EDUCATION
MASTER OF HEALTH STUDIES (ONGOING)
2020
Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB
Remote learning program that gives students the skills to discern emerging trends, anticipate future directions in health services and provide leadership in planning, implementation, evaluation, change management, and policy development.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS), BIOLOGY
2014-2016
Trent University, Peterborough, ON
Courses including population genetics, cell biology, epigenetics, developmental biology, epidemiology, immunology and animal physiology.
BIOTECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST ADVANCED DIPLOMA
2011-2014
Loyalist College, Belleville, ON
Lab intensive program with courses including pharmacology, toxicology, instrumentation, extraction technology, biochemistry and tissue culture.
WORK EXPERIENCE
CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
2020-Present
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON
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Maintaining responsibilities held under Clinical Research Coordinator title
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Additionally, conducting literature reviews and assisting with the development of research protocols, abstracts and manuscripts
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Identifying funding opportunities and writing, reviewing and submitting grant applications
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Planning, developing and implementing research study protocols, including proper patient recruitment strategies, and appropriate methods for follow-up and data collection
CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR
2017-2020
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON
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Coordinated several clinical trials, with responsibilities including patient screening, consent, recruitment, follow-up, data collection, data entry and safety monitoring
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Liaised with members of the research ethics board and submitted research ethics applications, protocol amendment reports, annual renewal reports and safety reports
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SUMMER STUDENT
2015
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Brighton, ON
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Updated crop budgets on Microsoft Excel
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Developed Ontario submission for Agri benchmark Cash-Crop network
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Prepared slideshow and presented Agri benchmark project to economists within the Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture Canada
STUDENT AMBASSADOR
2012-2014
Loyalist College, Belleville, ON
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Operated the front desk; assisted students and staff and answered phone calls
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Conducted tours of the campus and residence buildings to prospective students
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Inputting data from student surveys on Microsoft Excel and organizing responses in graphs
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Promoted the mission, vision, and goals of Loyalist College at community events
PHARMACY ASSISTANT
2011-2012
Geen's Family Pharmasave, Belleville, ON
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Read, processed, counted, and filed prescriptions
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Answered phone calls and handled customer concerns