Meet our scholars
Welcome to the Department of Communication, Media and Film, where our expert researchers explore the world and provide valuable and innovative insights.
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Recent Scholar Achievements
2025 SSHRC Insight Development Grants to UCalgary researchers
Dr. Julia Chan received the SSHRC insight development grant for exploring Surveillance, Il/legibility, and Mixed-Race Subjectivity.
2024 Insight Grants to UCalgary researchers
Dr. Maria Petrova Bakardjieva received the grant for exploring intersecting dynamics of trust in news.
Faculty members named UCalgary Research Excellence Chairs
Prestigious program champions research prowess and leadership across disciplines
Researchers in the news
In the News Charlene Elliott, Communication, Media and Film, in The Conversation
Children’s cereals promise breakfast fun and nutrition, but are still high in sugar
In the News Charlene Elliott in Canadian Grocer Magazine
Child-targeted food products promoting unhealthy food to kids: study
In the News Jessalynn Keller in CBC News
Why the Teen Vogue closure is a big deal in this political climate
In the News Julia Chan, Communication, Media and Film, in Live Wire Calgary
Academic artists turn spy gear into tools for joyful resistance
In the News Dawn Johnston, Communication, Media and Film, in Airdrie Echo
Life after: Alberta's Canadian Idol finalists reflect on the impact of reality-TV's, often fleeting, fame
In the News Gregory Taylor in BNN Bloomberg
Amid cross-border tariff tussle, Canadian film crews see peril and opportunity
