Leanne was an MA/PhD student in Psychological Science. Her MA thesis was a Virtual-reality investigation of spontaneous navigation strategies and spatial memory performance in schizophrenia (2009-2011) and her PhD followed this up with an fMRI investigation of spatial memory abilities in individuals living with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (2011-2015). Leanne subsequently completed postdoctoral fellowships with the CEO group at Ryerson and at CAMH, as well as working as a University Instructor. She is pursuing research to better understand youth substance use.