Hilary Williams Email & Phone Number

Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Employed as a clinical research coordinator in the department of Psychiatry at UBC on the Metabolic and Genomic Explorations in Refractory Schizophrenia (MAGERS) project.

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

▲ Working on a project as a research assistant to Dr. Robert Williams, by summarizing the history and underlying controversy within the field of gambling behaviour in Canadian adolescents (15-17 years old) for an article submission to be publish later this year in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry▲ Research analysis of data from the Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) National Project to determine the prevalence of problem gambling in adolescents

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

University of Lethbridge Birdsong Laboratory▲ Worked on a project as a research assistant to Dr. David Logue, summarizing the last 20 years of research in the field of animal vocal interaction for an invited review submission to the Advances in the Study of Behavior journal▲ Wrote an in-depth summary of the last 20 years of research in the field of animal vocal interactions▲ Submit weekly progress reports in addition to literature review presentations▲ Attend weekly lab meetings and Animal Behaviour Research meetings

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

▲ Assisted PhD student Camilla Cenni, by conducting data-analysis and scoring video-recorded footage of the stone handling behaviour in Balinese long-tailed macaques, with an emphasis on testing the "sex toy" hypothesis via stone-assisted genital stimulation.

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Worked in Dr. Reem Aboukhaddour's Cereal Pathology Laboratory at the Lethbridge Research Centre▲ Was responsible for maintaining fungal colonies and increasing stock spore collection in the wet lab▲ Prepared PDA concentrates with and without various fungicidal agents and measured colony plate growth over time to test for fungicide resistance in different strains of fungal leaf spot▲ Learned molecular DNA extraction and amplification methods using PCR and qPCR▲ Gained proficiency in differential testing for rust fungi▲ Learned testing methods of gene resistance in grass plants to stripe rust▲ Learned methods for increasing and organizing seed and spore stock▲ Acquired good record keeping skills for daily work performed and general lab maintenance

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

▲ Completed independent research in the Barrett-Henzi lab examining dynamic changes in social network structure in female vervet monkeys and reported findings in a formal report/presentation▲ Worked on a subset of data from three vervet groups across three annual cycles accessed from Dr. Louis Barrett and Dr. Peter Henzi’s long-term data base▲ Investigated whether variation in ecological conditions influence social network structure, and whether any such effects are ameliorated by high dominance rank▲ Learned how to program in R to perform statistical analyses, including constructing a General Additive Mixed Model, and to calculate various measures of network centrality▲ Reinforced understanding of research methodology and data analysis

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Worked in Dr. Héctor Carcamo's Insect Pest Management Laboratory at the Lethbridge Research Centre▲ Assisted Dr. Héctor Carcamo studying the effects of the timing of pesticide spraying on crop fields as part of his Integrated Insect Pest Management Program▲ Acquired knowledge of insect identification and techniques to distinguish between insect sex, species, and life-stage using a dissecting microscope▲ Learned laboratory skills in plant sample analysis using a near-infrared spectroscopy machine▲ Worked independently without supervision▲ Gained understanding of lab insect rearing and determined super-cooling points