Experience

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  New Brunswick Department of Public Safety

  • Fredericton/Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

  • Research Analyst

    • 2015 - Present
    • Fredericton/Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

    • Supporting a number of initiatives from the Roundtable of Crime and Public Safety • Conducting literature reviews on a variety of crime-related topics (e.g., Criminogenic programs)• Designing/adjusting questionnaires to obtain specific information from a specific sample• Conducting interviews a...

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  John Howard Society - Douglas Lake Treatment Centre

  • Canada
  • Individual and Family Services
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Residential Counselor

    • 2015 - 2016

    • Assisting high-risk youth, with complex mental health diagnoses, to complete their structured treatment programs • Observing and documenting client behaviour, progress or deterioration, both within the treatment centre and in the community• Incident/information report writing and maintaining safety within the treatment centre• Attending bi-weekly team meetings to discuss ways to improve the treatment centre

  • Mental Health Community Support Worker

    • 2015 - 2016

    • Assisting parole officers with the reintegration of adult parolees into the community through life skills development and the facilitation of learning opportunities in the areas of mental illness, harm reduction, and symptom management• Documenting client behaviours, writing monthly reports, and working alongside parole officers

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  Canadian Mental Health Association

  • Saint John, NB

  • Employment Counselor

    • 2015 - 2016
    • Saint John, NB

    • Assisting individuals with mental health issues to obtain meaningful employment• Assessing the employment needs of clients, taking into consideration their mental health needs

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  Clinical Genetics Research Program

  • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

  • Researcher

    • 2014 - 2015
    • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

    • Recruited and interviewed participants with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders• Created medical timelines and pedigrees using Progeny (genetic pedigree software)• Promoted CGRP by networking with relevant community organizations and professionals• Managed and creating multiple database...

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  University of New Brunswick: Saint John

  • Canada
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Teaching Assistant

    • 2012 - 2015

    • Invigilated tests for students with intellectual disabilities• Marked exams for various courses (e.g., Changing Behaviour, Criminal Behaviour, etc.)• Entered and analyzed data (e.g., student grades) in SPSS

  • Project Assistant

    • 2011 - 2012

    • Collected information from members of the Faculty of SASE to incorporate into the End of Year Report and to be used to write online articles for the Faculty of SASE website

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  Centre for Criminal Justice Studies

  • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

  • Researcher

    • 2010 - 2015
    • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

    • Managed multiple projects, including program evaluations in NB and NS• Recruited community-supervised offenders to participate in research studies• Administered a risk assessment instrument used by NB Department of Public Safety • Conducted data collection, entry, analyses, conditioning and cle...

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  Irving Oil/Couche-Tard

  • Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada

  • Sales Associate/Shift Supervisor

    • 2004 - 2015
    • Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada

    • Completed office duties and paper work, including balancing cash and sales• Supervised employees and delegating duties to employees• Evaluated the performance of employees from other sites

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  Knowledge Impact in Society

  • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

  • Researcher

    • May 2011 - Sep 2011
    • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

    • Conducted video-recorded interviews and researched three assigned social issues (i.e., mental health, addictions, and housing) in the Saint John, NB region

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  University of New Brunswick: Saint John

  • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

  • Researcher

    • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
    • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

    • Conducted a literature review using online databases and assisted with an annotated bibliography on the issue of an alternate level of care for hospital patients in NB