Administrative assistant to the Faculty of Computer Science's Associate Dean (Academic), Associate Dean (Research) and Assistant Dean Undergraduate Students.

Research, Admin & Not-for-Profit ConsultantClients have included various Dalhousie University researchers, United Way Halifax, Global Alliance for Brain and Heart Health and others.

Began the position as a temp and then was hired on as a casual to administrative support the Pediatric Rheumatology team (4 physicians, 2 nurses, 3 allied health, 1 research staff, anothed admin and medical trainees).Provide general office administration (ordering/stocking supplies, telephone inquiries, faxing, e-mails, mail, word processing, preparation for documents for electronic records), academic support (preparing for medical trainees including scheduling and IT account requests… Show more Began the position as a temp and then was hired on as a casual to administrative support the Pediatric Rheumatology team (4 physicians, 2 nurses, 3 allied health, 1 research staff, anothed admin and medical trainees).Provide general office administration (ordering/stocking supplies, telephone inquiries, faxing, e-mails, mail, word processing, preparation for documents for electronic records), academic support (preparing for medical trainees including scheduling and IT account requests, providing initial orientation to the IWK), research support (literature reviews), billing, clinic planning support, travel clinic support (booking, scheduling, planning). Show less

Worked with the MSVU Research Office and UREB. Mostly self-taught at an advanced user level for SharePoint Entreprise 2010, 2013, and SharePoint 2016 with experience using 2007 and 2010. I helped organize and digitize office files for easier internal access and collaboration using SharePoint 2010 sites. This work involved designing the sites with discussions of record retention plans, digital archives and basic workflows. I provided training at the basic user and more advanced user… Show more Worked with the MSVU Research Office and UREB. Mostly self-taught at an advanced user level for SharePoint Entreprise 2010, 2013, and SharePoint 2016 with experience using 2007 and 2010. I helped organize and digitize office files for easier internal access and collaboration using SharePoint 2010 sites. This work involved designing the sites with discussions of record retention plans, digital archives and basic workflows. I provided training at the basic user and more advanced user levels to the office and two university Senate committees. I also designed reference materials. I reviewed capabilities and options with for internal forms and survey design using: InfoPath 2013; Adobe Acrobat Pro X, XI, DC and Reader X, XI & DC; Word 2013, 2016; Forms 365; Lyme; Google Forms; LibreOffice. In some cases this required self-training and testing. I then provided training for staff on creating locked versions of their forms after redesigning some of the forms based on direction from committee.Additional work included presenting to faculty regarding ways to utilize existing technology to facilitate research, data storage and collaboration, secure digital storage and the impact of privacy legislation on their data storage and sharing. Show less

Working for the Office of Continuing Professional Development on a project with the Department of Medical Education and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia. Providing research support for the initial pilot of the new physician peer review process. The work includes designing evaluation tools for the pilot, analyzing the results and writing the evaluation report. Also performing the literature review, assisting on the ethics applications, designing and administering a database… Show more Working for the Office of Continuing Professional Development on a project with the Department of Medical Education and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia. Providing research support for the initial pilot of the new physician peer review process. The work includes designing evaluation tools for the pilot, analyzing the results and writing the evaluation report. Also performing the literature review, assisting on the ethics applications, designing and administering a database of evaluation results, providing logistical support as necessary and am involved in dissemination activities.On behalf of the research team, Dr. Constance Leblanc presented an initial overview of this project as a poster at the World Congress on Continuing Professional Development on March 17th, 2016, in San Diego. It was titled "Developing Strategies to Promote Active Reflection for Purposeful Continuing Development for Physicians: A Nova Scotia Collaborative". Show less

Provided organizational and administrative support for a qualitative research study on empathy in medical education. Fully involved in all aspects of the study including focus groups, transcription, thematic analysis and dissemination activities. This research was presented at various conferences and a manuscript has been submitted for publication on which I am a co-author.

Provided support for the creation of an application for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI) grant. The research team consisted of researchers, knowledge users, decision-makers and organizations related to health work force planning and medical education across the Maritimes. Co-wrote and edited the grant, as well as provided logistical support (including ResearchNet & Common CV accounts), workshop planning and delivery, and other… Show more Provided support for the creation of an application for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI) grant. The research team consisted of researchers, knowledge users, decision-makers and organizations related to health work force planning and medical education across the Maritimes. Co-wrote and edited the grant, as well as provided logistical support (including ResearchNet & Common CV accounts), workshop planning and delivery, and other administrative support. Show less

Organized internal discussions regarding a master's program at Dalhousie University. This included feedback sessions with faculty, meetings with university administration, researching program change processes within the university and MPHEC. Also wrote an initial proposal for updated programming.

Performed an environmental scan of Health Informatics (HI) and related educational programming in higher education across Canada (34 programs), then compared it to the existing program at Dalhousie University. The deliverables were an easy-to-read spreadsheet for comparing programs, a written executive report and an presentation to the Executive Committee of the MHI program. This work was part of a larger effort led by Dr. Joan Sargeant & Dr. Syed Sibte Raza Abidi to review the Dalhousie… Show more Performed an environmental scan of Health Informatics (HI) and related educational programming in higher education across Canada (34 programs), then compared it to the existing program at Dalhousie University. The deliverables were an easy-to-read spreadsheet for comparing programs, a written executive report and an presentation to the Executive Committee of the MHI program. This work was part of a larger effort led by Dr. Joan Sargeant & Dr. Syed Sibte Raza Abidi to review the Dalhousie University MHI program. Show less

An external consultant supporting an initiative to create a community profile for the Fairview neighbourhood in Halifax. This project was initiated by Nuriya Shamsuddin, a Community Organizer with United Way Halifax's Action for Neighbourhood Change - Fairview and involved working with many community members. Provided logistics, community communication, interviewed community members, facilitated community meetings, provided minute taking, consolidated residents' ideas and drafted the… Show more An external consultant supporting an initiative to create a community profile for the Fairview neighbourhood in Halifax. This project was initiated by Nuriya Shamsuddin, a Community Organizer with United Way Halifax's Action for Neighbourhood Change - Fairview and involved working with many community members. Provided logistics, community communication, interviewed community members, facilitated community meetings, provided minute taking, consolidated residents' ideas and drafted the report. Designed, administered and analyzed the results of a short online community survey and additional questions specifically to target key demographics, which were included in the report.As a separate contract during this time, I also provided support in writing and editing the progress report for Action for Neighbourhood Change Fairview. Show less

Provided support to teams for government and private sector management projects through desktop research and logistics, proposal development, media monitoring and marketing.Logistics and marketing point person for a sustainable foods webinar that exceeded registration and attendance goals.

Background research on topics related post-secondary education accessibility and affordability for policy debate and creation.

Voting member of various councils within Dalhousie University, research & creation of higher education policy, liaison to externals student organizations including ANSSA & CASA, hiring, lobbying/advocacy.

I co-designed a continued education certificate on sustainability specifically for Dalhousie University Staff. Following multiple interviews and a focus group with target staff, I planned the project portion and 3h workshops on waste management and sustainability. I also created the session templates and added some information for sessions on transportation, procurement, construction.This position requires a background in environmental education, sustainability in higher education… Show more I co-designed a continued education certificate on sustainability specifically for Dalhousie University Staff. Following multiple interviews and a focus group with target staff, I planned the project portion and 3h workshops on waste management and sustainability. I also created the session templates and added some information for sessions on transportation, procurement, construction.This position requires a background in environmental education, sustainability in higher education, extensive research skills and curriculum development. Show less

- Research and policy analysis on topics pertinent to post-secondary education (PSE)- Designed and wrote briefing documents, training documents, lobbying documents, press releases, media packages, internal reports- Organized press conference, training sessions, lobbying meetings, media interviews- Handled all non-profit business administration and the majority of financial responsibilities- Performed translation (English & French) during internal meetings and for internal… Show more - Research and policy analysis on topics pertinent to post-secondary education (PSE)- Designed and wrote briefing documents, training documents, lobbying documents, press releases, media packages, internal reports- Organized press conference, training sessions, lobbying meetings, media interviews- Handled all non-profit business administration and the majority of financial responsibilities- Performed translation (English & French) during internal meetings and for internal documents- Represented the organization at provincial and national meetings- Engaged in lobbying and stakeholder relationship building- Efforts helped lead to $21M in new PSE funding in the province (2009 budget) Show less

The UNB Sexuality Centre focused on sexual health referrals and educational activities. In this role, I recruited, trained, rewarded and disciplined all volunteers for the UNB Sexuality Centre. I also brainstormed and organized the majority of the events hosted including, but not limited to, a sexuality museum, sexuality trivia, guest speakers, the Vagina Monologues, and a logo competition. I wrote weekly columns in the campus paper on sexuality and tried to organize a radio show.Budgeting,… Show more The UNB Sexuality Centre focused on sexual health referrals and educational activities. In this role, I recruited, trained, rewarded and disciplined all volunteers for the UNB Sexuality Centre. I also brainstormed and organized the majority of the events hosted including, but not limited to, a sexuality museum, sexuality trivia, guest speakers, the Vagina Monologues, and a logo competition. I wrote weekly columns in the campus paper on sexuality and tried to organize a radio show.Budgeting, risk management, liaising with the Board and paperwork also fell under my portfolio. Show less