Prof. Heidi Tworek

Associate Professor of International History and Public Policy

Faculty of Arts

Dept. of History, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Canada, Education, Elections / Public Opinion / Parties, Europe, Government / Democratic Institutions , History, International Affairs / Geopolitics, Journalism / Media Studies, United States

Contact Information

Chosen name and pronouns:

She/Her/Hers

heidi.tworek@ubc.ca

Tel: 617-905-2321

https://www.heiditworek.com

Twitter/ HeidiTworek

Alternate Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Senior Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

health communications, Covid communications, international history, media history, communications history, social media platforms, Germany, platform regulation,

Languages

German

In the Media

Comparing B.C.’s COVID-19 communications strategy – Global Pandemic Communication: In Need of a Reset? – TVO CBC On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko CBC BC Today with Michelle Eliot CBC Ontario Today with Rita Celli TV Ontario the Agenda with Steve Paikin STAT News podcast Regularly quoted in media in the US, Canada, and around the world. Interviews, quotes, and background discussions: Abbotsford News, Black Press Media, CBC (e.g. this story on disinformation and coronavirus), Castanet, CNN, Committee to Protect Journalists, CTV, Der Tagesspiegel, Deutsche Welle, E&T Magazine (Engineering & Technology Magazine), El País, El Universal, Exberliner, FDANews, Financial Times, Georgia Straight, Globe & Mail, Influence, Kelowna Capital News, La Tercera, Maclean’s, Metro News Vancouver, Ming Pao, Morning Consult, National Journal Research, National Observer (Canada), National Geographic, Nature, News 1130, Nieman Reports, NPR’s On the Media, PassBlue, Politico, Province, Reuters, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Star Vancouver, STAT News, Talking Points Memo, The New Republic, The Telegraph, The Tyee, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Vice, WebMD.