 59, 102240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102240
Oughton, D., Liutsko, L., Midorikawa, S., Pirard, P., Schneider, T., & Tomkiv, Y. (2021). An ethical dimension to accident management and health surveillance. Environment International, 153, 106537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106537
Turcanu, C., Sala, R, Perko, T., Abelshausen, B., Oltra, C., Tomkiv, Y., Oughton, D., Liland, A., Zeleznik, N. (2020). How would citizens react to official advice in a nuclear emergency? Insights from research in three European countries. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12327
Tomkiv, Y., Perko, T., Sala, R., Zeleznik, N., Maitre, M., Schneider, T., & Oughton, D. H. (2020). Societal uncertainties recognised in recent nuclear and radiological emergencies. Radioprotection (55(HS1)), S151–S155. https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2020025
Perko, T., Benighaus, L., Tomkiv, Y., & Wolf, H. V. (2020). Guidance on communicating about uncertainties in nuclear emergency management. Radioprotection(55(HS1)), S169–S174. https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2020028
Tomkiv, Y., Liland, A., Oughton, D. H., & Wynne, B. (2017). Assessing Quality of Stakeholder Engagement: From Bureaucracy to Democracy. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 37(3), 167-178. doi:10.1177/0270467618824027
Liland, A., Tomkiv, Y., Oughton, D., Navrud, S., Romstad, E., Skuterud, L. (2017) The power of collaborative deliberation in stakeholder dialogue seminars. Journal of Risk Research, DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2017.1378247
Tomkiv, Y., Perko, T., Oughton, D.H., Prezelj, I., Cantone, M.C., Gallego, E. (2016) How did media present the radiation risks after the Fukushima accident: a content analysis of newspapers in Europe. Journal of Radiological Protection 36 (2), S64
Perko, T., Tomkiv, Y., Prezelj, I., Cantone, MC., Gallego, E., Oughton, D.H. Communication with media in nuclear or radiological emergencies: general and practical recommendations for improvement. Radioprotection, 51 (2016) S163-S169
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Projects & research
Projects
SHAMISEN-SINGS aims to enhance Citizen Participation in preparedness for and recovery from a radiation accident through novel tools and APPs to support data collection on radiation measurements, health and well-being indicators.
The H2020 CONFIDENCE Project aims to close existing gaps in several areas of emergency management and long-term rehabilitation
External projects
Areas of research
Theme:
- Environment
- Society