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Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Developed and delivered course material on research methods to a class of 40 students. In a combination of traditional didactic and flipped classroom methods, encouraged massage therapy students to strengthen research literacy, and develop basic research skills/knowledge.

Toronto, On

Project scientist working on NIAAA Grant 1R01AA028224: Evaluation of the impact of alcohol control policies on morbidity and mortality in Lithuania and other Baltic states. I use R to collect, organize and analyze publicly available epidemiological data. On this project, we want to determine the impact of different health policies on measures of public health.https://imhpr.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IFMHPR/pages/159907887/IMHPR+Project+Pages

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Geneva, Switzerland

Working with the Alcohol illicit drugs and prison health team headed by Dr. Carina Ferreira-Borges, and under the guidance of technical officer Maria Neufeld, I designed a massive experimental, behavioural research study spanning 14 European countries on the effectiveness of alcohol health warning labels. I managed data collection and analysis of a randomized experimental survey, producing digestible, engaging and informative summaries and figures for a mix of scientists and policy makers. As well, we produced multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications, to contribute to a stronger evidence base that informs alcohol labelling policies.

Edmonton, Alberta

Mitacs Elevate Scholar in partnership with GoodLife Fitness, Training the mind, to train the body.Project funded by University of Alberta, GoodLife Fitness and Mitacs ($96,600)--MITACS fellow— academic-industry research collaboration with GoodLife Fitness--Address the needs of the industry partner using cutting-edge neuroscience research tools (to understand and improve exercise motivation) Created a prototype for a new revenue-generating service: Exercisers can use neurofeedback to train and increase brain signals related to motivation--Primary project manager; oversaw data collection and adhered to 1-year timeline--Supervised and trained undergraduate volunteers--Foremost expert, summarized results and communicated findings as a report for theindustry partner

Waterloo, On

Graduate student in Social Psychology, studying motivation, self-control and neuroscience.Education funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ($105,000)Received competitive government funding for MSc. and PhD--Generated creative, complex and cutting-edge research ideas--Presented ideas to a panel of expert and non-expert reviewers--Project manager for over 15 projects (i.e., research studies): Organized and distributed tasks to lab volunteers. Oversaw data collection, storage, applied data filtering procedures (screened foroutlier data or anomalies, identified and addressed missing data)--Self-taught programming in MATLAB, SQL, Python, and R--Applied statistical techniques in innovative ways to explore and understand datasetsT-tests, chi-square tests, scale reliability, linear regression, multivariate analyses(ANCOVA, multiple regression), mediation analyses, repeated measures analyses, mixed models, principal components analysis--Created professional presentations for expert and non-expert peers--Wrote clear and concise documents (scientific manuscripts) for publication--Collaborated on multiple projects with a team of graduate students--Managed disputes and conflict among undergraduate lab volunteers--Electroencephalography (EEG) specialist and expert: Developed videos and manuals for handling delicate neuroscience research equipment. Evaluated student performance at collection of EEG data. Served as the primary technical support specialist for troubleshooting EEGequipment issues--Recruited participants to volunteer for research studies on a one-on-one basis (i.e.,“sales-pitch” recruitment-style)

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

--Created and taught engaging courses for an audience of 200-300 students--Identified and addressed specific educational goals for my students--Used internet-based game platforms and student phones/laptops to allow for interactivelectures--Communicated frequently with students to understand their needs (office hours, email,live-chat)--Guided peer-to-peer problem-solving and independent thinking

Hamilton, Ontario

MSc. in Kinesiology, studying health and exercise psychology. Education funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ($17,500)See Description above.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Psychology

Postgraduate Degree, Social Psychology

Psychology

PhD, partial completion and re-located with PhD supervisor (Dr. Ian McGregor) to University of Waterloo

Master Of Science - Ms, Kinesiology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Kinesiology