Simone Arbour Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

• Develop the strategic direction of EHN’s national research program designed to position EHN as a leader in addiction treatment research
• Establish academic partnerships and foster research collaboration with the University of Toronto and the University of Victoria
• Oversee the design and implementation of a multi-site, national research program in order to understand the needs of the clients served as well as the extent to which programming meets those needs.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Coordinate accreditation process and oversee implementation of compliance with Accreditation Canada standards and required organizational practices (2009, 2012, 2016).
• Apply best practices to develop and evaluate education sessions and program components for residential addiction treatment
• Extensive knowledge of social scientific research methodology and provide research consultation to Bellwood staff
• Conduct research designed to assess the effectiveness of Bellwood’s various… Show more
• Conduct research designed to assess the effectiveness of Bellwood’s various treatment programs
• Oversee Bellwood’s various quality initiatives designed to improve client experience and outcome

Windsor, ON

• Courses include: Personality and Adjustment; Motivation and Emotion; Social Psychology; and Identity Processes
• Developed course curriculum and presented weekly lectures for a variety of undergraduate classes ranging from 80-135 students using multi-media materials and assorted delivery strategies
• Developed and generated appropriate strategies and tools to assess student understanding and performance

Windsor, ON

• Developed and evaluated diversity training curriculum for student volunteers
• Supervised eleven students associated with diversity awareness peer-education program assisting volunteers in promoting social justice on campus
• Developed program logic model and evaluation assessment tools
• Evaluated impact of the program as per its short- and long-term goals

• Entered and analyzed data for annual evaluation of addiction treatment program
• Developed and executed a variety of research projects examining the relation between women and addiction
• Prepared both qualitative and quantitative research reports for presentation to program staff

London, ON

• Conducted phone and in-person interviews for data collection purposes
• Assisted with the day-to-day administrative tasks associated with running the OT school’s psychosocial research lab
• Assisted with the research and development of a pediatric version of an adult quality of life measure

London, ON

• Performed detailed data analysis (both qualitative and quantitative) for district-wide violence prevention program
• Prepared reports and other communications based on data analysis

Phd – Applied Social Psychology

Activities and Societies: Dissertation: Using Person-Environment Fit and Career Stage to Examine Satisfaction, Commitment and Work Strain.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Master’s Thesis: The Effects of Gender and Marital Status on Simulated Hiring Decisions

Honours Bachelor Of Arts Degree – Psychology

Activities and Societies: Recipient of Academic Scholarship Award Received standing on Dean’s Honour List 1999-2000 and 2000-2001.