CRISTYANA FARIAS

Articulate professional with substantial experience in assisting professors and supporting students. Skilled in curriculum development and assessment with understanding of different learning styles and abilities. Smart and committed to creating safe and inclusive learning environment.

Flourish On Queen- Volunteer 

Sept 2023- Present 

• I have recently joined the Flourish on Queen team as a volunteer, part of my responsibilities include; creating therapy session plans for weekly EF (executive function) therapy sessions for children with ADHD and/or autism, and supporting the facilitation of the therapy sessions.
• I have also been responsible for organizing patient files, and creating diagnostic assessment packages for parents/teachers of patients.
• Assisted with the facilitation of a Home Alone Workshop for children, which was conducted to educate children with ADHD/Autism on being safe when staying at home without adult supervision and what to do in emergency situations.

Undergraduate Psychology Student Association (UPSA), York University- Peer Tutor 

Sept 2019-2022

● Planned psychology events for students such as Meet the Professors, Preparing for Graduate school and assisted with promotion of the club.

● Practiced various teaching methods with multiple students on psychology courses such as Motivation, Statistics, Personality, and Introduction to Research Methods.

● Assisted in creating mock examinations for students.

● Reached out to students on campus and answered questions about the psychology program.

York Continuing Students Scholarship

December 2017-September 2020

• I was the recipient of this award three times, once in December 2017, in August 2018, and in September 2020. This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with outstanding academic achievements in the previous Summer or Fall/Winter term

York University Student Life Award

September 2017

• This award is given to students who qualify for the Student Entrance Award, which I also received for my academic performance in secondary school.

SEPT 2021 Panel on Research Ethics-The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2)

MAY 2019 York University, North York, ON- Foundational Peer Leadership Training (FPLT)

The Desrocher Lab- Lab Member since 2021

• Overseen by Dr. Mary Desrocher, this lab specializes in research pertaining to pediatric neuropsychology.

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC COPING, LEARNER READINESS, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACROSS STEM MAJORS (2023, Supervised by Dr. Mary Desrocher, York University)

• This study was done for my thesis project, and was conducted with the intent of addressing the gender disparity that still exists within the STEM field. For my thesis, I gained ethics approval from York University Ethics board before administering a survey via Qualtrics to York University students in at least their second year of undergraduate studies. I collected detailed research on past studies done on the subject, and used jamovi for the statistical analysis. For this particular study, I used a one-way ANOVA, frequency distributions, and Chi-Square of independent samples to make comparisons across gender, race, and major. The results indicated that female students place more importance with regards to identifying with their professor and having a role model in their field as motivation to keep pursuing their studies.

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND CAREGIVING ABILITIES IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS (2022, Supervised by Dr. Jodi Martin, York University) 

• This study was conducted as requirement for my intermediate research methods course, and was a group collaboration with my peers. Our study was concerned with comparing scores on the DASS (Depression, Anxiety, Stress scale) and the CQ (Caregiving Questionnaire) for those who are in romantic relationships. Ethics approval was gained from the York University Ethics board, and the survey was distributed via Qualtrics to any person who was in a romantic relationship for more than 3 months. For this study, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency was calculated for each scale. Also, the Pearson's R was calculated across sub-scales using jamovi. The results indicated that there was a negative correlation between stress and anxiety and being within close proximity to one's romantic partner. Once the research was completed, I was required to submit my individual research report based on our data collection. We presented our research poster as a team.

Annual Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Conference (2023)- University of Windsor 

• I did an oral presentation virtually on my thesis, Gender Differences in Academic Coping, Learner Readiness, and Academic Performance Across STEM majors

Undergraduate Journal York University - Publication Expected in 2024 

• I am currently in the process of getting my thesis published in the undergraduate journal at York University.