Karyn

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Karyn Gabler
517 – 354 Gladstone Avenue : 1 613 581 0307
Ottawa, ON K2P 0R4

EXPERIENCE:

01/15 to 08/15 Canadian Forces Health Services Group (Department of National Defense) Ottawa, Ontario
Health Surveillance Analyst

• Completed data cleaning, aided the creation of standard future data management protocols
• Completed analysis of large scale survey data; applied appropriate standardization methods
• Searched literature and Interpret applicability for the project specific knowledge base
• Developed project deliverables as assigned by the project lead
• Clearly and effectively communicated analysis results for a variety of audiences
• Worked as part of a team to meet stakeholder expectations

05/09 to 09/12 Aecon Utilities Calgary, Alberta
Project Coordinator

• Created and maintained a weekly schedule of work for a 30-man crew.
• Scheduled the work crew appointments via direct customer .
• Maintained accurate records of work remaining and productivity per contract.
• Responsible for the integrity of confidential customer work orders.
• Communicated between upper management, administrators and field staff.
• Approved crew hours and equipment log; processed pay adjustments.

05/10 to 09/10 Sobey’s Spirits Wine and Cold Beer Calgary, Alberta
05/09 to 09/09 Sales Associate
• Ensured customer satisfaction, providing product selection assistance and resolved complaints related to service or faulty product.
• Completed financial transactions through multiple payment forms.
• Maintained financial records to provide backup if discrepancies arose.
• Was vigilant of store security to prevent theft and identify shoplifters.
• Maintained stock on the floor and completed weekly inventory counts.


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

05/14 to 09/15 Research Group of Dr. Ann Jolly Ottawa, Ontario
Master’s of Science Student

“The association between self-reported depressive symptoms and risky sexual interactions in an injection
drug using population in Winnipeg” supervised by Dr. A. Jolly & Dr. I. Colman

• Developed a research protocol, informed by current scientific publications, sought ethics approval
• Completed data cleaning and verification; tested the validity of scales contained within the survey
• Analyzed secondary data using advanced statistical techniques to test a priori hypotheses
• Tested a novel methodology by combining psychiatric epidemiology and social network analysis
01/11 to 04/11 Human Information Processing Lab Kingston, Ontario
Undergraduate Thesis Student

“Similarity Relations in Semantic Memory” Advised by Dr. DJK Mewhort

• Independently designed and carried out a memory experiment.
• Drafted thesis proposal and attained ethics approval for study.
• Recruited participants and collected primary data.
• Carried out statistical analysis and formally submitted written manuscript.
• Successfully orally defended thesis project.

09/08 to 05/09 Queen’s Visual Cognition Lab Kingston, Ontario
Research Assistant

• Assisted with research on the extraction of spatial layout in scene perception.
• Created computer generated naturalistic scenes as test stimuli.
• Recruited and managed volunteers to participate in the study.
• Ensured that all ethical guidelines were followed.
• Ran the experiment, controlling for situation variables.
• Debriefed all subjects and encouraged full participant engagement.

EDUCATION

Sept. 2015 University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario
Masters of Science, Epidemiology

April 2011 Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario
Bachelors of Arts, Major in Psychology
Awarded a degree with Distinction

June 2010 University of Leeds Leeds, United Kingdom
Junior year abroad

June 2007 Glendale High School Tillsonburg, Ontario
High School Diploma


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2014 PHAC Skill Enhancement: Introduction to Surveillance and Outbreak Investigations and Management
2014 PHAC Skill Enhancement: Core Competencies for Public Health
2011/2012 Certified under Aecon’s Common Core Supervisor Training

PUBLICATIONS

2015 Contributing author, Canadian Institute for Military & Veteran Health Research Annual Conference
2015 Contributing author, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science Annual Conference
2011 Contributing author for the 2011 Psyconomics Society Annual Meeting


EXTRACURRICULAR AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

2014/15 VP of Finance - Epidemiology and Community Medicine Graduate Students Association.
Graduate Representative – Faculty of Medicine Graduate Studies Committee.
Community Health Initiative Volunteer - Ottawa Public Health.
Student Teacher – University of Ottawa Medical School.
Science Educator - Lets Talk Science.

2013 Assisted with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada Gala.
Volunteered at the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada “Gutsy Walk”.

2010/2011 Peer Health Educator.
Board member for Queen’s Community Housing.
Exchange Buddy (helping international students adjust).

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2014 National Ballet of Canada
Fundraiser

2009/2010 Action at Leeds
Assist in community based projects in Leeds

2008/2009 Kingston General Hospital
Cancer Center volunteer

Queen’s Helping Hands Association
Fundraising Coordinator