- Lead the creation and training of the COVID BEACONS REDCap database.- Co-conceived, designed, and conducted a scoping review and retrospective review of the social determinants of health associated with adult sepsis.- Co-lead the writing of a critical analysis piece examining the lack of race-based data collection in health research, specifically in Canada.

- Course: Health Science 2G03: Statistics & Epidemiology 1- Responsible for leading two weekly tutorial sessions focused on critiquing epidemiological studies, reviewing calculations and lecture material.

- Write and disseminate a monthly research newsletter, create study infographics, and collaborate with Sepsis Canada investigators, and partner networks to curate and share content across social media, and traditional media platforms.- Currently helping to lead World Sepsis Day advocacy efforts across Canada and internationally, including, creating social media content, writing press releases, and working with patient partners to share their sepsis stories.- Additional Committees: Communications working group, Patient Partner Council, and World Sepsis Day planning committee.

- Currently, I hold one of three observership positions on the Sepsis Canada steering committee where I am able to see first-hand how the committee operates and makes research-related decisions.

- Study: Examining the utility of the framework for transdisciplinary synthetic biology education for teaching synthetic biology and promoting the development of competencies by learners in this field.- Co-led the study design and qualitative data analysis, including training graduate students in qualitative methods, transcription of focus groups, creation of codebooks, data cleaning and thematic analysis.- Involved in the conceptualization of the final manuscript and responsible for writing the study methodology, grounded in theories of learning and in reference to design-based research methods.

- Responsible for designing synthetic biology curricula (ethical, sociological, and commercial implications of synthetic biology innovations), using design-based research methodologies, and leading knowledge translation activities, including publishing our studies, to advance synthetic biology education in Canada.- Led a team of five graduate students to identify topics within implementation sciences relevant to synthetic biology, and curated lessons and lectures appropriate for second- and third-year undergraduate students. Co-taught “SYNB2: Synthetic Biology Implementation Sciences” to 30 students, over four weeks (February 2021).- Collaborated with five lead instructors to design an eight-week, industry-sponsored course titled “SYNB3: Introduction to Integrative Synthetic Biology”. Co-led a team of eight instructors to successfully teach 35 undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds, including two weekly lectures and weekly recitation hours (May 2022).- Co-designed and taught synthetic biology curricula for high school students to explore how students engage in interdisciplinary learning, in partnership with Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill (September 2021 and February 2022).

- Previously, Education & Training Officer (Student Affairs) April 2018 - May 2022.- Collaborated with national synthetic biology groups, Ontario Genomics, Canadian iGEM teams, and local foundries to build a synthetic biology community.- Advocated on behalf of students and iGEM teams for trainee needs by promoting student research, developing a portal for technical resources, and providing a bridge to the international community.- Presented and moderated a discussion titled, “SynBio in Canada: A Student’s Perspective” at the 2018 Ontario iGEM Conference.- Wrote blogs on Ontario – based events and initiatives, specifically highlighting student potential & efforts.

- Represented McMaster University and the greater Hamilton community on the Synbio Canada steering committee- Presented ("Synbio in Canada: A Students Perspective") on behalf of Synbio Canada at the annual oGEM Conference

- Teaching senior high school students Math (Grade 9, 10, Grade 11 Functions and Grade 12 Advanced Functions), Science (Grade 9, 10, Grade 11 and 12 Biology) and the Eye Level curriculum. - Designing student-specific testing materials to address problem areas and improve critical thinking skills.

- Director, COBWEB Board of Directors (July 2021 – Present). Co-Founder and President of the McMaster COBWEB Chapter (2019 – 2022).- Piloted a successful 4-month summer research program designed to train students on how to use COBWEB, a simulation-based software, to model complex problems and conduct research.- Led the design of a comprehensive research program for first- and second-year undergraduate and senior high school students, in collaboration with Dr. Brad Bass and doctoral students at UofT.

- Life Sciences Representative for the Emerging Professional in Public Health Conference (2016), Lead of Subcommittees (2017) & Co-President and Co-Chair of 2nd Annual Public Health Conference (2018 – 2020).- Planned and hosted the first student-led Public Health Conference at McMaster and chaired the 2nd Annual Public Health Conference (Crossroads in Public Health). - Collaborated with undergraduate students to plan and organize public health-focused events.

- Human Practices Researcher (2016-2020) & Co-President (2018-2020).- Co-designed and lead the conduct of research projects on antimicrobial resistance (2017), Amyloid Beta aggregopathy in Alzheimer’s Disease (2018), and glucose-cellulose conversion to aid in the management of diabetes (2019).- Created partnerships with Hamilton Public Health to align the focus of our work with public health concerns in our community.- Designed and presented workshops at the Annual HHS Discovery Day (2016-2019), Research in Science Exhibition Conference (2017 & 2018), Xplore STEM Conference (2018) and to students in the Halton Healthcare SHSM (2019).- Helped to establish provincial (oGEM) and national (cGEM) working groups through collaborations with Ontario Genomics and the Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology at Concordia University.Awards/Recognitions: - cGEMConference: Silver Medal & Special Award for Best Academic Innovation (2020)- Annual oGEM Conference: Most Engaging Presentation (2019)- iGEM Jamboree: Bronze medal (2017 & 2018)

- Conference Outreach Coordinator (March 2020-October 2020).- cGEM is a network of Canadian international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) teams focused on showcasing and celebrating student-led synthetic biology research and innovation.- Collaborated with students, researchers, and industry leaders to bring together ~250 participants and 10 Canadian iGEM teams at the first trainee-led Synthetic Biology conference (2020).- Co-lead the planning of the 2021 cGEM conference: “Disruptive Ideas in Synthetic Biology”.

- Designed a retrospective character review whereby we extracted patients’ demographic data from medical records to determine which social determinants of health may have raised their risk of sepsis. - Built data collection forms that fed into a broader database with the goal of streamlining analysis.Speaking Engagements: Presented “The Social Determinants of Sepsis Development” at the annual Life Science Research Day (2018), World Sepsis Day Events (2018 & 2019) and to lay audiences to increase awareness about sepsis.

- Lead International section editor. Edited and reviewed submitted manuscripts for semi-annual publications.- Collaborated with the Editor-in-Chief on the annual Online Research Co-op special issue.

- Helped develop a two-week intensive introduction to research program for high school students. - Mentored >50 students over the course of 10 terms to successfully complete the program, improve their research skills, and write manuscripts and/or create a research poster at the end of the term.- Developed educational material, hosted research seminars, and collaborated with the UofT medical student interns to facilitate ongoing academic and social programming.

Lead the Online Research Co-op Ambassador & Resource Team (2015-2017), GTA Regional team (2017-2020), and Chair of the RISE & Science Expo Conferences (2018, 2019 & 2020).- Liaison between regional teams across Canada (GTA, BC, & Ottawa), our Executive Board and both national and regional sponsors.- Designed two annual conferences, networking events, and opportunities to engage in research for secondary and post-secondary students. - Established a mentorship program in the GTA and in British Columbia to facilitate ongoing support for high school students

- Collaborated with the McMaster English Language Development (MELD) diploma & McMaster Office for the Development of English Language Learners (MODEL) program directors, staff and cultural ambassadors to mentor 4 – 8 students weekly- Planned and executed MELD & MODEL workshops for undergraduate and graduate students learning English

- Worked under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Brown to investigate adult idiopathic and degenerative scoliosis treatment options, specifically in terms of the patient's postoperative quality of life. - Published a literature review in the Journal of Student Science and Technology detailing the effects of Adult Idiopathic & Degenerative Scoliosis (DOI: https://doi.org/10.13034/jsst.v8i2.74).- Presented “A Review of Adult Idiopathic & Degenerative Scoliosis” at the 2017 RISE Conference.