Candis Callison

Candis Callison is a Professor at the University of British Columbia, jointly appointed in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse. Her work focuses on Indigenous media practices, climate change communication, and the intersection of journalism with colonialism and environmental justice.

Education: Candis earned a Ph.D. in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS) and a Master of Science in Comparative Media Studies from MIT. She previously worked in broadcast journalism for CBC, CTV, and Tech TV, co-creating the groundbreaking Indigenous-focused series First Story.

Research: Her How Climate Change Comes to Matter (2014) explores how climate science gains public relevance through diverse social groups. With Mary Lynn Young, she co-authored Reckoning: Journalism’s Limits and Possibilities (2020), critiquing media’s role in systemic inequities. Current projects include Arctic journalism ethics and Indigenous digital media strategies.

Awards: Honors include the Bill Good Award (2020), American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership (2019), and Trudeau Foundation Fellowship (2019–2021). She advises the Tahltan Nation’s T-WILD Society, linking activism and academia.

Teaching: Courses cover media ethics, science journalism, and decolonizing communication. She chairs the Bachelor of Media Studies Program and mentors students on Indigenous public discourse.