Dr. Candis Callison

Dr. Candis Callison

Assistant Professor, UBC School of Journalism

Candis Callison recently joined the faculty of the graduate School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia as an Assistant Professor. She received her Ph.D. from the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010. Her doctoral research looked at the communication of climate change to Americans through a comparative lens that brings together the work of science journalists, scientists, and three distinct social groups that are outside the environmental movement and policy frameworks.

Candis also holds a Master of Science in Comparative Media Studies from MIT. Her professional background prior to MIT includes seven years of producing, writing, and reporting for television, the Internet, and radio in Canada (CBC, CTV, APTN) and the United States (Lycos, Tech TV).

Born and raised in and around Vancouver, Candis is a member of the Tahltan Nation located in northwestern BC. She is married with two young daughters.