Monica Lockett

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Monica Lockett is an Alberta-based journalist and communicator. Currently, she works as a Communications Specialist in the Department of Communications, Marketing and Government Relations and provides communications support centrally and to the Faculty of Fine Arts. She recently graduated with Great Distinction from the University of Lethbridge, earning a BA in Sociology. As a result of her achievements as a student, Monica was awarded the Faculty of Arts & Science Gold Medal (Arts). She also holds a diploma in Communication Arts - Broadcast Journalism from Lethbridge College.

Monica has written academically on rural journalism and professional identity-building practices, the duty of journalists who report on injustice, as well as on sound engineer experiences of microaggressions in recording studios. She has presented her work at several conferences, including at the annual Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Her journalistic work has been featured in BeatRoute Magazine, The Meliorist, and online for several radio stations in Alberta.