Daniel Sparks Email & Phone Number

Oshawa, On, Ca

Whitby, Ontario, Canada

• Coordinate collaborative projects between the Region and local postsecondary institutions that address important municipal issues• Lead and coordinate research and program evaluation projects for internal staff at the Region of Durham, local Community Organizations and Academic Institutions, including the modernization of public-facing Regional services• Lead evidence-informed knowledge translation projects with academic and community partners• Maintain and analyze data from multiple large data sets, utilizing descriptive, inferential and thematic data analysis techniques, and visualize the data in easy to understand formats• Develop and monitor KPIs and outcome measures to assess the effectiveness of Regional programs• Facilitate staff workshops around research, program evaluation, measuring impact and data analysis to build capacity for measurement and reporting to support strategic planning • Lead and participate in steering committees and meeting groups around research initiatives, planning workshops and conferences• Contribute to and edit research ethics board submissions and grant funding applications with internal staff and external research partners • Conduct literature reviews for work groups throughout the Region to identify best practices and inform research projects and work processes

Whitby, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Work independently and collaboratively designing protocols, executing experiments, and conducting data management and analysis for 5 concurrent research projects • Pitch research proposals to co-workers and external collaborators that synthesize information from multiple sources (literature reviews from online journals, print articles, private communications)• Obtained $85,000 of competitive personal funding from the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada• Contributed to grant proposals that have led to over $1,000,000 in research funding • Prepare manuscripts of research findings for publication in scientific journals (2 published, 1 submitted)• Supervise and coordinate lab activities with 10 other employees and students• Participate in interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers from within the University of Toronto and other research institutions

Montreal, Canada Area

• Designed, managed, and executed 10 complex, long-term quantitative research projects• Procured over $45,000 of merit-based funding through scholarship applications• Contributed to grant proposals that have led to over $100,000 in research funding • Published 4 technical research reports in prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journals • Gave 15 oral presentations at academic conferences in Canada and Internationally• Performed statistical analysis of complex data sets with 100s to 1000s of data points• Managed 15 student lab schedules and developed their research projects • Worked cooperatively with researchers from multiple academic institutions• Developed teaching materials and led undergraduate seminars and labs of 30 students per group concerning research methods and statistical analysis•Managed >15 student lab schedules and developed their research projects •Worked cooperatively with researchers from multiple prestigious academic institutions such as McGill and Queen’s Universities on research collaborations•Developed exceptional communication, leadership, teaching, and management skills by developing teaching materials and leading undergraduate seminars and labs of > 20 students per seminar•Procured over $45 000 of merit-based funding through scholarship applications

• Contributed to projects dealing with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and stroke on learning and memory

Responsible for stocking and organizing book shelves, assisting library customers

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Neuroscience

Thesis: Modulation of Synaptic Responses in the Entorhinal Cortex Evoked By Repetitive Stimulation of the Parasubiculum

Bachelor Of Science, Honour'S Program (Bsc), Experimental Psychology

Thesis: Contextual Fear Conditioning in the Absence of the Hippocampus

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Ancient History & Classics