EDUCATION

York University - School of Health Policy and Management

Faculty of Health - MA/PhD Programme - Critical Disability Studies

Current studies & interest(s):  Health & Public Policy in Canada; Philosophy of Science and Technology; Human Geography.

Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine

Homeopathic Practitioners Programme – Graduate Diploma (DSHM, Hon.)

Research thesis: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in the Disability Community.

Ryerson University - Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Disability Studies, B.A. (Honours) 

Minor concentration – Family Supports and Community Practice.

Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology

Developmental Services Worker, Diploma 

Certificate in Applied Medications and Pharmacology 

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Canada's National Ballet School - L'École Nationale de Ballet du Canada

Duties: Counselor - Employed 2008 to present.

Job Opportunity Information Network – Ministry of Community and Social Services

Duties: Ontario Disability Support Program - Retention Project (Research Coordinator). Employed: 2008 to 2009; FT.

Covenant House Toronto - Shift Coordinator – Residential Program

Duties: Oversee the operation of the shelter, coordinate youth services. Employed: 2003 to 2007; FT.

LOFT Community Services - Co-op Coordinator – Case Manager

Duties: Supervise the Co-op residence, case-management. Employed: 2001 to 2003; FT.

Community Living Toronto - Coordinator of Volunteer Services

Duties: Volunteer training and placement, post-secondary student placement. Employed: 1997 to 2002; FT.

ASSOCIATIONS

Member, Board of Directors, National United Professional Association of Trained Homeopaths (NUPATH)

Member, Ontario Association on Developmental Disability (OADD)

Member, Canadian Disability Studies Association (CDSA)

AWARDS

Ryerson University - Bill and Lucille Owen Award in Public Policy

Ryerson University – School of Disability Studies - Awarded for a commitment to equity in social policy.

Loyalist School of Health and Human Studies - Dean's List

Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology - Awarded for academic excellence. 

Bernard Haidenger Memorial Award

Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology - Faculty recommendation for leadership and proficiency.

Canadian Forces Special Service Medal (SSM) and NATO clasp

Governor General of Canada - Awarded to a member of the Canadian Forces for a service performed under exceptional circumstances.

2008 - 2009 RESEARCH CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS

Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities (OADD) Annual Conference.

Presentation: Ecological Perspectives on Capacity Building (ODSP Retention Project), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. April 2010

Centre for Disabilities Research (CeDR) - 4^th Biennial Disability Studies Conference.

Presentation: “non-diagnostic systems of medicine & social construction of disability”.

Department of Applied Social Science, Lancaster University, Lancaster , United Kingdom. Sept. 2008.

Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Presentation: “Understanding CAM use in the Disability Community” (paper).

Carleton University , Ottawa , Ontario, Canada. May 2009.

HomeoNet Inaugural Research Forum – Breaking New Ground.

Presentation: “ CAM use in the disability community”.

HomeoNet Inaugural Research Forum - University of Toronto, Faculty of Pharmacy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Nov. 2008.

PUBLICATIONS

CeDR - Centre for Disability Studies Research, Lancaster University , UK September 2008.

"Non-diagnostic systems of medicine and the social construction of disability".

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, November 2008.

"Complementary and Alternative Medicine use in the Disability Community".

The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, April 2009.

“ Ontario Disability Support Program – Employment Supports – JOIN Retention Project”.

Canadian Disability Studies Association – Annual Conference Bulletin, May 2009.

“ CAM use in the Disability Community”.

Library and Archives Canada (New Book Service - Economics), May 2009.

"ODSP Employment Supports Program - Building and Adaptable Service Delivery Template"

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