Lexie Mattocks

VIPR Team Member
Outreach and Social Media Chair

Contact Info

lom87230@uga.edu

Lexie Mattocks is a fourth-year student majoring in International Affairs with a minor in Communications. She is pursuing certificates in Applied History, Peace Corps Preparation, and Global Education and Leadership. Her research interests include international humanitarian law, women's rights, social movements, and public health. This past summer, she traveled throughout Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, exploring government systems, culture, and everyday life across the region.

Articles Featuring Lexie Mattocks


A Familiar War on Unfamiliar Drugs

When two University of Mississippi students died in September 2026, their deaths left families grieving and raised serious questions about the substances young people are being exposed to.


Gloria Steinem and the Changing Landscape of Abortion Policy

On September 2, 2026, journalist, feminist, and activist Gloria Steinem died at 92 years old. When asked, my grandmother described Steinem as “a trailblazer, who certainly put women’s rights out on the front lines.” Having lived through Roe v.