Dr. Belair-Gagnon is the author of numerous publicly engaged academic and policy publications in the business of media, journalism, innovation, and well-being. She uses qualitative methods and hybrid methodologies and theories at the intersection of the sociology of work, management, and journalism studies. ​She is the author of The Paradox of Connection (Illinois University Press, 2024, with Diana Bossio, Logan Molyneux, and Avery Holton), Happiness in Journalism (Routledge, 2023, with Avery Holton, Mark Deuze, and Claudia Mellado), Journalism Research that Matters (Oxford University Press, 2021, with Nik Usher), and Social Media at BBC News (Routledge, 2015). She has been a speaker and presenter at conferences worldwide including the International Journalism Festival, the Online News Association, and the International Communication Association annual meeting. Her work has appeared in outlets including Nieman Journalism Lab, Poynter, and the Minnesota Star Tribune.