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Media relations at Acadia University falls within our Communications & Marketing department.

We serve as the media’s direct point of contact for accessing accurate and compelling content about our university. Our responsibilities include:

  • Crafting, publishing, and sending announcements, updates, and stories of interest about the university
  • Providing official information and quotes to the media on behalf of the university
  • Arranging for interviews between the media and Acadia’s community members, specifically our faculty experts, researchers, and administrators
  • Arranging for special filming on campus. Please be aware that the university is private property.

Note: Requests regarding Acadia Athletics can be sent directly to Chris Cameron.

Our office is staffed weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For the fastest and most efficient response, members of the media are asked to reach out via email: media.relations@acadiau.ca

Get in Touch with an Acadia Expert

Acadia University is home to experts in a variety of fields who can speak on a number of topics or comment on current affairs. Faculty members regularly share their expertise through interviews on television, radio, and online outlets. To see what’s making headlines, visit In the News.

The following Acadia experts can be approached directly by media, with our media relations cc’d in the request:

Dr. Mark Mallory

Dr. Mark Mallory

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  • Canada Research Chair Tier I
  • Biology Professor at Acadia University
  • Director of the Mallory Lab
  • Author of Common Birds of Nunavut; co-Editor in Chief of scientific journal Arctic Science

Topics of focus and expertise:

  • Marine birds and waterfowl in eastern and Arctic Canada
  • Mercury, organic contaminants and plastic pollution in wildlife
  • Wildlife as biovectors of contaminants
  • Coastal habitats for wildlife

Dr. Nelson O’Driscoll

Nelson O'Driscoll

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  • Head of Earth and Environmental Science & Coordinator of ENVS Programs
  • Full Professor at Acadia University
  • Director of the Mercury Lab
  • Author of several Google Scholar journal articles
  • Co-editor of “Wetland Restoration for Endangered Species Recovery: A Multidisciplinary Case Study of Big Meadow Bog, Brier Island, Nova Scotia” (2024); “Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury” (2012); and “Mercury Cycling in a Wetland-Dominated Ecosystem” (2005)

Topics of focus and expertise:

  • Mercury movements in ecosystems and bioaccumulation in food webs
  • Mercury speciation and photo-reactions

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