Meet Alumnae and Current Grad Students
Find out more about their grad student experiences at the Mount! Browse our story collection below.
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Grad Student Stories
Frank (Zhang) Cheng is combining his background in traditional Chinese medicine with nutrition research in the MAHN program. Learn how Frank is working to prevent serious illnesses before they begin »
Danielle Root is a graduate student and a member of the Listiguj First Nation. In 2015, she travelled to New Zealand to present her research at an international conference of First Nations scholars. Read more »
In 2015, Danielle was one of four students to receive the Loretta Saunders scholarship. Read more (external site) »
Alison DeLory: This children’s book writer and Public Relations professional completed her Bachelor and Master of Public relations degrees at the Mount. Meet Alison »
Graduating from the Mount is a dream that Ayodeji (Ayo) Aladejebi has held on to for over a decade. Discover how Ayo made his dream come true »
David Fainstein, a graduate of the MA program in School Psychology, is a counselor, educator and behavioural interventionist. Meet David »
Carol Ann Brennan: “I returned to MSVU as an adult learner eighteen years into my career. I had been working with older adults with developmental disabilities and their families, and recognized that this program would offer a meaningful opportunity to focus research on subject matter directly related to my professional career path.” Meet Carol Ann »
Monique Mullins-Roberts: “The course work and content continuously inspired me to do more. During this time, I also felt especially supported in my learning as I was able to have a close working relationship with truly dedicated professors.” Meet Monique »
Sacha Nadeau is making important research easily accessible and understandable to people outside of the academic community. Find out how »
Osegboun Adebola Esther
Osegboun Adebola Esther is a Master’s student in Women and Gender Studies and a recipient of Dr. Ramona Lumpkin and Dr. William Blackburn Scholarship, Women & Gender Studies Graduate Scholarship, and Julie Ann Carroll Memorial Graduate Studies Scholarship Awards. She is also the 2024 Fellow of the Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice. She was born and raised in Nigeria, a country where social injustice, gender inequality and women’s rights violation remain pervasive. She holds both master’s and bachelor’s degrees in political science. Her research and teaching background in political science coupled with her volunteering experience with NGOs that focus on women empowerment initiatives informed her interest in the program. For her Master’s in Women and Gender Studies, Adebola’s current research centres around critiquing Nigeria’s public policies as gender blind and how this affects women participation and representation in electoral politics.
Chikamnene Onyinye Akanegbu
My name is Chikamnene Onyinye Akanegbu. I received the Women, Gender Studies Entrance Scholarship award, and the Julie Ann Carroll Memorial Scholarship in Women and Gender Studies. I grew up in Nigeria. I am a domestic reformer, gender equality enthusiast, counselling therapist and researcher. I have a Master’s degree in English literature, where I explored emerging conflicts between parents and their children using the psychoanalytical literary theory.
I am currently in Mount Saint Vincent University in the department of Women and Gender Studies. Being overly family oriented and a mother who advocates for healthy relationship between parents and their children, my research will focus on the psychological implications of gender based violence on parent-child relationship.
Nouf Saleh in the 2023/24 recipient of Willam and Ramona Lumpkin Part-Time Student Scholarship.
My name is Nouf Saleh. I was born in Kuwait and resided in Ottawa until I moved to Nova Scotia in 2001. I completed an undergraduate degree in Sociology with a minor in religion, women and gender studies. In 2008, I volunteered as a translator for a UN team that visited Kuwait to conduct research and interviews with people who have stateless status. From that experience, it motivated me to join this program and focus my thesis on stateless citizens in Kuwait especially women as the struggles they face when they are married to a man with stateless status is distressing. The opportunity to listen to their experiences as well as having my own experience living as a stateless citizen in Kuwait has inspired me to shed light on this silent issue that occurs all around the world. I am hopeful that completing this thesis will be the first step in accomplishing the goal of making a difference with the immigration process in Canada.
Cynthia Inés Hernández Patrón (she/her)
I grew up in Lima-Perú, Im a Clinical Psychologist and I have a Master´s degree in Psychoanalysis
I´ve been working in my private practice for 17 years and I´ve been a teacher in the Psychology Faculty at the Peruvian University of Applied Science since 2014, winning the award for best professor two consecutive years, 2020 and 2021, in the Master’s program of Health Psychology and Lifestyles.
I´ve come to Halifax with my family, husband and two boys.
For the Masters of Women and Gender Studies, my research interest is related to the subjective experience of motherhood.
Congratulations to Cynthia for being awarded the William Blackburn and Ramona Lumpkin Full time student scholarship as well as the Women and Gender Studies Entrance Scholarship for 2023/2024!