Dr. Angela Feehan
Positions
Postdoctoral Asosciate
Werklund School of Education
Contact information
Background
Credentials
Speech Language Pathologist, 2010
Educational Background
Undergraduate degree Anthorpology and Linguistics, Simon Fraser University, 2007
Masters of Science Speech-Language Pathology, University of British Columbia, 2010
Doctor of Philosophy Rehabilitation Science, University of Alberta, 2024
Biography
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher and Speech Language Pathologist interested in the intersection between language development, mental health, and neurodevelopment. I completed my PhD at the University of Alberta, supported by a SSHRC graduate scholarship. My research focuses on social, psychosocial, and communication development in individuals with neurodevelopmental differences, particularly Tourette syndrome, ADHD, and Autism. I take a neurodivergence perspective in my approach to neurodevelopment research, thereby moving away from ableist views and a focus on "normal" as a goal.
Projects
This is an investigation in the emerging research area of speech, language, and fluency in children with Tourette syndrome. The project contributes to our understanding of language in children who have Tourette syndrome and other co-occurring conditions by describing communication skills, and producing norms in the domains of language, social communication, and fluency.
This community-based research project addresses positive aspects of the social lives of Autistic women and gender minorities. It contributes to strengths-based research in an underrepresented group of autistic individuals, thereby improving our understanding factors involved where social thriving is already occurring. It can point clinicians in the right direction when shaping an environment conducive to social thriving in their patients and providing a timely diagnosis for females and gender diverse individuals.
This project aims to understand age discrepancies in previously collected data, which indicate that older adults received less benefit from attending a group ADHD coaching program compared to younger adults. Through conducting qualitative interviews with older adults, the aim is to develop recommendations for tailored programming for older adults.
This two part scoping review gathers research about strengths and resilience in adults with ADHD. Part one uses a narrative summary to share quantitative research findings and part two uses a thematic analysis and meta-synthesis to share qualitative research findings.
This project aims to understand why some individuals with ADHD face challenges while others thrive. It is an ongoing 5-year project considering factors of influence operating at multiple levels: at the individual person level (e.g., IQ and personality traits), at the immediate contextual level (e.g., current stressors and available social support), and in past experiences (e.g., positive or negative childhood events). The project focuses on how risk and protective factors at these three levels interact in early (18-30 years), middle-aged (31-49 years), and older adults (50+ years) with ADHD to predict subsequent changes in cognitive and emotional functioning.
Awards
- SSHRC doctoral fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. 2021
- President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction, University of Alberta. 2021
- Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) , University of Alberta. 2021
- Vice President in Research Postdoctoral Match Funding , University of Calgary. 2024
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