Leah Ferguson

Email

leah.ferguson@usask.ca

Research Projects

  • Journeying Together to Co-Create a Foundation for Indigenous Sport Research

  • Sport History of the Indigenous Games

  • Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program in Saskatchewan

Select Publications

  • “It’s a big adjustment coming from the reserve to living in a totally different society”: Exploring the well-being of First Nations athletes playing sports in an urban mainstream context. (link)

  • “It’s more than just performing well in your sport. It’s also about being healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually”: Indigenous women athletes’ meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport. (link)

  • “I would love to blast some pow music and just dance”: First Nations students’ experiences of physical activity on campus. (link)

  • Narratives of adolescent women athletes’ body self-compassion, performance and emotional well-being. (link)

  • Enhancing capacity: Integrating self-compassion in sport. (link)

  • The agony of defeat: How Olympians can deal with failure. (link)

Expertise

  • Sports Psychology

  • Indigenous Health

  • Indigenous Wellness

  • Indigenous Sport