Rieley O’Leary
M.A. Student
| Degrees: | B.Sc. Neuroscience and Mental Health (Carleton), B.Ed. Intermediate/Senior Teaching (University of Ottawa) |
Rieley (she/her) is a third-year MA Counselling Psychology student at the University of Ottawa. She is being co-supervised by Dr. Maria Rogers and Dr. Jess Whitley. She received her honours B.Sc in Neuroscience and Mental Health followed by a B.Ed in teaching intermediate/senior biology and mathematics. She is broadly interested in school-based mental health and Indigenous practices in education. Her thesis work focuses on Indigenous perspectives on school attendance in collaboration with an urban Inuit community in Ottawa. Her research is informed by her experiences as a teacher, therapist-in-training and her mixed settler and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) heritage. Her fun fact is that she loves to play video games and considers it a great option for self-care!