Deborah B. Email & Phone Number

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Greater Toronto Area

• Academic tutor for students of all grades and subjects with specialization in French and Math• Tutored Introductory Psychology and Statistics to fellow undergraduate students

Shoreham Public School

Provided individualized mentorship for a for 10-year-old student to improve his participation and attention in the classroom• Focused on developing self-monitoring behaviour and inner confidence.• Greatly improved social and academic performance over time by 40%

Toronto, Canada Area

• Demonstrated the use of two nasal phonemes in VExP that were shown to be distinguishable by 6-month old infants in prior publications using less precise protocols for Honours Thesis Project.• Collated all data and facilitated analysis using Direct RT eye tracking camera and MatLab/Excel• Recruited 80% of participants for all ongoing studies in the lab on 3 and 6-month-old infants• Debriefed parents of participants and assisted in conduction of experiments• Coded eye movements into quantitative data• Presented research in 2 separate conferences: PRESENTATIONS:- Zalbshtein, D., & Adler, S. Poster Presentation. Six-month-old-infant nasal phonemic discrimination. May 8th 2015, The Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Proceedings: 45th Annual Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Conference: London, ON: Western University.- Zalbshtein, D., & Adler, S. Poster Presentation. Six-month-old-infant nasal phonemic discrimination. April 8th, 2015, Toronto, Canada. York University Undergraduate Psychology Research Day.

Reach Lab (Research In Emerging Adulthood, Adolescence, And Children)

Accountable for administering surveys to students ages 15-18 capturing the social and psychological influences of relationship violence• Administrated 30% of surveys in a multidisciplinary research team to students aged 15-18• Collated and analyzed data using SPSS/Excel

Toronto, Canada Area

Facilitated over 50% of Toronto’s surveys in a nation-wide study, capturing nutritional influences corresponding food choosing behaviors during the restaurant experience.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Supported older adult patients suffering from moderate to severe cognitive impairments due to neurocognitive developmental disorders• Assisted in daily recreation programming for patients including art, music and sport therapies• Provided multilingual support in Russian for patients non-fluent in English• Ensured dietary protocols were being met for patients with health and food restrictions

Tait Mckenzie Centre

• Informed prospective and current York university students about recreation and sports programs on campus.• Collected and entered data on class attendance• Compiled statistical reports on class attendance.• Scheduled fitness classes • Ensured all social media pages (ex. Facebook page and York website) were consistent with recreation guides.

Choreograph and instruct Zumba Fitness routines

Toronto, Canada Area

• Prepared weekly enouncements for introductory psychology classes • Informed students of ongoing campus events, student support initiatives, career counselling, and important deadlines.• Emphasized the importance of balance and mental health in rigorous curricular setting

Certificate, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Honours Bachelor Of Science (H.Bsc.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Member of Dean's Honour Roll, Vice President of Public Relations of Jewish Health Network (JHN), Co-Founder.