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Meghan Rowe

Alumni Profile: Megan Rowe Currently, a same day counsellor for Dalhousie Student Health and Wellness. Education experience: 2020, B.A.H. in psychology at Queen’s University. 2025, M.S.W. at Dalhousie University. 2025-2029, Ph.D. in health at Dalhousie University. Career timeline: 2020-2021, part-time laboratory manager. 2020-2021, part-time neurofeedback technician. 2021-2022, clinic administrator. 2024-current, laboratory manager. 2024-current, same day counsellor for Dalhousie Student Health and Wellness. What made you choose this path? I chose a career in social work because after my undergraduate degree in psychology, I knew I wanted to engage in a field that allowed me to practice both clinically and engage in research. My praxis engages critical social theories (mad studies, critical race theory, transformative justice, abolition), and social work provided me the ideal avenue to integrate these frameworks into both my clinical practice and research areas. Do you have advice for students interested in pursuing a similar path? There are so many options!! Explore what it is you want to do (client-facing, research, clinical, non clinical, etc) and then explore which fields/careers might allow you to realize whatever it is you are interested in. If you are looking to go the graduate school route, explore many different programs that might allow you to achieve your goals: Clinical psychology (research + clinical), Social work (clinical + option for research depending on program), Counselling psychology (clinical + research depending on program/MA or MEd), Occupational Therapy, etc. If you are not interested in graduate school, there are many careers that will allow you to leverage your psychology background/interests: support worker, youth worker, psychoanalyst, intake coordinator, clinic administrator, community outreach worker, research coordinator, etc. It really depends on what your interests are. What has been the biggest challenge on your career path so far, and how have you navigated it? My career path necessitated a graduate-level degree. While pursuing graduate studies is an incredible privilege, it also comes with significant financial challenges, particularly since maintaining full-time employment while in school is generally not feasible. So, this is definitely a piece to consider: look into program funding/stipends, opportunities for RA-TA'ing, scholarships, etc. What has been the biggest joy on your career path so far? I would say it’s the ongoing journey of learning and unlearning that is essential in the pursuit of building transformative worlds!

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