CV

Current Position: Researcher-in-Residence/Post-Doctoral Fellow

Hamilton Public Library and McMaster University, Department of Health, Aging, and Society

May 2021-May 2022

  • Funded via the Mitacs Accelerate program, I help facilitate research partnerships between HPL and McMaster University and am researching and developing a framework to support impactful and mutually beneficial research partnerships between public libraries and universities or colleges.

Education

Ph.D. Health and Society

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.

Graduated 2021

M.A. Gerontology and Family Studies

Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS.

Graduated 2017

B.A. Sociology, Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL) Certificate

Trinity Western University, Langley, BC.

Graduated 2015

Teaching Experience                    

Instructor – Social Policy in Aging

McMaster University – Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Health, Aging, and Society

January 2020-April 2020

  • Awarded a Graduate Teaching Fellowship from McMaster’s Faculty of Social Sciences.

Teaching Assistant

McMaster University, Department of Health, Aging, and Society

September 2017-April 2018; September 2018-April 2019; September 2020 -April 2021

  • Course; ‘Perspectives in Health and Aging’, ‘Health, Illness, and Identity’, and ‘Research Methods’

Teaching Assistant

Mount Saint Vincent University, Department of Family Studies & Gerontology

January 2016- April 2016; September 2016-April 2017 Courses; ‘Parent-Child Relationships Across the Life Course’ and ‘Introduction to Family Studies and Gerontology’

Research Experience

Research Assistant

McMaster University, Faculty of Social Sciences

February 2020- December 2020

  • Drafted key components of two grants focused on (1) strengthening research collaborations between universities and public libraries and (2) investigating a novel approach to supporting the research capacity of organizations that serve as social infrastructure in Hamilton, ON.
  • Participated in knowledge facilitation activities within the Faculty of Social Sciences. These activities included collecting, organizing, and analyzing data related to the faculty’s community engagement and arts-based research.

Research Assistant

McMaster University, Department of Health, Aging, and Society

July 2020- September 2020

  • Assisted in developing a grant focused on researching the facets of physical cultures and spaces that foster inclusivity.

Mitacs Globalink Research Award Recipient

McMaster University, Department of Health, Aging, and Society

University of Melbourne, School of Culture and Communications

September 2019- December 2019

  • Funded via a Mitacs Globalink Research Award, conducted a qualitative comparative study on public library programming for older adults in Canada and Australia.

Research Associate for McMaster University’s Research Shop (Volunteer)

McMaster University, Office of Community Engagement

May 2019 – August 2019

  • Participated in a short-term volunteer research project in a team of five graduate students that evaluated how the principle of equity is embedded and expressed with McMaster University’s Office of Community Engagement.

Research Assistant

McMaster University, Department of Health, Aging and Society

September 2018-April 2019

  • Assisted with developing a grant application on public library services for older adults.
  • Conducted and analyzed in-depth interviews with public librarians and an environmental scan of public library programs for older adults in Canada.
  • Disseminated findings via a conference poster presentation and a peer-reviewed article.

Research Support Intern

McMaster University, Faculty of Social Sciences

February 2018 – August 2018

  • Engaged with Social Science faculty members via e-mail to encourage the completion of a faculty-wide survey, analyzed survey results, and generated visual representations of findings.

Awards, Certificates, and Committees

McMaster Research Ethics Board Member

  • McMaster University
  • September 2020-Present

Health, Aging and Society Student Research Ethics Committee

  • McMaster University
  • September 2018-Present

Senate Award of Distinction, Halifax, NS.

  • Issued November 5, 2017 by the Senate of Mount Saint Vincent University to recognize students who graduate with distinction and with highest aggregate in their program.

Laurentian Leadership Center Certificate, Ottawa, ON.

  • Completed Trinity Western University’s Leadership & Applied Public Affairs Program. Issued December 2014 by the Board of Governors and upon recommendation of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.