Lead, Engagement and Knowledge Mobilization

• Dec 2022 - Present

Health Promotion Coordinator

• Jul 2020 - Dec 2022

My role as the Health Promotion Coordinator includes designing, planning, implementing and evaluating all health promotion events, trainings, and communication across campus while leading a team of paid, placement, and volunteer students. My role extends to supporting the implementation of the Student Mental Health Framework 3.0, contributing and managing Carleton's Wellness website, improving knowledge mobilization of health issues to student populations, and improving stakeholder engagement across campus and the Ottawa community. Show less

School Health Facilitator

• Jul 2017 - Jun 2020

EAS is a provincial, non-profit organization that supports Alberta schools in becoming healthy school communities using a comprehensive school health approach. In this role I mentored between 10-15 unique schools each year within urban, rural, and northern contexts across Alberta and the Northwest Territories. EAS is a provincial, non-profit organization that supports Alberta schools in becoming healthy school communities using a comprehensive school health approach. In this role I mentored between 10-15 unique schools each year within urban, rural, and northern contexts across Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Practicum Student, Healthy Child and Youth Team

• Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

In conjunction with my Master of Public Health degree, this practicum opportunity allowed me to engage with stakeholders across Calgary and Kananaskis to support health promotion in schools. I specifically supported schools in policy reform, evaluation, and incorporation of CSH principles while conducting internal key informant interviews. In conjunction with my Master of Public Health degree, this practicum opportunity allowed me to engage with stakeholders across Calgary and Kananaskis to support health promotion in schools. I specifically supported schools in policy reform, evaluation, and incorporation of CSH principles while conducting internal key informant interviews.

Research Assistant

• Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

I supported this research initiative by facilitating multiple qualitative interviews among health care workers and teachers to understand the knowledge and use of mindfulness strategies in Edmonton schools. I supported this research initiative by facilitating multiple qualitative interviews among health care workers and teachers to understand the knowledge and use of mindfulness strategies in Edmonton schools.

Mental Health Educator

• Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

Keys to Empowering Youth to Succeed (KEYS) is a provincially funded mental health capacity building program promoting positive mental health in children, youth, and families in Strathcona country. In this role I provided mentorship to three junior high schools working to embed comprehensive school health principles in their communities. A highlight of this role was creating a Mindfulness for Athletes program for young male hockey players in conjunction with grant funding aimed to reduce domestic violence in young males. Show less

Project Coordinator

• Sep 2013 - Aug 2015

NSTEP is a registered charity and non-profit organization providing nutrition and physical activity programing across Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario classrooms. In this role I regularly delivered programming to elementary schools, expanded our professional development through website development, and used evaluation tools to create impact reports on our work. NSTEP is a registered charity and non-profit organization providing nutrition and physical activity programing across Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario classrooms. In this role I regularly delivered programming to elementary schools, expanded our professional development through website development, and used evaluation tools to create impact reports on our work.

Research Assistant

• Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

As a research assistant to this project, I designed and maintained a website to recruit subject participants, provide them key information, and support their ongoing wellbeing outside of this study. Duties also included administering and supervising pre-assessment questionnaires and study protocols to subjects. As a research assistant to this project, I designed and maintained a website to recruit subject participants, provide them key information, and support their ongoing wellbeing outside of this study. Duties also included administering and supervising pre-assessment questionnaires and study protocols to subjects.