Research Facilitator, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University (2024-Current)
Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow, Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice, University of Guelph (2023-2024)
Founded in 2012 by Dr. Carla Rice (Full Professor in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph and currently Canada Research Chair in Feminist Studies and Social Practice), the Re•Vision Centre engages arts-based methodologies to investigate the power of the arts and story to address systemic injustices in health care, education, and the arts.
Graduate Research Associate, Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology (2019-2020)
Based in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) at York University, Sensorium is a research centre for creative inquiry and experimentation at the intersection of the media arts, performance, and digital culture. Graduate Research Associates are students registered in graduate programmes at York University and engaged in research which resonates with the mandate of Sensorium
PhD Student, disABILITY MUNDAS Doctoral School, Alter, European Society for Disability Research (2019)
This year’s doctoral school, (Self)Representing disAbILITY, is linked to the 8th Annual Conference of ALTER-ESDR’s theme: Histories, Practices and Policies of Disability: International, Comparative and Transdisciplinary Perspectives, which is linked to disABILITY MUNDUS, a group of European academics and universities who are actively engaged in and support scholarly research on disability. It takes place in cooperation with the University of Cologne, The Graduate School of the Faculty of Human Sciences, and iDiS, the International Research Unit in Disability Studies
PhD Student, Bergen Summer Research School (2019)
BSRS 2019 offers a series of parallel multidisciplinary working groups with top international lecturers, and cutting-edge keynotes to help you make your research play a role for a sustainable future. The research school is tied together with common sessions on research tools, presentation skills, keynotes by high-profile researchers, plenary discussions, and an excursion into the Norwegian waterscape
Research Assistant, Berlinklusion (2018)
Berlinklusion is a Berlin-based arts organization that aims "to implement positive change in Berlin’s cultural sector by embracing inclusion and increasing accessibility for artists, arts-workers, participants and audiences with all (dis)abilities." During this summer internship, I supported the organization through attendance at museum tours, research related to operational and funding initiatives, and redesign of workflows
Research Assistant, Ontario Trillium Foundation (2017)
During this summer internship through York University’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit, I am responsible for conducting research on the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s “Inspired People” granting stream, which focuses on Ontario communities’ engagement with arts, culture, and heritage. This research focuses on uncovering evidence-based research related to initiatives within this granting stream, with the goal of assisting with future grant decisions and providing research on best and emerging practices to grant applicants
Program Coordinator, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (2014-2016)
As a Program Coordinator responsibilities included: coordination of core programming in the Music department, frequently liaising with other arts departments; acting as artist liaison for international roster of musicians; responsible for contracting, arranging travel and accommodation, payment, coordinating schedules, discussing production needs, etc.; acting as primary support to Program Manager and Operations Manager on all program, financial and operational matters, including expense claims, budgets, vendor payments, and box office revenue tracking.
Program Assistant, Champlain Local Health Integration Network (2013)
Responsibilities included: providing administrative support for multiple teams within the organization; being responsible for preparing multiple quarterly reports, newsletters and external publications which required input from staff at all levels of the organization; creating and maintaining multiple databases and document repositories; developing organizational and functional processes, including creating team work flows, reporting guidelines, increasing contact list functionality, and training staff on electronic systems
Administrator, University of Ottawa Piano Pedagogy Laboratory (2011-2012)
In this role I acted as primary organizer of public events; developed promotional materials and press releases, managed a team of volunteers (recruiting, coordinating, training, overseeing performance), managed the day-of operations; acted as primary administrative support within office, managing databases and creating internal and external documents; organized and catalogued all items in private library collection.