Rylee Oram

Rylee Oram is a Part-Time Professor at the University of Ottawa and a contract instructor at Carleton University. They hold a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Ottawa (2021) and work as an Educational Consultant and Learning Strategist at the Child, Adolescent, and Family Centre of Ottawa (CAFCO). Their research focuses on academic motivation, procrastination, undergraduate mental health, ADHD, and social-emotional learning in educational contexts.

Current teaching responsibilities include courses such as Psychology of Adolescence, Child Development, Social and Emotional Learning, and specialized topics in postsecondary education. Their academic work emphasizes interventions grounded in self-determination theory and motivational interviewing, particularly targeting need satisfaction and procrastination reduction.

Rylee’s research has explored factors influencing academic performance among students with ADHD, racialized student experiences, and the mediating effects of academic enablers on homework performance. They are committed to improving student well-being through evidence-based educational practices and equity-focused research.

No scientific awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. Their advisory role is currently inactive, and they are not associated with specific labs or research teams beyond their institutional affiliations.