Alexandra Korotchenko

Head of Newcomer and Volunteer Services at Richmond Public Library
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, CA
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Hebrew Limited working proficiency
  • Spanish Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Canada
    • Libraries
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Newcomer and Volunteer Services
      • Jun 2019 - Present

    • Community Programmer
      • May 2018 - Present

  • South Granville Seniors Centre
    • Vancouver, British Columbia
    • Program and Volunteer Coordinator
      • Nov 2015 - Apr 2018

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Sep 2007 - May 2015

      Body Image and Identity: The Experience of Multiple Chronic Conditions in Later Life (Funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Standard Research Grant, Principal Investigator: Dr. Laura Hurd Clarke)Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Health, Body Image and Aging (Funded by a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Establishment Grant, Principal Investigator: Dr. Laura Hurd Clarke)

    • Teaching Assistant
      • Sep 2007 - Apr 2015

      KIN161: Leisure and Sport in SocietyKIN261: Health Policy and SocietyKIN367: Leisure and Disabled PersonsKIN464: Health Promotion and Physical Activity

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • Feb 2005 - Aug 2007

      Physical Activity and Chronic Conditions Study (Funded by a British Columbia Medical Services Grant)Body Image, Aging and Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures (Funded by a SSHRC Standard Research Grant, Principal Investigator: Dr. Laura Hurd Clarke)

  • CanWheel Research Project
    • The University of British Columbia
    • Research Trainee
      • Sep 2009 - May 2014

      A pan-Canadian, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Emerging Team Grant-funded research project. This project used a mixed-methods approach, including lab-based, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, to provide a comprehensive, systematic and unified approach designed to enhance the mobility of older adult wheelchair users by facilitating power wheelchair use particularly among individuals/populations who are typically unable to use such devices. A pan-Canadian, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Emerging Team Grant-funded research project. This project used a mixed-methods approach, including lab-based, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, to provide a comprehensive, systematic and unified approach designed to enhance the mobility of older adult wheelchair users by facilitating power wheelchair use particularly among individuals/populations who are typically unable to use such devices.

Education

  • The University of British Columbia
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Sociology of Aging, Health, and Illness
    2009 - 2016
  • The University of British Columbia
    Master’s Degree, School of Kinesiology (formerly Human Kinetics)
    2007 - 2009
  • The University of British Columbia
    Bachelor’s Degree, School of Human Kinetics
    2003 - 2007

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