CURRICULUM VITAE
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
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Mater of Arts History candidate at the University of Ottawa
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Honours BA Summa Cum Laude graduate University of Ottawa
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Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
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Proficient in both Windows and Apple operating systems and Microsoft Office software
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Fluent in English and French, beginner’s competency in German and Italian
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EDUCATION
Master of Arts History with Thesis (2021 – 2023)
University of Ottawa, Ontario
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Supervisor: Dr. Heather Murray
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Subfields: American Legal History & African American History
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Thesis: Blue Laws Matter: Post-Jim Crow Policing as the Key to Mass Incarceration, 1964-1982
Honours Bachelor of Arts 2019 – 2021
Major in History, Minor in Political Science
University of Ottawa, Ontario
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CGPA: 9.44
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Dean’s Honour List:
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Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020 & Winter 2021
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Relevant Courses:
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History of the United States 1750-1865; 1865-1945; 1945-present, Presidency of FDR, Political Legal Theory
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Relevant Seminars:
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Black Lives Matter, American Revolution, and Microhistory Research
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Undergraduate Honours Research Essay:
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The Confederacy Still Speaks: The Legal Protection of Monuments to the Southern Confederacy from Historic Preservation to Government Speech Doctrine
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DEC – Social Sciences: Law, Society and Justice 2018 – 2019
Dawson College, Montreal, Quebec
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Graduated with high honours (Avg: 91.7%/R-Score: 32.03)
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Dean’s honour list:
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Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019 & Summer 2019
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Integrative Project:
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The Landmark Supreme Court Cases of Trinity Western v. LSUC and LSBC v. Trinity Western
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GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Canada Graduate Scholarship | $17,500
2022 to 2023
Graduate Admissions Scholarship | $18,000
2021 to 2023
D.M. Hogarth Bursary in History | $2,500
2021
Y.P. Heung Foundation Scholarship | $9,000
2021 to 2024
Kevin & Anne-Marie Kee Scholarship | $3,000
2021
Michel Prévost Award of Excellence | $1,000
2021
Association of Professors of uOttawa Scholarship | $1,250
2021
Desjardins Foundation Bursary | $2,000
2021
Dean’s honour list/Merit Scholarship, Faculty of Arts | $4,000
Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020 & Winter 2021
S.A.S.S. Scholarship Fund, University of Ottawa, ON | $2,000
2020 & 2021
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Guest Lecturer | Jan. 2022 – April 2022
Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa
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Course: History 2153 - U.S. History from 1945 to present
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Conducted two guest lectures with discussion on the historical and legal significance of the Brown v. Board (1954) and Furman v. Georgia (1972) Supreme Court decisions.
Teaching & Research Assistant | Sept. 2021 – Present
Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa
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Assisted professor during weekly lectures including moderation of zoom chat during online sessions
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Graded assignments, term papers, final exams for each course within one week of submission
Editor & Submission Review Panel | Nov. 2020 – April 2021
CLIO uOttawa History Dept. Undergraduate Journal
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Participated actively in editing and paper selection workshops with editor colleagues and CLIO directors
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Collaborated in the initial selection of papers to be considered for publication
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Edited multiple rounds of papers respecting the two-week deadline for each round
Editorial Intern | September 2019 – April 2020
Histoire Sociale/ Social History
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Performed various weekly administrative tasks at the direction of the managing editor
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Wrote and designed pertinent posts for the journal’s social media channels based on recent publications and/or historical themes amplifying its social media footprint
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Screened books received from academic publishers to find prospective candidates for book reviews to be submitted to the managing editor and editorial committee
Staff Contributor | August 2019 – August 2020
The Fulcrum, Ottawa, Ontario
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Engaged with news and features section editor and/or editor-in-chief for article assignments and/or story pitches
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Contributed to the reporting of other student journalists on campus including “U of O’s Response to Carding, Racial Discrimination incident” and “Student Protest Anti-Psychiatry Exhibit”
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Recognized by external organizations working on Parliament Hill for November 2019 feature article, The Fight to Ban Conversion Therapy
Senior Residential Mortgage Analyst | 2017 – 2018
Equitable Bank, Montreal Quebec
Personal Financial Advisor | 2016 – 2017
Desjardins Financial Group, Laval, Quebec
Lending Analyst & Relational Support Officer | 2014 – 2016
Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, Quebec
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Dean’s honour list, Dawson College
Summer 2019, Winter 2019 & Fall 2018
Outstanding Achievement Award, Equitable Bank
2017
Elite Banker Award, Royal Bank of Canada
2016
Quarterly Excellence Award, Bank of Montreal
2008
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Organizational Skills
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Organized numerous “Lunch & Learn” seminars for the underwriting team at Equitable Bank focused on a range of complex cases impacting residential financing
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Organized and catalogued delivery error claims received between 2010 and 2020 for various issues of Social History/Histoire Sociale to ensure prompt resolution
Research and Analytical Skills
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Collected data pertaining to RBC’s risk assessment protocols and consolidated them into one user-friendly smart-pdf document to increase team’s productivity
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Collected and analyzed primary and secondary historical sources involving the erection and protection of confederate monuments in the post-war era
Communication Skills
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Conducted interviews with founding members of the uOttawa Collective 4 Mental Health addressing mental health on uOttawa’s campus which aired on the “One in Five Podcast” in March 2020
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Composed a bilingual press statement for Social History/Histoire Sociale announcing the availability of its “pre-publication articles” on Project Muse
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Contributor
One-in-Five Podcast, Ottawa, Ontario | 2019 to Present
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Attended planning meetings to participate in decision-making for the contents of each episode
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Carefully researched topics of interest to prepare for the writing and recording of each episode
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Conducting recorded interviews with participants for several episodes concerning the mental health crisis at uOttawa
Telephone/Web Chat Counsellor
Interligne (formerly Gai Écoute), Montreal, Quebec | 2017 to present
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Received phone calls and web chats from individuals experiencing psychological distress pertaining to LGBTQ+ related issues and crises
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Conducted training seminars for both staff and students in Montreal-area French high schools exploring issues that LGBTQ+ teens experience
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Participated in semi-annual training sessions for new volunteers through crisis phone call simulations