Alexandra B. Email & Phone Number

Statistical Geomatics Centre

Statistical analysis of IMDB ( Longitudinal Immigration Database) data: immigrant mobility and retention.

Research on diversity and equal opportunity treatment in labour force. A collaborative project between NEST (Network for Economic and Social Trends) at Western University and Visier Inc., Vancouver.

Conducting "IMDB analysis of immigrant settlement geography and retention rates for CMAs and CAs in Ontario, 2002-2006" for the "Beyond the Big City: How Small Communities Across Canada Can Attract and Retain Newcomers" projecthttp://p2pcanada.ca/library/beyond-the-big-city-how-small-communities-across-canada-can-attract-and-retain-newcomers/

International Student Migration: Role of supply side. Participated in a line of migration studies projects, including for the Pathways to Prosperity (the former Welcoming Communities Initiative).Projects: Creative Russia: Spatial Dimensions of Russia's Creative Capital; Welcoming Communities Indicators (under Welcoming Communities Initiative); International student immigration to Ontario: The Role of Government and a UniversityTA-ing for courses: Introductory Statistics for Sociological Analysis, Research Methods for Sociology, Russia, Western Europe.

Manipulation and analysis of survey data on settlement agencies in Canada. Preparation of charts and tables, writing analytical report and recommendations.

Updating boundaries and mapping newly created Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs). Matching LIPs' coverage areas with 2011 Census geography. Data manipulation, data clean up, spatial and non-spatial joins, spatial data transformation, geocoding. Developing technical assignments and consulting.

London, On

Teaching class: 2205B - Statistics for Sociology.

Maintaining MER web-page, posters design, e-mail correspondence with students and community, maintenance of mailing lists, public relations, organizing MER colloquium series (correspondence with speakers, itineraries, travel and accommodation arrangements, speakers’ meetings with students and faculty).

St. Petersburg, Russia

Geomarketing Consulting company. Spatial analysis for retail chains. Evaluation of locations (current and perspective) for retail facilities development. Production of reports with analysis of demographic data, evaluation of site's visibility and accessibility, estimation of potential consumer traffic intensity, estimation of population purchasing power potential, assessment of competition and delineation of trade zones. Fieldwork for collecting the up-to-date data on existing competition within a city (location, footage, format, tenant mix), collecting info on future competition. Recommendations on site's development plan: suggestions on a format (based on site's suitability and spatial analysis of competition), suggestions on territorial planning (main building, parking, access routes), suggestions on inner planning and zoning (layout design, positioning and footage of anchors), suggestions on architectural design with production of 3D views.

Toronto, Ontario

Teaching assistant for classes: Introduction to Research and Statistics (teaching lab tutorials and grading), Geographies of Everyday Life; Urban Analysis

St. Petersburg, Russia

Spatial analysis for businesses. Analysis and mapping of data on retail projects' location and competition. Developing of map portfolios, analytical reports and presentations in Russian and in English (for international clients).

Department Of Geography, Uni, Cedar Falls, Ia

Research project: Dasymetric mapping using remotely sensed dataTA-ing for courses: GIS I and GIS II

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geography, Migration And Ethnic Relations

PhD title: Internationalization of Higher Education within Canada’s Migration Management Framework: Supply Side of International Student.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Sociology, Migration And Ethnic Relations Studies

Master Of Spatial Analysis, Spatial Analysis

Final paper: "Retail Development in Post-Socialist Megapolis: Saint-Petersburg"

Candidate Of Geographical Sciences, Social And Economic Geography

Dissertation: "Fourth wave of Russian Immigration to the USA"

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Geography

Thesis: "Russian Immigration to the USA, 1990-2003"

Gis Certificate, Gis

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Geography

(cum laude) Thesis: "Methods of the Problem-oriented Education in the Introductory Course of Geography" (The thesis took the 2nd place.