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Elyse Amend is an Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism at Concordia University, where she also serves as Undergraduate Program Director and Journalism Co-op Academic Director. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from McGill University and has taught journalism at Concordia since 2011.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Communication Studies, McGill University
- M.A. in Journalism Studies, Concordia University
- B.A. in Journalism, Concordia University
Her research spans science, health, and environmental journalism; journalism ethics; data journalism; and digital lifestyle journalism, with a focus on food journalism. Current projects analyze reforms to Canada’s federal Access to Information Act, non-traditional storytelling, and digital innovation in food reporting.
The 15 most recent articles and presentations highlight her work on digital journalism trends, Access to Information challenges, food policy analysis, and trauma reporting ethics. These publications reflect a synthesis of communication studies, media law, and science-policy intersections in Canadian journalism.
At Concordia, she teaches JOUR 642: Special Topics in Journalism Studies (Winter 2025), JOUR 302: Research and Reporting Methods and JOUR 605: Digital Innovation (Fall 2024), and has previously instructed courses on digital magazines, critical approaches to journalism, and web editing.
