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Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervisor: Danielle Kofler, PhD, CPsych; weekly supervision meetings, twice weekly group consults, monthly didactic learningTreatment: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervisor: Andrew Kim, PhD, CPsych; weekly supervision meetings, regular video supervision; monthly group supervision meetingsAssessment: Diagnostic Assessment Research Tool; Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (adapted); Cultural Formulation Interview; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale–21; Outcomes Questionnaire–45.2; intake screening; development.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Action research project focused on improving the proactive support of transgender and gender non-conforming teacher candidates

Kingston, Ontario

Working with the Centre for Teaching and Learning and the Faculty of Arts and Science to evaluate and improve teaching assistant training, support, and supervisionAssisted with the development of an evaluation project on the impacts of COVID-19 on educational practices.

Kingston, Ontario

Collaborate with stakeholders, write executive reports, conduct needs assessments and internal program evaluations, head intervention plans, manage 10 executives and 46 volunteers, improve educational programming, and conduct hiring and training

Kingston, Ontario

Create the budget, manage financial accounts, file for HST, write grants, complete an internal audit, and conduct hiring and training

Kingston, Ontario

Provide confidential information and support to clients regarding topics such as gender diversity, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy. Accompany clients to the sexual assault and domestic violence unit

Marten Falls First Nations

Lead daily literature activities for 25 First Nation children to combat summer learning loss

Queen's University Kingston

Project: understand how bisexual individuals navigate through sexual issues Supervisor: Dr. Caroline Pukall

Kingston, Ontario

Class: Principles of Psychology Course Coordinators: Dr. Jill Atkinson, Dr. Meghan Norris, and Cheryl HamiltonLead 2 weekly classes of 25 students, mark assignments, and integrate evidence-based teaching

Kingston, Ontario

Project: elucidate the neural mechanism of anhedoniaSupervisor: Dr. Mary C. Olmstead

Kingston, Ontario

Project: find the biological and clinical markers of depression via fMRI, stress tests, and childhood maltreatment historySupervisor: Dr. Kate Harkness

Adult Mental Health Program, Hotel Dieu Hospital Site, Kingston

Project descriptions: feasibility and efficacy of online cognitive behavioural therapy for depression, unmet needs of individuals with suicide attempts, and involuntary hospitalization best practicesSupervisor: Dr. Taras Reshetukha

Mount Forest, Ontario

Care for children 0-11 years in an enriched learning environment

Doctor Of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology

Master Of Arts - Ma, Clinical Psychology

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Anti-Racism Initiative Recipient of the Jean Royce Fellowship, Soroptimist Foundation of Canada.

Master Of Education

Recipient of the Ontario Women’s Health Scholar Award, Master's level Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC), Ontario Graduate Scholarship.

Bachelor Of Science (Honours), Psychology

Recipient of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Research Fund, Undergraduate Summer Research Studentship (SWEP), Dean's Honour List with.