Curriculum Vitae  

This graduate program exposes students to the a range of disciplines and integrated approaches. Students engage and learn to apply diverse theoretical approaches and methodologies.  Within the program students take foundational courses in interdisciplinary theory and methodologies, and are then able to choose up to 2 focus areas based on their interest. At the end of their studies students complete either a 3 credit or 6 credit independent project in the field of interdisciplinary studies.

Within the MA-IS program I am interested in the Education Studies and Equity studies focus areas.  During my graduate studies I hope to explore the school-to-prison pipeline within the context of the Alberta Education system.  Within this topic am interest in focusing specifically on the experiences of students with intellectual disabilities and the systemic perspectives and practices which uniquely impact this population. 

Anticipated Graduation: Spring 2029.

This course allows students to build and apply stills to engage in methodical responses to conflict. Student engage in interactive conflict resolution methods in a variety of situations. In this program of study student learn  to balance logistical, emotional and value-based approaches to breakdown issues and interests. 

The Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation program of study consists of 86 Lecture hours across 9 courses. 

Main Topics Include: 

• Understanding types, styles and processes of conflict 

• Effective communication 

• Approaches to difficult conversations

• Principled approaches to mediation and negotiation

• Preparing for medication and negotiation 

• Ethical considerations for participating in or facilitating conflict resolution

• Angers role in conflict 

• Essential communication for healthy workplaces

Through my undergraduate studies I obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Sociology and History. This choice in a double major was driven by a deep interest in the societal forces which impact contemporary Canadian society, and the conviction that meaningful work in the areas of social science cannot be undertaken without a strong understanding of the events, attitudes, and values of the past. 

My sociological studies included senior level course work on topics such as: Youth, Crime, and Society; Politics and Public Health; and Canadian Society in the Context of Globalization and Inequality. Within the discipline of history I centred my attention on the historical development of social norms and legal systems. This included senior level courses on: Crime and Society in Early Modern Europe; Understanding the Development of Childhood; and Prisons, Camps, and Penal Colonies. Beyond the disciplines of my double major, I also took a number of second and third year philosophy courses focused on issues of Social and Political Philosophy. 

At the end of my undergraduate studies, I completed two independent senior level research projects. For my independent sociology study I undertook qualitative exploration into media discourse on the rise of digital sex work. This research required in depth investigation into the way mainstream and social media construct deviance in our contemporary world. My independent historical research project examined the social anxieties and community growth relating to intoxication, social identity, and deviance in 17th century England. Through this project, I gained a deeper understanding into how actions and individuals are both stigmatized and criminalized. Both of these project involved significant inquiry into the role that gender, class, and social identity play in the process by which individuals are label as deviant.

Dean's List 2021-2022. 

This training is aimed at professionals, paraprofessionals and community member to build capacity to respond effectively to disclosures of sexual assault and abuse. This training covers the full continuum of sexual violence across lifespan. Participates gain the skills to offer safe and supportive responses to survivors, and to support survivors to  reach out for help from medical and counselling services and/ or report to police.

Training Goals:

• To educate individuals about the personal, cultural and legal aspects of sexual assault and sexual abuse. 

• To enable individuals to recognize, define, and respond appropriately to disclosures of sexual assault and abuse. 

Training Topics: 

• Critical Communication Skills for First Responders

• Child Sexual Abuse

• Adults who were Sexually Abused as Children 

• Sexual Harassment

• Sexual Assault

• Rethinking Prevention and the Continuum of Sexual Violence. 

16 hours, remote synchronous

This program trains participants to recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with the person to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.  Participants learn through presentations, discussions and simulations how to provide supportive interventions. Training consists of 16 hours of in-person training.

Learning Outcomes: 

• Understand how social attitudes and personal values affect views on suicide and interventions

• Learn to provide suicide first aid and guidance based on personal safety needs to persons at risk

• Understand effective safety planning, including key elements of a safety plan and necessary steps 

• Integrated community based approaches to suicide prevention 

• Life-promotion and self-care as important aspects of suicide-prevention. 

Valid until February 2027. 

Participants learn skills for providing initial help to individuals experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health or substance use crisis. Training consists of 9 hours blended delivery, with an emphasis on scenario based learning.

Course Overview: 

• Understanding mental health and the goals of mental health first aid 

• The ALGEE framework of supportive response 

• Mental health first aid for declining mental health

• Mental health first aid for crisis situations. 

• Self-care for mental health first aiders

Valid until December 2026

Valid until November 2026

Valid until October 1st, 2026

This self-paced course is designed to introduce learners to modes of indigeneity and indigenous ways of knowing. Learners explore indigenous histories and contemporary issues from across Canada through indigenous perspectives. Learners gain greater awareness of past and present relationships between Indigenous and settler societies. 

This course is divided into 12 sections and takes an average of 20 hours to complete. 

Course Module Topics: 

• Worldview

• The Fur Trade 

• Trick or Treaty 

• New Rules, New Game

• "Killing the Indian in the Child" 

• A Modern Indian?

• Red Power 

• Sovereign Lands

• Indigenous Women, Girls and Genderful People  

• Indigenous in the City 

• Current Social Movements 

• Living Traditions: Expressions in Pop Culture and Art   

This course introduces learners to contemporary and historical processes of land disposition in Canada. Learners gain wider awareness of resistance though enforcement of Indigenous models of consent and relationship to natural resources. Within this course learners are also invited to consider the future of the Land Back movement, and how this movement fits into the wider context of climate change activist and non-indigenous allyship. 

Course Topics: 

• Introduction to Land Back

• The Spectrum of Consent 

• Denial 

• Recognition

• Reclamation

• Continuation of Life 

Course Topics:

• Negotiation Foundations

• Strategic Negotiation 

• Negotiation Beyond Money 

• Negotiation Preparation

• Negotiation Agility 

• Assertiveness and Likability. 

This course introduces learners to the essential skills needed in the media and communication profession. Learners build skills in creating communication strategies and are introduced to best practices in communicating through visual and written mediums. 

Key Topics:

• Creating a communication strategies 

• Media Relations Foundations

• Copywriting for Social Media 

• Public Relations Founations