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Vancouver, BC, CA

University Of British Columbia

Responsible for the administration and coordination of both discrete and integrated research components within the Community Research and Engagement LAB (CoRE-LAB). Provide supports to the Principal Investigator and engage in all aspects of research administration, management and coordination, focusing on the overall progress of various research projects.

University Of Victoria

Currently co- principal investigator on multiple investigations of the Canadian sex industry, including: CIHR Team Grant - Contexts of vulnerabilities, resiliencies and care among people in the sex industry; CIHR Operating Grant - The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: A structural intervention impacting health equity for sex workers.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Consulted on the design, implementation, and analysis of systems science concept mapping research protocol. Conducted custom cluster analyses of concept mapping data, identifying "Go-Zones" to assist in mobilizing knowledge to action project outputs. Contributed to development of academic manuscript and presentation outlines. Consulted with research team.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Consulted on the design, implementation, and analysis of systems science concept mapping research protocol. Conducted custom analyses of qualitative and quantitative data. Contributed to development of final report and academic manuscripts. Consulted with research team on the interpretation and future applications of project findings.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Consulted on the design, implementation, and analysis for Canadian survey on consumer trends, B2B Marketing and Innovations Survey & COVID 19 Community Insights Survey. Conducted custom analyses of project data. Prepared interim reports regarding proprietary survey items and data outputs. Prepared final report of project findings. Consulted with upper.

Burnaby, British Columbia

Instructed and supervised over 1600 students and research projects over the course of forty sessional and limited term instructional appointments teaching lower and upper division classes in research methods, data analysis, and applied sociology. Provided ethical and methodological review and guidance on wide range of social and health science research.

A network analysis of information and communication technologies in Canada's commercial sex marketplace. Safety for those involved in Canada's commercial sex industry remains a substantial problem and there is conflicting evidence regarding the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in promoting the safer sex for money exchange. This.

The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: A structural intervention impacting health equity for sex workers. The last two years have marked substantial changes underpinning the Government of Canada’s approach to the sex industry. The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) amended the Criminal Code to – for the first time.

Victoria, Canada

Collaborated with an inter-disciplinary team of Canadian researchers and community partners to design and secure CIHR funding for a comprehensive, multi-year, mixed-methods investigation of Canadian sex workers, their non-commercial partners, their clientele, people who own and operate commercial sex businesses, and police and service organizations..

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked with nominated principal investigator (PI) to design and secure CIHR funding for a multi-year, mixed-methods investigation designed to determine the impact of organizational and physical contexts of off-street sex work environments and managerial practices on sex workers vulnerability for the acquisition and transmission for HIV.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked in collaboration with academic and community partners to plan and host a three-day, national meeting of municipal officials, police, social and health outreach service providers, sex industry organizations, sex workers and academics working within harm-reduction frameworksContributed toward the developed a series of evidence-based responses and.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Provided detailed counsel on the technical and budgetary requirements necessary to create an interactive website/application featuring message boards, chat rooms, instant messaging, interactive and smart tools for budgeting and exit planning, web-based assessment tools, exiting checklists and self-evaluation. Consulted in the planning the development.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Designed formatted/pre-coded browser-based retailer feedback survey with custom client-side multi-page data checking scripts and server-side multi-page data processing scripts. Created custom relational participant recruitment and tracking database. Provided consultation on the administration of the study. Conducted custom analysis of project data..

Vancouver, Canada Area

Coordinated in-person and in-depth structured interviews of 250 Aboriginal peoples in the Vancouver Regional Municipality. Developed project budget and managed all project expenditures, ensuring project completed within budget. Hired, trained, and supervised team of community-based researchers. Implemented training and research protocol to ensure the.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Partnered with a team of academic researchers and community stakeholders to develop and secure CIHR funding for community-based, multi-disciplinary, multi-method research initiative directed identifying factors associated with increased HIV and STI risk and developing evidence-based prevention initiatives for people involved in the off-street sale and.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Provided technical consultation and support in the development and writing of research grant applications. Developed streamlined and secure archiving protocol for the digital conversion and storage of graphic and textual materials. Liaised with municipal and provincial librarians and archivists to develop ethical and methodological protocol for the digital.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Provided comprehensive training in field interview techniques to research team Provided advanced seminars and hands on custom tutorials to research team in qualitative data analysis using QSR NvivoConsulted in the analysis and reporting of project interview data

Vancouver, Canada Area

Web site developmentDatabase designNetwork design and constructionNetwork maintenanceStaff trainingConsultation on the design and administration of program evaluation research protocolConsulted in the development of community-based research ethics protocol

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked directly with organizational staff and academic partners to design survey instruments capable of providing timely, empirically grounded, information to inform the development of policy and programsCreated custom computer assisted (browser-based) survey data entry and validation platformDeveloped private and secure relational database infrastructure.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Criminology

Bachelor Of Arts (1St Class Honors), Criminology

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