Michelle Bodkin is a seasoned sports communications professional in Salt Lake City primarily covering the University of Utah Athletics and Pac-12 Conference for 247.com. She also had a stint with the short-lived Alliance of American Football league as the coach’s assistant for Dennis Erickson of the Salt Lake Stallions.Her specialty is writing features on athletes who have overcome particularly hard circumstances to perform at the highest athletic levels. Her degree in psychology and sociology has allowed her to build trust with her interview subjects and tell their stories with unique perspective on current societal events.