Education
Master of Health Studies
Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada
Jan 2021 – Present
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sep 2015 – Jun 2019
Training & Certification
Global Health Research Certification, Unite for Sight (Ongoing)
Public Health Management Certification, United for Sight (Ongoing)
Abuse Prevention and Response Protocol, Kigep Management, Jul 2020
Positive Behaviour Supports, Kigep Management, Jul 2020
Medication Administration, Vecova, Mar 2020
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C, Canadian Red Cross, Jun 2019
Foundations of Continuous Quality Improvement, PHESC, 2019
Public Health Governance: Leadership in an Integrated Health System, PHESC, 2019
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2), 2018
WHMIS 2015, Apr 2017
Environmental Health and Safety Training via Enterprise learning, University of Calgary, 2017
Work Experience
Community Disability Outreach Worker
Feb 2020Â - Present
Community Living Alternative Services
Calgary, AB
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Supervise clients with developmental disabilities to keep them engaged with developing social skills and meaningful relationships
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Manage behaviours and situations of concern by identifying, documenting and implementing strategies to minimize concern
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Liaise with psychologists, nurses, addictions counsellors, other mental health professionals and representatives of the justice system to enhance support for individuals with developmental disabilities
Private Tutor
Calgary, AB
Jun 2015 – Present
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Customize tutoring and instructional approaches to meet the needs of diverse clientele, including students with learning disabilities.
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Guide students in note-taking and study strategies to increase excellent academic performance
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Catalogue students' progress reports to track performance and identify areas needing improvement
Community Advisor
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
Aug 2018 – Apr 2019
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Planned events with a team of selected residents and other community advisors to facilitate a stronger sense of community and wellness in Cascade Hall
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Reported series of events in my residence community to the Residence Life Supervisor weekly to ensure the well-being of the community members
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Managed confidential documents with residents’ details, using the information in the document within the professional guidelines
Research Experience
Health Systems and Services Evaluation
Athabasca University, Canada
May 2021 – Aug 2021
Project: Evaluation Plan for the Police and Crisis Team (PACT)
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Collaborated with a team to develop an evaluation plan for the PACT program
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Reviewed literature to apply existing research knowledge in designing appropriate evaluation model for the PACT program
Project: Exploring Patton’s Developmental Evaluation and Systems Thinking
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Synthesized existing literature on developmental evaluation and systems thinking to understand and illustrate the need for continuous program development and improvement
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Illustrated the importance of systems thinking in addressing certain mental health issues, while emphasizing the essence of multi-system collaboration between the justice and health system
Advanced Quantitative Research
Athabasca University, Canada
May 2021 – Aug 2021
Project: Inferential Statistics and Report Writing
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Analyzed data using SPSS software to determine trends, statistically significant differences, and draw inferences
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Developed and tested hypotheses based on the variables in the examined data set
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Refined data management skills including cleaning data, selecting appropriate tests, checking assumptions, and navigating SPSS functions
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
University of Calgary, Canada
May 2018 – Apr 2019
Thesis Project: The role of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) in regulating postsynaptic density (PSD)-95 in the amygdala
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Defended research results by communicating research to a panel of judges to demonstrate my critical analysis of the experimental design and results
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Reviewed literature to apply existing research knowledge in designing experiments and analyzing results appropriately
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Collected, organized and presented data and inferences from data in an academic setting
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Analyzed data using PRISM software to determine trends and statistically significant differences
Project: The Effects of a Rat Model of Colitis on Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factors (BDNF) Levels
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Presented knowledge generated from experiment at the HBI research symposium to the community of researchers
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Created a comprehensive scientific report to communicate experimental details and future direction of research
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Handled animal ethically as outlined in the animal use protocol approved by the Animal Care Committee
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Analyzed data using PRISM and STATA software to determine trends and statistically significant differences
O’Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences
University of Calgary, Canada
Sep 2017 – Apr 2018
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Comparing the effects of probiotics Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum on the growth and stress response of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)
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Replicating plasmid with desired gene of interest in Escherichia coli (E. coli) Top 10 cells
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Transfection of Human Epithelial Kidney (HEK) cells with plasmid pDsRed-Nuc
Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
University of Calgary, Canada
May 2017 – Aug 2017
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Assessing the effect of Hymenolepis diminuta antigen on aerobic faecal bacteria
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Effect of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) on the invasion of LS-174 T cells by E. coli strain (HB101)
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INNOVATION PROJECTS
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Innovation 4 Health (i4h)
Oct 2019 - Present
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Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop an effective solution to the problem of inadequate medical record system in Sub Saharan Africa, using evidence-based analysis of the region
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Pitched the solution at the i4h Demo Day, 2019 to create an awareness of the problem and compete for funding
EDash
Innovation 4 Health (i4h)
Oct 2018 – Apr 2019
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Tackled the problem of emergency department (ED) access block by developing a software, which gives a visual diagnosis of the bottlenecks extending wait times, to potentially increase the timeliness of patient care
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Emerged overall best winners of the i4h 2018 competition based on collaboration, innovation and idea translation
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Networked with doctors, managers and nurses in the ED to enhance prototype quality and effectively pilot the software in the ED
