Hailey Rheault

About Hailey Rheault

Hailey Rheault is a PhD student in sociology at Örebro University, affiliated with the Work, Family, and Intimate Relations (WFIR) research team. Her dissertation (working title), "Who carries the care? Parenting autistic children in diverse welfare contexts," qualitatively explores how different systems of care in Canada and Sweden shape parental expectations, demands, and ideals within autism care trajectories, alongside other work and family obligations. 

Hailey holds a BA in Sociology (Honours, 2016) from St. Thomas University, Canada, and a MA in Sociology and Social Research (2020) from the University of Trento and the University of Bamberg. She has previously worked as a research assistant at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories and as an assistant managing editor for a peer-reviewed journal at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

Conference Presentations:

• Sociologidagarna (2024), Uppsala University – Session: "Sociological Theory"
• NNDR 16th Research Conference (2023), Reykjavik, Iceland – Session Chair and Presenter: "Childhood Disability III – Parents of Disabled Children"
• 30th Nordic Sociological Association Conference (2022), University of Iceland – Session: "A Care Friendly and Gender Equal Nordic Welfare State?"
• Sociologidagarna (2022), Uppsala University – Session: "Family and Close Relationships"
• The Migration Conference (2020), Tetovo – Session Chair and Presenter: "Integration & Beyond"
• 14th Annual Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Conference (2016), Dalhousie University – Session: "Disability and Parenthood"

Publication:

• Rheault, H. (2020). “‘Is it the language or something else?’ Navigating migrant pupils’ adversities in Bavarian primary schools.” In I. Sirkeci & M. Z. Alili (Eds.), TMC 2020 Proceedings: Migration and Integration (pp. 101–105). Transnational Press London.