Cohort of 2023
Hello! I’m Ellie Storm and I was born and raised in Waterloo, Ontario. Through early experiences, I knew my passion was people and after discovering a love of genetics in high school, I quickly realized that genetic counselling was where I needed to be.
Before moving to Vancouver, I left my second home in Kingston, Ontario where I graduated from Queen’s University with a BSc Honours in Life Sciences. Here, I pursued research in the Department of Rehabilitation Therapy studying the perceptions of mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome, in hopes of expanding the resources available to this demographic in Kingston. This experience taught me the ins and outs of qualitative, intervention-targeted research and ultimately confirmed my passion for the psychosocial aspects of healthcare.
During this time I also had the pleasure of volunteering at Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK), a crisis counselling organization, where I split my time between supporting fellow volunteers as a supervisor and aiding our callers through various adversities. TALK allowed me to connect with my community on a deeper level while honing my empathetic counselling skills toward a vastly diverse population.
In my free time, I enjoy travelling, baking, and any creative outlet I can get my hands on, such as crocheting, painting, and singing. I’m ecstatic to be a part of the UBC Genetic Counselling 2023 cohort, and look forward to growing and learning over these next two years.