HomeNews & EventsPersonnel Dr. Sibo Chen joins MLC

Sibo Chen is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Professional Communication program at Toronto Metropolitan University. A critical communication scholar, he holds a PhD in Communication and Media Studies from Simon Fraser University. His research examines how political polarization is communicated in the public sphere, focusing on three areas: political contention over climate change, online mis/disinformation, and the rise of anti-Asian racism. His interests include Environmental Communication, Risk and Crisis Communication, Social Media, Transcultural Political Economy, and Critical Discourse Analysis. He serves on the Executive Board of the International Environmental Communication Association and the Canadian Communication Association. At the MLC Research Centre, Dr. Chen has been involved in the Telling COVID-19 Stories project.