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Niki Wilson

Global Partners in Science Communication
Science Communication
Telephone: 780-852-1334

Niki Wilson is a multimedia science journalist with a past life as a biologist. She grew up dodging bears in Jasper National Park, Canada, and has studied everything from mammoths to mountain pine beetle. She now writes about nature and the environment for publications like BBC Earth, PBSNature, and Canadian Geographic. She was associate producer for the Audible top five podcast Wild Sounds of Canada, and co-host of the Apple top ten science podcast Anthropomania. For her work in science journalism, in 2023 she was honoured with the Wildlife Outreach Award from the Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Niki is thrilled this year to celebrate 11 orbits around the sun as a science advisor and main stage host for the Jasper Dark Sky Festival.

Niki has taught science communications since 2010 with the Banff Science Communications School, now Global Partners in Science Communications. Niki also teaches independently, hosting workshops on journalism, science communication and nature writing to a cross-section of organizations, universities and public. She is currently working with experts in the field of facilitation, engagement journalism, and innovation to build workshop content that can help scientists and science communicators navigate a polarized communications landscape.