Michelle Thompson, Phd Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Licensed to train individuals and groups on a trademarked purpose discovery process. I provide group purpose discovery sessions, keynote presentations, team purpose training, and corporate retreat sessions.

Canada

🛎 Content development: Writing, editing, and proofreading projects such as blogs, glossaries, research summaries, newsletters, reports, board documents, grant proposals, and high-level communication drafts. 🛎 Consulting: Projects include strategic planning, program evaluations, needs assessments, stakeholder or staff consultations, and training and coaching. 🛎 Instructional Design: Design, develop, or improve K-12, community-based, and higher education curricula such as skill-building workshops, training sessions, and courses, including creating outlines, lesson plans, learning activities, assessments, and visual aids.

I am leading a research project that will deepen the museum's understanding of the Canadian identity and cultural transformation, and support meaningful dialogue through knowledge building and community engagement. My work examines the connections between military culture, democratic principles, and the role of music in shaping collective experiences.

This intellectually stimulating position allowed me to conduct qualitative research that involved extensive literature reviews, publishing peer-reviewed articles, presenting at conferences, and designing and implementing a research project. I conducted field visits and collected images, social media posts, and a/v recordings, analyzed large data sets, and published a PhD thesis on the strategic use of festival performances and social media to build collective identities and represent global populations. Some of my accomplishments included speaking to over 400 academics and professionals at 7 conferences, publishing a book chapter, and obtaining a 2-year Social Science and Humanities Council grant for my work. I am a subject matter expert in language equity within the Canadian framework, the intersection of social representation and cultural production, and the geopolitical and historical dimensions of population mobility and Western colonialism.

I designed and delivered tutorial session (in person and virtual) for over 600 students across 7 under-graduate level courses at the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies. I designed and applied assessment tools and rubrics, group discussions, and other learning activities, assessed the work of students and provided feedback and suggestions on how to improve writing and research skills.

I designed and delivered 3 under-graduate level courses at the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies. I helped students build their knowledge about Canada's cultural and linguistic identities from a historical and socio-political context, and provided feedback and learning needs assessments. I developed course outlines, lesson plans, lesson content, assessment tools, rubric, and learning activities. Through engaging class discussions, presentations, and group work I helped learners build critical thinking, writing and research, and collaborative skills.

Moncton, Canada

I submitted research ethics applications for multi-institutional studies, conducted research, including interviews, questionnaires, document studies, merging large data sets, and data analysis. Research projects included heritage sites in Canada's East Coast and Louisiana, French language policies in Canadian hospitals, large-scale events and linguistic minority identity. I co-published a report on linguistic minority youth identity development and community engagement. I worked directly with Executives and Academic Professors.

Toronto, Canada Area

I completed literature reviews and documentary research, co-wrote a group facilitation an instructional guide for teachers and social workers working with sexual and gender minority youth in school settings. I co-wrote and published a peer-reviewed article on simulation-based learning in social work education and health care. I assisted Dr. Shelly Craig, Director of Research at Factor-Inwentash School of Social Work with writing and editing projects.

Toronto, Canada Area

I provided consulting services to municipal governments and large NGOs sponsoring community-based projects for linguistic minorities, homelessness prevention, and seniors. I assessed and recommended project proposals, administered and monitored approved grants and financial contributions, and facilitated public information sessions and staff training on issues regarding Canada's Official Languages Act and the federal government's Active Offer policy.

As the interim manager of the Durham Region's Francophone Council's employment centre, I managed daily operational activities including marketing, client service, and government relations. I assessed the needs of clients, provided career counseling and coaching, and design/delivered skills-building workshops about Business French and Resume/Cover Letter Writing. I coordinated guest speaker series and prepared progress reports for executives and funding providers.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, And Group Studies, Nominated For Outstanding Academic Achievement By The University Senate

During my doctoral studies I completed an extensive literature review, published research papers and a book chapter, and spoke at multiple.

Master Of Library And Information Science - Mi, Archives And Records Management, Distinction

Having earned an entrance scholarship to study at the iSchool, Canada's top Information Science grad program, I began to think.

Bachelor Of Social Work, Honours

When I started my journey, a social work degree was a practical way to help others grow and find more happiness in their life. I learned.