Professional Affiliations:

Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan; Certified Mental Performance Consultant®, administered by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA); Mental Performance Consultant, Sport Medicine & Science Council of Saskatchewan

Biography: 

Leah Ferguson, Ph.D. (she/her/hers), is a citizen of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Associate Professor in the College of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan. Her research focuses on sport psychology and Indigenous Peoples’ wellness, where she works with Indigenous and non-Indigenous athletes, youth, girls, and women to collaboratively enhance sport experiences and wholistic wellness outcomes. She is particularly interested in the role of self-compassion as a resource for girls and women to overcome challenges and setbacks to flourish in sport and life. She is a Mental Performance Consultant with the Sport Medicine & Science Council of Saskatchewan, a Professional Member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association, and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant®. She translates her sport psychology research into practice through her applied work with athletes, teams, coaches, and sport parents, ranging from grassroots to high performance levels, to facilitate well-being and performance for positive sport experiences.

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Language(s): 

English