Faculty Stories

Welcome Victoria E. Thomas, assistant professor of media and public engagement in the School of Communication.

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) hosted a town hall to discuss the recent RSC Task Force on Covid-19 policy briefing: “Protecting Expert Advice for the Public: Promoting Safety and Improved Communications.”

In CMNS 253, students learn about new media and social technologies inside of virtual reality.

In November, associate professor Peter Anderson served as the lead for the critical infrastructure protection with the BC government. Learn more about his experience during the November floods and mudslides emergency.

R. Murray Schafer, former professor in the School of Communication and acoustic ecologist who popularized the term "soundscape," died on August 14, 2021 following a struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 88.

As the convener of the new Digital Democracies Institute research stream Indigenous Epistemologies, Dr. Karrmen Crey presented to the team some of the themes and direction that will shape the research.

Instructor Nicole Stewart teaches her students on the mobile application Clubhouse, the popular social audio application where groups of people can connect in audio chat rooms.

It was a busy summer for SFU School of Communication associate professor Peter Anderson.

Later this month, he will retire from Simon Fraser University after 13 years with the School of Communication.

FCAT researchers continue to receive acknowledgement for their important contributions in the form of Tri-Council grant successes.

School of Communication Associate Professor and Graduate Chair Enda Brophy has received Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC Academic of the Year award. Congratulations!

SFU professor Ellen Balka and UBC professor Corinne Hohl spent a decade of research on developing the technology, including extensive privacy and ethics reviews and pilot testing. ActionADE is now being implemented in nine Lower Mainland hospitals with more sites to come.

Knowledge Mobilizers is a story series from the Knowledge Mobilization Hub that highlights knowledge mobilization (KM) projects around the university. In a recent conversation with fake news researcher Ahmed Al-Rawi, a professor in SFU’s School of Communication and lead of The Disinformation Project, we discussed the motivation, strategies, and value of pushing through these challenges. For Al-Rawi he is motivated by a desire to “reach further, and be useful.”

The School of Communication welcomes Frederik Lesage as our new Undergraduate Chair and Enda Brophy as our Graduate Chair.

Siyuan Yin: On the intersectional approach to researching global migration

School of Communication Assistant Professor Ahmed Al-Rawi recent publication "How did Russian and Iranian trolls’ disinformation toward Canadian issues diverge and converge?" in the journal of Digital War details Russian and Iranian trolls' intervention in Canadian politics including the 2015 federal election.

VP Academic series sharing the reflections of faculty members who are discovering new teaching insights from and about remote teaching. Here’s what Martin Laba, an associate professor in the School of Communication, had to say.

The Digital Democracies Institute recently launched the DDI Blog. It takes a closer look at the ongoing research, events and news of the institute.

Earlier this month, Global Communication at SFU hosted Global Communication: Discourses, Information Flows and Power in Times of Social Change.

Sun-ha Hong's new book Technologies of Speculation: The Limits of Knowledge in a Data-Driven Society is available now.

As many across the world shift to working or studying from home and physical distancing, it can be easy to feel socially isolated. SFU communication professor Peter Chow-White, who studies how we use social media, says that needn’t be the case.

Livable Soundscapes is a SSHRC funded research project led by Dr. Milena Droumeva.

This past spring, Communication and Labour Studies students in CMNS 440: Labour, Communication and the Media, led by School of Communication associate professor Enda Brophy, conducted a research project reviewing the experiences and labour conditions of food delivery platform workers in Metro Vancouver.

Adel Iskandar is a passionate educator who aspires to create an engaging environment in his classroom. His dedication to teaching and supporting students have earned him a 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award.

School of Communication Assistant Professor Ahmed Al-Rawi joins global researchers to write The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook.