Portfolio
A collection of work I've produced in professional roles and for academic assignments.
Writing
Michael Smith Laboratories Website
Science News Story
Briefing Note
Most written pieces on the Michael Smith Laboratories website since I began there in 2023 were authored by myself (unless otherwise indicated).
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I'd be happy to discuss specific pieces in more detail if you are interested.
As an assignment for one of my Master's degree courses, I was tasked with writing an article in the inverted pyramid style based on a research publication from the university.
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*Quotes were created for the assignment and are not from an actual interview with the mentioned researcher.
As an assignment in my Master's degree, I was asked to prepare a briefing note on the subject of e-cigarettes and vaping among Canadian youth. I wrote my briefing note with the purpose being 'for action'. Specifically, I recommended a path forward for reducing youth vaping rates through an amendment to the 2018 Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, addressing the assignment to the Minister of Health (Jean-Yves Duclos) and the Deputy Minister of Health (Carolyn Bennett).
Popular Essay
In my undergraduate degree, I was asked to write a popular essay in the style required by The Conversation's online platform, writing it at a reading level appropriate for high school students. The essay was based on a peer-reviewed article about seal behaviour.
Volunteer Newsletter
While at Volunteer Sudbury, I contributed to the quarterly newsletter release, including its design, writing, and distribution. I contributed to all three updates provided in this newsletter edition.
Public Health Research
A research assignment prepared for one of my undergraduate courses, I found background information on cigarette smoking prevention programs in Northern Ontario, and provided recommendations for future action.
Audiovisual
Explainer Video
Storytelling Video
Podcast Interview
For a course in my Master's focused on audiovisual projects, I chose a topic to script, film, and edit an explainer video on. I chose to focus on enzymes, and pretended the video was part of an ongoing educational series.
An assignment for the same course as the explainer video, I had to plan, film, and edit together a video that showed a simple action from start to finish. I filmed myself making toast for breakfast.
For the same course as the video projects, I was asked to interview a classmate about their major research project. I edited together the interview using Adobe Premiere Pro.
Design
Infographic
Volunteer Newsletter
Volunteer Postcard
Created during my Master's as an assignment, I designed this infographic using Canva on the subject of microbe use in mine waste management.
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*Content pulled from a Laurentian course on environmental remediation
While also providing an example of written work I've done, I developed this newsletter template for the quarterly newsletter at Volunteer Sudbury.
After being given the written content while at Volunteer Sudbury, I designed this postcard to provide information to newcomers to the city who were looking to volunteer.
Social Media
Michael Smith Laboratories
SCOM Takeover
Volunteer Sudbury
As part of my role at the MSL, I manage the social media accounts for the department.
The final assignment for my Master's course focused on social media required myself and my classmates taking over the Laurentian Science Communication social media channels to advertise our Northern MedTalks event.
Much of my work as the Marketing Coordinator and Office Assistant at Volunteer Sudbury included creating and scheduling posts on their social media feeds.
Presentations
Northern MedTalks
Research: PCST
Managing Type 2 Diabetes Medications
A cumulative project for the Master's program, I was paired with a healthcare provider in Sudbury to prepare a 10-minute talk he delivered at a TED Talk like event in April 2023.
As a Graduate Research Assistant, I had the opportunity to work closely with my supervisors and colleague to prepare and deliver a presentation on our science communication research at the 2023 PCST conference in Rotterdam.
As an assignment in my Master's, I had to take a presentation I had given previously and revise it using what I had learned about presentation best practices.