1. Suzanne Waldman
1116 Apolydor Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8B2
(613) 730-7151
swaldman@sympatico.ca
Risk and Emergency Social Media and Public Participation Dialogue
Skills
• Experience and understanding of risk and emergency communication.
• Extensive experience in and understanding of social media.
• Wide knowledge of technology and policy contexts.
• Excellent research and communication skills: written, oral, graphic.
• Deep understanding of planning and facilitation of public participation practices.
Research Employment
2015 Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) Researcher,
Defence Research and Development, Canada Centre for Security
Science.
• Researching how Emergency Management Organizations can monitor
and leverage Emergent Volunteer Organizations on Social Media.
2015 Consultant, Canadian Nuclear Association.
• Developed a strategy for communicating about nuclear power to
university students.
2014-2015 Research Assistant on Public Health Risk Issues, Carleton University
• Developed media scan and discourses analysis on vaccination ethics for
Communication, Risk and Public Health Research Group.
• Delivered presentation on vaccination communication to public health
workers at Public Health Ontario conference.
2013 Assistant, review of Canada’s Open Government achievements, Carleton
University.
• Helped plan consultation and edit official review of Canada’s Open
Government Project achievements for Dr. Mary Francoli.
Communication and Administration/Media Employment
2005 Interim Communication and Administrative Assistant, Parliamentary Offices
of Judy Wasylycia-Leis MP, and Bev Desjarlais, MP, Ottawa.
2000-2002 President & Vice President External, Dalhousie Association of Graduate
Studies, Halifax.
2. 1993-1997 News editor, writer and content designer, The Jewish Post and News and
The Aquarian, Winnipeg
1992-1993 Office assistant, The Conserver Group, Winnipeg.
Communication and Administration Activity (Volunteer)
2015 Member, Executive Board, International Association of Public Participation
(IAP2) St. Lawrence Chapter.
• Ottawa Social Coordinator and University Liaison.
• Coordinated 2015 AGM and Election with one other member.
• Helped to develop a framework of core competencies for public
participation professionals.
2013-2014 Member, Research Committee, IAP2 Canada.
• Developed database of Canadian research on public participation.
• Gave presentation on public participation theory at IAP2 North America
Conference.
• Helped produce environmental scan of Canadian public participation
associations.
2012.2013 Newsletter Designer and Editor, Alta Vista Public School Parent Council
Teaching Employment
2013-2015 Teaching Assistant, Communication Program, Carleton University.
• Leads discussions on Communication Studies and Media Theory topics
including changing media landscape, social media, and public
participation.
• Marks student papers for intelligence, grammatical accuracy and well-
structured content delivery.
2000-2012 Instructor, English Department, Carleton and Dalhousie Universities.
Education
2012-2015 Ph.D. (in process) Communication Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa.
Dissertation: The Depth of Outrage: Risk Discourses in Ontario’s Deep
Geological Repository Controversy
Research Focuses: Risk Communication; Social Construction and Social
Amplification of Risk theories; Public Risk Perception; Public Participation;
Energy Risks and Benefits.
Related Activity: Publications on nuclear policy in Bulletin of Atomic
Sciences, Energy Collective and Energy For Humanity.
Award: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2013-2014
1997.2004 Ph.D. (English), Dalhousie University, Halifax.
Awards: SSHRC Fellowship 1998; Killam Fellowship 1998.
1994-1996 M.A. (English), University of Manitoba.
1988-1992 B.A. (English/Math), University of Manitoba.
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