Education and Certifications

Education and Research

Successful grant application for “Co-designing accessible osteoarthritis resources to support delivery of virtual care for persons with low health literacy and low English proficiency.” In partnership with Dr. Tara Packham – School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences – and associates, providing Accessible Digital Media expertise.

Completed a course-based masters in Rehabilitation Sciences, focused on developing my skills in Knowledge Translation and accessibility and disability in academia.

Courses

SGS 101: Academic Research Integrity and Ethics
SGS 201: AODA Training
REHAB 705: Evaluating Sources of Evidence
REHAB 706: Measurement in Rehabilitation
REHAB 708: Reasoning and Decision-Making
REHAB 710: Facilitating Learning in Rehabilitation Contexts: Explored learning theories, technology in education, assessing learning needs and preferences, instructional methods and materials, objectives, and evaluation. Created an educational program plan for the development of accessibility proficiency in
instructional teams at McMaster.
REHAB 725: Knowledge Exchange and Translation: Learned about methods, frameworks, models, theories, and research for knowledge translation and exchange. Created a research protocol to evaluate digital materials as a
teaching tool.
REHAB 770: Leadership in Rehabilitation
REHAB 771: Work Organisation and Health
HLTHMGT 732: Strategic Writing for Healthcare Professionals: Developed writing skills to create organized, clear, unambiguous, accurate, and defensible documents that are reader focused. Created an accessible documents webinar proposal.

I have completed courses focusing on biomedical communications, expanding my graphic design knowledge through practical applications.

Courses

HTH SCI 3H03 – Project Course: Biomedical Communication with Dr. Parise from the Faculty of Science
HTH SCI 3EE3 – Biomedical Illustration
HTH SCI 4A12 – Thesis: Creation of the ACSF:SC – An Introduction video

Education and Certifications

Education and Research

Successful Grant Application: Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network

Msc. Rehabilitation Honours - McMaster University 2020

Courses

BHSc. Honours with a Minor in Religion and Diversity – McMaster University

Additional Certifications

Power BI Essential Training

Creating a Communications Strategy

How to Build a Following Online

Social Media Marketing Foundations

ASL 102

Creating Accessible PDFs (Updated)

ASL 101

Cortex XDR 2: Prevention, Analysis, and Response

Foundations of Project Management

Digital Accessibility for the Modern Workplace

IAAP CPACC Certification Preparation

Accelerating Digital Transformation as Offices Reopen

Knowledge Leaders Program

Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences

Creating Accessible PDFs

Creating a Positive and Healthy Work Environment

Difficult Conversations: Talking about Race at Work

Diversity and Inclusion in a Global Enterprise

Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Mindset for Committed Allies

Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues

Skills for Inclusive Conversations

Supporting Workers with Disabilities

Accessibility Program Management Curriculum 2.0

Customer Service for People with Disabilities 1.0

Document Accessibility Curriculum 1.2

Web Accessibility Curriculum 2.0

Learning SharePoint Online

SharePoint 2019 Essential Training: The Basics

SharePoint Online: Managing Documents

Creative Accessible Documents in Microsoft Office

Campus Collaborator in Accessible Education

Atlassian JIRA: Installing and Administering

Learning JIRA Service Desk

Learning JIRA Software

For a full list of certifications and links to credentials, please visit my LinkedIn Profile.