{"id":45653,"date":"2026-06-19T10:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=45653"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:20:25","slug":"jessica-gribbon","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/jessica-gribbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica  Gribbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Jessica earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2021 and has since been working as a <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Nanny<\/strong>, combining her academic background with a passion for caregiving to make a meaningful impact in children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">&#8220;It\u2019s okay to say you don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen next. 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