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 STEPHEN J. A. WARD
Dr. Stephen Ward is the principal investigator for a GE3LS research project into the public communication of controversial science. Dr. Ward’s project is part of an unprecedented $10.2 million, four-year gene therapy program – the Pleiades Promoter Project.
In August 2008, Dr. Ward became the James E. Burgess Professor of Journalism Ethics at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously he was Director and Associate Professor of Journalism Ethics at the Graduate School of Journalism, University of British Columbia. Prof. Ward remains an adjunct professor at the UBC School of Journalism and continues to direct the GE3LS research project.
He is the award-winning author of The Invention of Journalism Ethics: The Path to Objectivity and Beyond., published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. The book won the 2005-2006 Harold Adams Innis Prize from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences for the best English-language scholarly book in the social sciences. He is co-editor of Media Ethics Beyond Borders: A Global Perspective which was published by Heinemann Publications of South Africa in June 2008.
Prof. Ward has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Waterloo, Ontario. His research interests include history of journalism ethics, ethical theory, global media ethics and science journalism.Prof. Ward is associate editor of the Journal of Mass Media Ethics. His articles and reviews have appeared in such journals as Journalism Studies, Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies; Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism; Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics and the Journal of Mass Media Ethics. He serves on seven editorial and advisory boards for ethics organizations and for journals on media ethics and science. Prof. Ward is director of two web sites: www.sciencejournalism.net, on science journalism, and www.journalismethics.ca, for the analysis and promotion of journalism ethics.
For 14 years, Prof. Ward has worked as a journalist. He was a Canadian political reporter before becoming foreign reporter, war correspondent, and newsroom manager. During this period, he covered conflicts in Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Northern Ireland. Prof. Ward was the British Columbia bureau chief for The Canadian Press news agency in Vancouver. He is a media ethics columnist and the founding chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee of the Canadian Association of Journalists.
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 ERIC JANDCIU
GE3LS Research Coordinator, School of Journalism,
University of BC
Eric is a past recipient
of the CIHR Graduate Science Writer Scholarship. He holds
a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from Queen's University
and a Master of Science (organometallic chemistry) from UBC.
He also obtained a Master of Journalism from the UBC School
of Journalism, where his thesis examined the academic background
science journalists require and proposed an outline for an
interdisciplinary science journalism course.
Eric has interned at the Natural Resources News Service in
Washington, DC, where his investigative stories ranged in
topic from scientist intimidation by the hog farming industry
to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's Energy Task Force meetings.
Eric has also interned at Discovery Channel Canada in Toronto
and his writing on science and health has appeared in the
Toronto Star. In 2003 he moved to Heidelberg, Germany, to
coordinate the copy editing of book and journal manuscripts
at the scientific publishing house Springer. In April 2004,
he founded a copy editing department at LE-TeX in Leipzig,
Germany, a publishing services company specializing in scientific
journal and book publication. Eric is currently GE3LS
research coordinator at the UBC School of Journalism.
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HEATHER AMOS
Graduate Student, School of Journalism, University of British Columbia
Heather graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biology from Acadia University. After her experience doing laboratory research for her undergraduate thesis, Heather realized that she prefers writing about science rather than actually working in a lab. During her time at the School of Journalism, Heather wants to use her science background to critically examine how current science and medical issues are reported in the media. She also hopes to acquire the skills necessary to produce science communications that are easily accessible and understandable for everyone. |
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MONICA TANAKA
Graduate Student, School of Journalism, University of British Columbia
Monica Tanaka is from Ottawa and has lived in Montreal and London over the past five years. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biology from McGill University in 2007. During her time as an undergraduate student, she published in the McGill Daily and the Charlatan on issues relating to public health policy and international standards of medical practice. She is a winner of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Health Communications Award and the UBC Science Journalism Award. Whilst in England, Monica had the opportunity to intern with the BBC Focus magazine, a science and technology monthly based in Bristol. This experience ignited an interest in writing for science magazines. Her decision to come to UBC was influenced by her interest in communicating issues related to public health and the environment.
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ANNA FONG
Graduate Student, School of Journalism, University of British Columbia
Anna Fong has a bachelor degree with a double major in psychology and biology from Dalhousie University. Her decision to switch careers as a lab technician and manager in biochemistry was fueled by her keen interest in science and healthcare stories. As a science journalist she plans to use her background scientific knowledge and her experience at the UBC School of Journalism to report on science and healthcare issues in a manner the general public can understand.
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TREVOR D'ARCY
Graduate Student, School of Journalism, University of British Columbia
Navigating his way through the respective jungles of scientific studies, love and Montreal nightlife, Trevor D’Arcy eventually found himself studying ecology and environmental studies. For two summers, he worked for Pacific Agri-Food Canada in Summerland, B.C as a research assistant investigating methods of insect control. Before finishing his B.Sc. he spent his last term studying in Panama through McGill's Panama Field Study Semester, giving him the opportunity to literally navigate his way through the jungle. As a master of journalism student, Trevor hopes to critically examine how the media is addressing emerging environmental issues.
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 SID KATZ
Scientist in Residence, School of Journalism, University of British Columbia
Dr. Katz, a noted UBC science educator, journalist, and professor of pharmacology, has long supported the development of the School of Journalism and, in particular, its emphasis on science journalism. As scientist-in-residence for the academic year 2007-2008, Prof. Katz will teach and assist students with their research and thesis projects. He will advise the school’s Science Journalism Research Group as it carries out a four-year investigation into the public communication of controversial science.
Dr. Katz is Executive Director of Community Affairs for the University of British Columbia and Managing Director of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. He is also a Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC. He has published over 150 research monographs, reviews and conference presentations, trained over 35 MSc and PhD students and Postdoctoral Fellows, and lectured in over 50 Universities and Institutes around the world. In 2000 he was given the Janssen-Ortho Award for career achievements in research by the Association of Faculties of Pharmacies of Canada. His current research interest is the determination of the mechanism of action of natural health products in inflammatory disease using gene expression and protein kinase microblot technologies and airway cell cultures.
Katz has had a parallel career in science journalism having contributed over 400 items on CBC radio regional and national programs, including Morningside and `As it Happens’ on science and health issues and was the national health science correspondent on the CTV National News. He also has contributed numerous columns on science for newspapers and co-produced two science film documentaries. He served for a number of years as vice-president of the Canadian Science Writers association and on many science writing awards juries.
For more than 15 years, Prof. Katz has promoted science education for elementary and high school children. Sid has served as Executive Director of Science World in British Columbia and Director General and CEO of the Ontario Science Centre. He has played a part in developing other science centres, including Science World in BC, The Regina Science Centre, the Bersheva Science Centre in Israel, and the Science Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Prof. Katz has won many awards for his science education activities, including the Order of Canada in 2003. In addition, he has won the Gordin Kaplan Award from the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies, the Eve Savory Award from the Science Council of BC, the McNeil Medal from the Royal Society of Canada, the Sandford Fleming Award from the Royal Canadian Institute, and the Michael Smith Award from the National Science and Engineering Research Council.
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