Meet student leader Nicole Billington

Nipissing students consistently impress as leaders, in the classroom, on campus and in the community.  Recently the university celebrated 25 student leaders at the annual Dave Marshall Leadership Awards. Over the coming months, NU News will introduce each student leader to the wider community with a short article discussing their accomplishments and activities. Today, we are pleased profile Nicole Billington, a student in the bachelor of arts, honours with a specialization in psychology and the bachelor of education, primary/junior division and Dave Marshall Leadership Award winner in the academic category.

Billington is helpful, kind, and always willing to support her peers in any way she can. Throughout her degree, she has supported her peers as a peer tutor, Academic Skills Drop-In Centre Volunteer, and teaching assistant for multiple psychology classes.

Billington is also a research assistant for Dr. Curwen in the department of psychology at Nipissing. Through this work, she has strengthened her knowledge and skills in the field of psychology by helping agencies improve their family services. As the lead researcher for a study related to children engaging in concerning sexual behaviour, she collected data from several child and family support agencies in Toronto, analyzed the data, then presented the findings to the agencies. This information will help these agencies improve their treatment for this clinical population of children. The results were presented at a conference at Western University in February 2017.

Billington is an exceptionally ethical, compassionate, and genuine individual who values education and is tireless in her pursuit of academic, professional, and personal knowledge and experiences.