Diane Dechief

Diane Dechief (pronounced deCHEF) is a Senior Faculty Lecturer in the Faculty of Science at McGill University. She has both settler and Métis (Red River Settlement) roots and was raised in Treaty 8 territory.

Since 2017, Diane has focussed on science communication. She teaches and coordinates FSCI500: Science Communication and Outreach and FSCI198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions.

Diane’s doctorate is in information studies from the University of Toronto and her master’s is in communication studies from Concordia University. Besides science communication, her specializations include names and name discrimination, integrative pedagogy, and writing studies.