Dr. C - Bio

At first glance she's confident, funny, enthusiastic and vivacious.

You would hardly think she's spent 13 years getting her three degrees. Now with all of this scientific savvy, Dr. C is enthusiastically embracing the science world of film & television.

Born in New Westminster, BC, Dr. C grew up as a performer. She has lived in Frankfurt, Germany as a professional ballerina, then in Burnaby, Victoria, and Vancouver while attending university. She is now happily ensconced in the Fraser Valley community of Chilliwack, BC.

With her BSc in Biology from Simon Fraser University, MSc in Biology from the University of Victoria and PhD from the University of BC, she is now focusing on a future in communications as the only female science host with her extensive credentials and diverse background. Her natural effervescence, scientific crediblity and on-screen appeal make her a leader in this field, a clear choice to be a female version of 'Bill Nye' or 'David Attenborough'.

On that note, she has developed and co-produced BIOMUSINGS, a series of on-line videos about the work and lives of field biologists from around the world. These short films have garnered accolades from as far away as England (The Guardian), the US (The Scientist magazine) and Australia, and led to her current position at Scientific American (see below). One of her short films 'Why Did the Toad Cross the Road' took the top prize in the 2010 Discovery World HD Film Snacks competition.

Dr. C currently writes a science film, tv and video blog for Scientific American. She has amassed a diverse collection of columns and critiques on various mainstream and documentary films from TIFF, VIFF, Paris Science, Imagine Science and many more, and she is making plans for the film festival circuit starting with Sundance 2012.

In addition to her duties in the science film and video world, she has been busy with appearances on Discovery Canada, Breakfast Television, Urban Rush, Studio 4 and The Express. She has interviewed with celebrities as diverse as Sir David Attenborough regarding his upcoming feature film FLYING MONSTERS 3D and Director Lisa Leeman, ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT.

In the past year she also found the time to write and publish her first non-fiction book, available for sale on her web-site www.carinbondar.com :

THE NATURE OF HUMAN NATURE highlights the quirky behaviors of the human species in the context of the animal kingdom. Dr. C minces no words to make sure that the reader is enthralled by the beauty and complexity of the natural world. Written from a very personal point of view, Dr. C connects the dots so that the full picture of where our species 'fits in' comes into view.

It is difficult to catch up with Dr. C. these days. There seems to be no stopping this mother of four as she enters the new world of reporting science for the entertainment industry.