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Gabriela Perdomo Páez, PhD

Gabriela Perdomo Páez is an Assistant Professor of journalism at Mount Royal University. Born and raised in Colombia, Gabriela has worked as a journalist, educator, and scholar in Latin America and Canada. She holds a PhD in Communication–media studies from the University of Ottawa and an MJ from the University of British Columbia.

Gabriela researches anti-media discourses and changing norms and practices in different journalism cultures. Her research also focuses on the intersection of journalism and podcasting.

Gabriela teaches core journalism courses in the first and second years, including Journalism Foundations, News Reporting, and Community-Centred Journalism. She is the co-creator of the Spanish-language podcast Periodémica, which highlights the life and scholarship of Latin American academics living in the diaspora.