Education Summary
PhD Student, English
Research interests in the rhetoric of community building and role models for disabled scientists and engineers
University of Waterloo, 2024 – present
Master’s of Science Communication
Major research project studying vaccination hesitancy during a global pandemic
Laurentian University, 2019 – 2020
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Honours Co-op, Psychology and Biology Minor
Graduating Valedictorian for the Faculty of Science
University of Waterloo, 2014 – 2019
Publications
Engineering the Discourse: the Role of Engineers in the Health Infodemic (Liu & Fowler, 2025)
This work contends that as a player in infodemics, engineering ethics education must shift away from a rules-based approach to instead prioritize social responsibility and foster engagement with societal and political dimensions of technology and its consequences.
Read the full article in the Journal of Asian Bioethics
Conference Presentations
RE:Creating Accessible Spaces for Science Identities (and Finding Our Own)
Conference: RE:SciComm, RCI Science, Toronto, ON, Feb 2026
Perspectives from Critical Theories: Diving into the complexities that impact our collective approach to health-promoting campuses
Conference: International Health Promoting Campuses Conference, Limerick, Ireland, Jun 2025
Challenges Facing Graduate Education for Students with Disabilities: Quality Improvement Learnings from the Ontario Summit for Students with Disabilities
Invited Presentation: University of Northern British Columbia, Virtual, Jan 2025
Conference: Canadian Association of Graduate Students, Toronto, ON, Oct 2024
Blending Numbers, Stories, and Art
Conference: Science Writers and Communicators of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Jun 2023
Vaccine Hesitancy Communication during a Global Pandemic
Conference: Public Communication of Science and Technology 2020 +1, Virtual, Jun 2021
Conference: Future of Science Communication, Virtual, May 2021
Teaching
Graduate Teaching Assistant
ENGL 193 Communications in the Physical Sciences, University of Waterloo, Jan – Apr 2026
Guest Lecture: Grappling with Social Policies and Critical Theories
SOCW 200 Social Welfare in Canada, University of British Columbia, Jan 2026
Guest Lecture: Know Your Audience – Accessible Science Communications
COMMST 193 Communication in the Life Sciences, University of Waterloo, Mar 2025
Guest Lecture: The Power of Stories in Disability Justice Advocacy
SDS 310R Disability and Society, Renison University College, Nov 2024
Supported Learning Group Leader
BIOL 130 Introduction to Cellular Biology, University of Waterloo, Sep 2015 – Apr 2017
Samantha Fowler 