Kathy Dobson

Kathy Dobson is the author of With a Closed Fist: Growing Up in Canada's Toughest Neighbourhood . Her journalism has appeared in The Globe and Mail, National Post, Canadian Living , and on CBC Radio. Currently completing her PhD at Carleton University in the School of Journalism and Communication, Kathy Dobson's research has won numerous awards, including a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, and she has been a keynote speaker and guest lecturer at many universities including McGill, Concordia...See more

Kathy Dobson is the author of With a Closed Fist: Growing Up in Canada's Toughest Neighbourhood . Her journalism has appeared in The Globe and Mail, National Post, Canadian Living , and on CBC Radio. Currently completing her PhD at Carleton University in the School of Journalism and Communication, Kathy Dobson's research has won numerous awards, including a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, and she has been a keynote speaker and guest lecturer at many universities including McGill, Concordia, and the University of Toronto. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario. See less