Kamyar Razavi is an assistant professor in the School of Communication at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. His areas of research/writing interest are in environmental communication, climate journalism, and political engagement around the energy transition. His doctoral research examined the role of solutions-oriented journalism in enhancing news coverage of the climate emergency. Prior to his role at UFV, Kamyar worked as a journalist, primarily as a national television news producer with a major Canadian news organization.

Experience

  • 2025–2025
    Professor, University of the Fraser Valley
  • 2003–2025
    Journalist, Global News (various roles)

Education

  • 2023 
    Simon Fraser University, PhD, environmental communication and climate change journalism
  • 2010 
    Tsinghua University, Beijing , Masters degree in public administration & international development
  • 2002 
    Toronto Metropolitan University, Bachelor degree, Journalism studies

Contact Kamyar for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision