Kiersten Gillis, Undergraduate Associate

Kiersten Gillis (she/her) is a 2nd year undergraduate student in the Bachelor of Arts program at Keyano College. She will be transferring to the University of Calgary for the final two years of her degree, and plans on majoring in psychology. Born and raised in Fort McMurray, AB, her participation in the "Storying the Oil Sands" project has been an invaluable opportunity. She hopes that a project focusing on the oral histories of RMWB residents will reduce the stigma surrounding oil producing regions. In the coming years, she looks forward to studying and researching different areas of psychology, but she has a special interest in mental health therapy and counselling with the aspiration of becoming a therapist herself.