Kenneth Chen Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Maintaining a comprehensively taxonomized research database of quality-appraised evidence syntheses on COVID-19 with frequent version-tracking to ensure an up-to-date evidence inventory that informs health policies and agenda-setting activities of researchers and decision-makers• Collaborating with the leadership team to coordinate the timeline and allocation of tasks among research assistants and developing contingency plans as needed to ensure the timely preparation of monthly database updates for a global user base• Implementing quality assurance processes to verify the completeness and accuracy of data presentation details and performing weekly audits of entries to identify and resolve discrepancies

Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI)• Facilitating decision-makers' timely identification of research evidence to inform the development of public policies by contributing to the maintenance of the world's leading repositories of evidence syntheses on the governance and delivery of programs, services, and products (Health Systems Evidence and Social Systems Evidence databases)• Temporally optimizing the ascertainment of evidence quality for decision-makers through the use of AMSTAR tool to provide pre-appraised evidence on health systems, social systems, and COVID-19• Preparing policy reports in short turnaround timelines by performing data extractions of key evidence in the literature and jurisdictional scans to support timely and demand-driven policy-making needs of partnering governmental ministries/agencies and health organizations

• Conducting a cross-sectional study to understand the comparative quality of life and symptom control of individuals with asthma and those with post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID)• Collaborating with a research team to design study methods, data collection procedures, and analysis plans through the development of a protocol

• Created the most affordable student pricing option in Canada for students to access a bicycle-sharing system• Orchestrated a referendum of the university’s student body to implement a heavily-discounted pass for all full-time undergraduate students to access the City of Hamilton’s bicycle-sharing system• Brokered relationships between student government leaders and community stakeholders to develop, negotiate, and implement an institutional-level policy change for student fees administration

• Evaluating the extent to which current environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting frameworks account for corporate activities impacting human health to strengthen the understanding of commercial determinants of health as an emerging field of public health• Collaborating with a research team to develop project-specific research methodologies and design a data collection process to enable an extensive mapping of extracted ESG metrics and facilitate an effective analysis of large data volumes

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Full Scope Generalist Medical Education Research Lab

• Developing and designing instructional materials to lead interactive tutorials and classroom discussions that facilitate students’ personal and professional development by building capacities for self-reflection, community engagement and collaboration, critical analysis, and information literacy• Collaborating with a large team of teaching assistants and instructors to identify areas of curriculum enhancement and iteratively refine the design and delivery of tutorials

Education Practicum in Health SciencesFacilitating classroom discussions to guide and enhance student growth and development in an inquiry-based learning context, enabling students to hone skills in communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and group collaboration

• Conducted a scoping review to synthesize research on the challenges and innovations in evidence synthesis and evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Co-authoring and editing bi-monthly newsletters to highlight refugee stories that promote positive discourse on campus• Creating newsletter graphics by arranging the layout of visual and textual elements and adjusting colours and fonts for effective communication of crucial issues and messages

• Oversaw the ratification of the first refugee-oriented club on campus, supporting mandates of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)• Member of the inaugural executive committee to receive the Best New Club Award, presented by the McMaster Students Union which oversees 300+ student clubs• Organizing general meetings and maintaining documentation of meeting agendas and club records• Collaborated on planning and executing fundraisers and advocacy conferences, raising over $2000 to secure basic necessities and medicine for refugees internationally

• Facilitating identity-specific 2STLGBQIA+ peer support community groups on a weekly basis• Collaborating with community facilitators to conduct training, establish and coordinate schedules• Maintaining a safe space for students and allies of the 2STLGBQIA+ community on campus

• Upholding an integral campus-wide student service operating 7 days a week until 1 AM• Dispatching personnel and operating radio communications to coordinate student pick-ups and drop-offs

• Chairing an executive committee to advocate for increased awareness of vision health by engaging in academic and community-oriented approaches through organizing events and conferences• Assisting in connecting McMaster students to volunteering opportunities through the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)

• Serving as an elected representative advocating for the interests of a 1000+ student population• Assisting students in securing off-campus housing and navigating the legal landscape of tenancy• Promoting inter-faculty engagement on campus through organizing academic and social events

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Assisted in administering program-wide elections for representative positions of the student society• Monitored election campaigns to curb election rule violations, upholding election integrity for both candidates and the general student body

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Managed a free peer-editing service accessible to all students of the undergraduate program• Chaired a committee of editors, coordinating role assignments and timelines to manage student paper submissions for editing and feedback• Optimized turnaround times of the service to achieve a 30% improvement from previous years

• Maintaining financial records of fundraising amounts to ensure transparent and accountable record-keeping• Drafting emails to establish a strong channel of communication with the general membership of the club and the wider campus community

• Assisted in organizing fundraisers for underprivileged children lacking access to affordable medical care, providing over $1000 to date for patients in countries including Tanzania, Cambodia, Kenya, and Haiti• Collaborated with local businesses and organizations to secure sponsorships for campus-wide fundraisers

• Leading the design and development of an open-source, open-access, interactive, web-based textbook to centralize course content for an upper-year university course on community engagement, CMTYENGA 3A03 (The Art of Change)• Collaborating with course instructors to facilitate learning resource management and student experience• Soliciting and implementing student feedback to improve course engagement and delivery

CityLAB Semester in Residence (SIR) Program• Collaborating with the City of Hamilton and community stakeholders to research and design potential solutions addressing the city’s housing crisis• Engaging in dialogues with diverse community perspectives to inform strategies that serve community interests while upholding principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)

Master Of Global Affairs

Honours Bachelor Of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Minor In Community Engagement

summa cum laude