Kyleigh McAlister, BS Psychology

Area of Study / Keywords

Cognitive Anthropology Decolonizing Methodologies Linguistics of Bilingualism Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)

About

Kyleigh P. McAlister is a second-year Master’s student in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Dash Lab. Her research explores Indigenous perspectives on language, culture, and cognition, with a focus on how cultural engagement and bilingualism shape cognitive processes. As part of her work, Kyleigh is committed to community-based, collaborative approaches that center Indigenous knowledge systems and support culturally grounded research practices.