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Beatriz Sprada Mira

University of Toronto

Based in

Canada
North America

Dr. Beatriz Sprada Mira is a Brazilian researcher and lecturer at the University of Toronto’s School of The Environment who recently graduated with her PhD in Communication and Media Studies at the University of Oregon. Her research lies within the intersection of environmental communication and critical-cultural studies, mainly focused on environmental journalism, activism, and education in Brazil. This research is generally community-based, collaborative, and applied.

Beatriz is also a multilingual journalist and science communicator with over 10 years of experience in Brazil, the United States, Canada, and Spain, and a Student and Early Career representative and board member at the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA).

Country(ies) of Specialty

Brazil United States

Focus areas of expertise

Communications research Climate Justice Social movements Social Media

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Publications

Articles

Mira, Beatriz Sprada. Encoding and Decoding Story, Place, and Self: Towards Situated Environmental Journalism in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Diss. University of Oregon, 2025.

Sprada Mira, Beatriz, Troy Elias, and Cheryl Ann Lambert. “ENGOs and environmental communication: Examining communication strategies of one Brazilian and one US American ENGO.” Journal of Environmental Media 6.1 (2025): 75-92.