Degrees in Progress:
MA in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, University of Guelph.

Degrees:
BA (Honours) in Psychology, Ryerson University

Research Interests:
Leah is a research assistant. Her duties involve recruitment and data collection for current studies in the lab. Leah completed her undergraduate thesis under the supervision of Dr. Milligan. Her thesis examined the relative contributions of inattention and impulsivity in maladaptive emotional regulation amongst adolescents with learning disabilities and co-occurring mental health issues. Leah plans to pursue graduate studies in clinical psychology.

Selected Presentations:
Sugden, N. A., Marquis, A. R., Divakaran K., Sack, L., Max, A., Gobin, K., Bernstein, A., & Moulson, M. C. (2017, June). They all look the same to me: Age, race and gender all influence adults’ failure to notice an identity change in a real-life interaction. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association 77th Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Speaker. Sack, L., Milligan., K. (2018, May). The Relative Contribution of Inattention and Impulsivity to Positive Illusory Bias in Youth with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Issues. Poster presented at the AOPTUC. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Speaker. Sack, L., Scratch, S., Hunt, A. (2018). The Effect of Active Rehabilitation on the Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents with Post-Concussion Symptoms. Poster and paper presented at the Ward Summer Student Research Day at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Toronto, Ontario, Canada