Monique Lewis

Monique Lewis is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University’s School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, specializing in health communication, risk communication, and media framing. Her research addresses critical societal challenges including COVID-19, heat risk communication, and complementary medicine discourse.

• Education: BA (Hons) from University of Melbourne (1990-1993), PhD from Southern Cross University (2000-2012)

Her work employs qualitative and quantitative methods in framing analysis, narrative studies, and discourse analysis, focusing on topics like public trust, visual legitimacy in healthcare, and social media’s role in disseminating health information. Recent publications include chapters in Communicating COVID-19: Media, Trust, and Public Engagement (2024) and analyses of Instagram content around endometriosis.

Monique supervises doctoral and masters students in projects related to disability representation, heat resilience, and higher education funding. She holds an honorary research fellowship at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is co-Vice Chair of the IAMCR Health Communication Working Group.