Elena Kaliberda

Biography

Dr. Kaliberda completed her PhD in Communication at Carleton in 2024, defending a dissertation titled “Invisible Media Labour: Participatory Moderation at Refugee Radio Stations in Germany.” She holds a prior doctorate in Philology from Lomonosov Moscow State University and brings both scholarly depth and substantial professional experience in public relations, journalism, and international communications. She is the author of two widely adopted Russian-language textbooks on public relations and communications, published in multiple editions.

At Carleton University, she has served as a Contract Instructor in the School of Journalism and Communication since 2021, teaching courses on digital and community media, media fandom, communication practices, and digital skills.

She has taught Community Radio in Global Context as a Special Topics course, with versions adapted for undergraduate students at Carleton University and at the doctoral level, including a course taught in Winter 2026 at the University of Ottawa. She has also been a community radio practitioner and host at CHIN Radio Ottawa 97.9 FM since 2012.

Her areas of expertise include community radio, the public sphere, and forced migration.