Title: Communicating your research beyond your field

Speaker: Diane DeChief, from McGill University

Date and time: Tuesday, March 24th, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time)

To attend this course or to get access to the recording, please contact the program coordinator (genevieve.boudreau@inrs.ca).

Abstract: Have you ever struggled to explain the significance of your work to potential collaborators, funders, or even colleagues from other fields? With the goal of making your work more understandable and compelling, this workshop moves between theory and practice and provides you with opportunities to refine how you speak and write about your own research.

Bio: Since 2017, Diane Dechief (pronounced deCHEF) has been teaching courses in science communication at McGill University. Currently, she is the lead instructor for FSCI 500: Science Communication and Outreach, and FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions. Prof. Dechief is also director of McGill University’s Bachelor of Arts and Science degree.

Prof. Dechief’s doctorate is in information studies from the University of Toronto and her master’s is in communication studies from Concordia University