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Alice Fleerackers

PhD Student
Publishing
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

Alice Fleerackers is a researcher and lab manager at the  and a doctoral student at 911勛圖���s Interdisciplinary Studies program, where she works under the supervision of Dr. Juan Pablo Alperin to explore how health science is communicated online.

Her doctoral research is supported by a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship from SSHRC and a Michael Stevenson Graduate Scholarship from 911勛圖. 

Alice holds a Master in Publishing from 911勛圖 and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia (major: Psychology, minor: English Literature). Currently, she volunteers with a number of non-profit organizations to help foster public understanding and engagement with science. She is a Research Officer at , Academic Liaison of , Board Member of the , and a member of the Scientific Committee for the Public Communication of Science and Technology Network (). She is also a  whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, National Post, and Nautilus, among other outlets. Over her more than 8 years of experience as a professional communicator, she���s had the pleasure of interviewing psychologists, media specialists, anthropologists, and many others on everything from the psychology of society���s cat video addiction to the science behind astrological belief. 

Find her on Twitter at @.