Science and Psychology graduate with 5 years of math and science tutoring experience

Nadia's Resume

Experience
Private Tutor October 2015 – January 2020
Ottawa, ON
• Conducted weekly one-on-one tutoring sessions with high school and university students in general science, math, chemistry, and biology courses
• Excited students about science and math through leadership and mentorship
• Produced a track record of A-level students in International Baccalaureate and remedial programs in private and public schools

Digitization Technician in Entomology (Level: EG-03) September 2018 – January 2020
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON
• Digital capture, post processing and quality assurance of rare, historic and fragile insect specimens
• Digitization of specimens to facilitate international research and mitigate damage to CNC collections
• Photography involved imaging, montaging, editing, and performing data entry of specimen labels
• Supervised twelve summer students and assigned to personally mentor two students
• Data entry and modification for over 17,000 records in Canadian National Collection database
• Quickly interpret label data for efficient and accurate digital capture of information

Meal Helper December 2017 – February 2019
Bruyère Continuing Care – Saint-Vincent Hospital, Ottawa, ON
• Assigned to the Complex Continuing Care Unit where patients are bedridden, and are undergoing complex care for a prolonged period of time (typically months to years)
• Distributed trays, fed patients, and cued patients to feed themselves
• Worked closely and communicated with members of patients’ health care team regarding food intake, patients’ well-being and sudden changes in health

Research Assistant in Entomology May 2016 – August 2018
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON
• Prepared comprehensive insect and plant species lists, species measurements, distribution maps, and editing of text to an entomology field guide in preparation for publishing
• Trained and supervised summer students in data entry, critical point drying, labeling, and pinning
• Data entry and modification for over 33,000 specimen records in the Canadian National Collection database
• Prepared fragile, historic specimens for molecular and morphological analysis
• Edited and proofread various publications in preparation for submission

Research Assistant in Neuroscience September 2016 – April 2018
School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Ottawa, ON
• Assisted with data collection using fMRI and DTI at the Royal Ottawa Hospital Brain Imaging Center
• Developed an N-back fMRI task to measure emotional working memory
• Assist with data analysis using MATLAB and SPM 8 and 12
• Assisted in conducting a literature review of cognitive and psychological impact of myocardial infarction
• Recruited and screened participants via telephone for an ongoing fMRI study

Store Manager November 2012 – May 2015
American Apparel Rideau Centre, Ottawa, ON
• Oversaw daily inventory, sales, and visual store operations at a $2.5 million/year business
• Recruiting, interviewing, on-boarding, supervising, and terminating of store-level management, inventory and sales staff
• Completed all administrative duties such as scheduling; completing, submitting, filing paperwork; supply orders; generating, analyzing, submitting sales reports, budgeting and tracking store expenses

Community Involvement

Science Fair Judge December 2018 and December 2019
Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School
• Judged science fair projects of students in grades 5 to 8 as part of a team of 12 scientists and technicians from various scientific disciplines
• Evaluated students on scientific thought and understanding, originality, creativity and communication

Crisis Line Responder October 2015 – June 2018
Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region
• Active facilitation of suicide intervention, crisis management and diffusion from six crisis lines which service a large part of Ontario and the territory of Nunavut
• Provide callers who are in crisis with support and active direction through active listening
• Answer calls transferred by Ottawa Ambulance Services to speak with people at high risk of suicide while they wait for an ambulance
• Increase callers’ knowledge of community resources

Leisure Therapy Assistant October 2015 – April 2017
Élisabeth-Bruyère Hospital
• Reintroduced Music and Memory program to long-term care patients with neurocognitive deficits
• Created personalized playlists for patients with neurological disorders as part of Music and Memory music therapy
• Organization and leadership of recreational activities for long-term care residents and patients with neurodegenerative diseases

Student Coordinator of the Food Policy Action Group October 2013 – May 2014
School of Political Science, Faculty of Social Science, University of Ottawa, ON
• Produced a weekly newsletter distributed to national and international contacts
• Advocated to university administration for creation of a campus food policy
• Advocated relevant food issues such as access to healthy options as representative of students
• Organized and facilitated bi-weekly meetings with students, faculty, and community stakeholders

Scholarships and Achievements

Dean’s Honour List, University of Ottawa, ON, 2017-2018
Merit Scholarship, University of Ottawa, ON, Winter 2018
Merit Scholarship, University of Ottawa, ON, Fall 2017
Dean’s Honour List, University of Ottawa, ON, 2016-2017
Student of the Month Scholarship, Student Federation of the University of Ottawa, March 2017
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, University of Ottawa, ON, 2016-2017
Merit Scholarship, University of Ottawa, ON, Fall 2016
Dean’s Honour List, University of Ottawa, ON, 2015-2016

Conferences Attended

Youth Assembly at the United Nations – February, 2018
Humanizing Health Care pre-conference for health students – October, 2017
Laboratory on the Interdisciplinary Study of Food Annual Conference – May, 2014

Certifications

Core Indigenous Cultural Safety Health Training. San’yas: Indigenous Cultural Safety Training, 2020, Provincial Health Services Authority Indigenous Health Program, BC.

WHMIS Certification. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, 2017, Bruyère Continuing Care, ON.

TCPS 2: Core Certification. Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans on Research Ethics, 2016 University of Ottawa, ON.

ASIST Certification. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, 2016, Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region, ON.