Marie-Eve Carignan

Marie-Eve Carignan serves as Full Professor in the Department of Communication at Université de Sherbrooke, holding key leadership roles including Program Director for the Master's in Communication (course-based track in international political communication and democratic risks) and responsibility for third-cycle development. She co-holds and directs the Media Pole at the UNESCO Chair for the Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism (UNESCO-PREV Chair), demonstrating deep institutional integration.

Her academic credentials include dual doctorates: a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences from Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence (France) and a joint PhD in Communication from Université de Montréal (with Concordia University and UQAM). Additional qualifications comprise a Master's and Bachelor's in Social Communication from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, and a Journalism and Television Animation diploma from ProMédia School.

Professor Carignan's research critically examines press discourse, journalistic practices during crises (including terrorism and industrial disasters), cultural industry statistics, and media ethics. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications, particularly analyzing ethical boundaries in native advertising and community resilience communication during events like the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy. She investigates how media coverage shapes public understanding of complex crises while maintaining journalistic integrity.

Recent publications reveal consistent focus on crisis communication dynamics, with significant attention to media coverage of terrorist attacks (Ottawa 2014) and industrial disasters. Her scholarship increasingly addresses digital transformation challenges, particularly native advertising's ethical implications and niche media development. This trajectory demonstrates evolving expertise from traditional press analysis toward contemporary digital media ethics and crisis response frameworks.

She actively contributes to multiple research collectives including the Society, Law and Religions Research Center (SoDRUS) at Université de Sherbrooke, the Cultural Audiences Research Laboratory (LRPC), the International Network for Communicator Professionalization (RESIPROC), and the CHERPA research center, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across communication, sociology, and cultural studies domains.