Sarah Roach Email & Phone Number

Economist in the Economic Development and Corporate Finance branch of the Department of Finance

As a junior analyst in the Office of Research and Planning at the University of Ottawa I assist with the preparation and implementation of research projects and written reports. This work involves conducting both quantitative and qualitative with institutional data analysis.

As a research assistant for Mr. Kevin Page at the University of Ottawa in the department of Public Administration I am responsible to build a database on the nature, level and impact of public participation in budgeting in Canada, principally at the federal level. This work will contribute to a paper that will be submitted to the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT).

As a research assistant for Prof. Rose Anne Devlin at the University of Ottawa I helped launch Real Time Remote Access (RTRA), a service offered by Statistics Canada, at the University of Ottawa. In this role I provided training support to researchers on RTRA and on developing SAS code. I also provided statistical assistance to researchers working with confidential Statistics Canada microdata.

As an analyst at Statistic Canada’s Research Data Centre (RDC) I assisted with the preparation of research projects, the administration of the RDC access (security checks and contracts) and with the integration of new researchers. It was my responsibility to review all interim and final reports that emanated from the RDC to ensure that they respected Statistics Canada’s requirements regarding confidential information. Finally, I provided consultation on research methods and on data concepts to researchers working in the RDC.

Ottawa, On

As a clerk at Bruyere Continuing Care I was responsible for answering and directing calls for three hospitals. I needed to be alert to respond to emergency codes and help patients if needed.

Master'S Degree, Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics