Steph Gerend Email & Phone Number

Canada

Canada

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Climate Change and Global Health Research Group

British Columbia, Canada

Woolner Undergraduate Summer Research Studentship in One Health- Summer research assistant in the Department of Population Medicine working under Dr. Katie Clow, current professor at the University of Guelph- Project will work to develop a scoping review to determine the social and environmental determinants that facilitate and contribute to zoonotic spillover- Work to synthesize information into a cohesive framework to guide future field work measurements- Aim is to identify potential spillover and spill back events of SARS-CoV-2- In collaboration with Sunnybrook Research Institute, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Public Health Canada, National Microbiology Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan, McMaster University and Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative

- Summer research assistant working under Dr. Sherilee Harper in the Climate Change and Global Health Lab- Working on an scoping literature review focusing on climate change and the effects of extreme heat and water-related events on renal and urinary health outcomes

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

- Facilitated one-on-one weekly meetings with an at-risk student in an effort to help reduce the societal barriers and adversities they face.- Collaborated to develop coping strategies, provided a safe, consistent and nonjudgmental environment in which my mentee could open up. Created interactive activities to better connect with my mentee and promote mental health.

- Created lesson plans and collaborated with the coaching team to provide private and group lessons. - Sought feedback from the skating community and worked with the board to create and implement COVID protocol, skating session revisions, and overall club mandates.- Tailored coaching methods by evaluating learning styles and provided meaningful constructive feedback, elevating 12 students graduating to a competitive level.

Guelph

- Completed Animal User Training, extensive mouse handling and injection training (Mouse A and Mouse B).- Studied Alzheimer’s disease in transgenic C57 mice by performing intraperitoneal and subcutaneous injections in mice subjects, running mice through stimulating circuits and recorded the data to analyze results.- Ran the enrichment tracks, rotated the obstacles every fifteen minutes to enhance stimulation and sensors recorded time taken at each arm of track and total time in each lap.

Guelph

- Provided direct patient care during day and overnight 12-hour shifts by managing their BiPAP respiratory machine and any unanticipated patient concerns or needs.- Improved daily quality of life by enhancing the approach to administering medications, providing mobility assistance, providing personal hygiene care, and assistance with daily life tasks.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

- Identified gaps in patient-healthcare team communication line, implemented a new collaborative framework tool to optimize patient care, increase communication and effectiveness between families and healthcare team.- Educated families on the importance of patient inclusion in the health care team while conducting surveys and interviews, gathering both verbal and quantitative feedback.

Master'S Degree, Msc, Public Health, Epidemiology

Research focusing on the intersection of human health, climate change, food sovereignty, and Inuit health and wellbeing in Nunavut.

Bachelor Of Science Honours, Bsch, Biomedical Sciences, General