Kathy Dobson

Kathy Dobson is an award-winning journalist, author, and scholar based in Ottawa, Canada. Her work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, CBC, and numerous other national publications. She is the author of two memoirs, With a Closed Fist: Growing Up in Canada's Toughest Neighbourhood and Kicking and Punching: Leaving Canada's Toughest Neighbourhood (Véhicule Press), both of which have been taught in schools across Canada. Her writing is grounded in more than two decades of work with marginalized communities and a lifelong commitment to telling stories often left at the edges of public conversation. She holds a PhD in Communication and Media Studies and is currently Managing Editor of ALiGN, the digital media lab at Carleton University.