School of Media

Donna Gall

Donna Gall

Broadcasting – Radio, Broadcasting – Television, Journalism

After more than 25 years working as a film, television and media writer, director and producer, Donna Gall went back school to earn her PhD in communication and culture at Toronto Metropolitan University and York University. Her doctoral research explored sport media, gender, affect theory and media audiences focusing particularly on the audience for women’s hockey. During her studies, Ms. Gall began working as a contract lecturer at the RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University. In addition to teaching, Ms. Gall continued writing for television while running her own digital media production company, Docs4Docs. She is a storyteller first and foremost and is passionate about helping students tell stories of their own.