Creative and ambitious student adept at seeing beyond the lens to cultivate community and deliver compelling stories.
Shot and delivered photo and written profiles of individuals with dementia, judged entries for 2024 Humans of Dementia Scholarship.
Hosted and served food and beverages, managed inventory in the storage and kitchen, ensured maintenance of cleanliness and organisation, cultivated a positive and welcoming atmosphere for customers and staff, particularly during peak-travel seasons in Drumheller.
Led documentary photography project capturing lives of people with dementia and their caregivers in long-term care using the medium of film photography. Photographed, developed, and captioned photographs for publication.
Conducted interviews and systematic reviews in research for Communication Ramps— a project aimed to improve community accessibility and awareness for people with aphasia across businesses and public services.
Assisted studies of cognitive mechanisms underlying language processing, developing evidence-
based treatments, examining methods for increasing neural plasticity and promoting quality of life through Life Participation Approach for Aphasia (LPAA) based interventions.
Assisted management of social media accounts of UWC Canada, planning both online and offline engagement opportunities, connecting with prospective and current students, as well as alumni.
Elected executive on Old Scona Academic Students’ Union. Responsible for internal and external communications for Students’ Union, and promotion of school events/initiatives via social media and other platforms.
Humans of Dementia Scholarship — Dec 2023
Photography scholarship issued by Hilarity for Charity (HFC) to recognize compelling storytelling of dementia.
MILSET ESI Delegate of Canada — Oct 2023
International Finalist; Selected to represent Canada at international conference for young scientists in Puebla, Mexico.
Sanofi Biogenius Award — May 2022
National Finalist; Selected as recipient of the Sanofi Biogenius Award at the 2022 Canada Wide Science Fair valued at 1000 dollars.
Grant MacEwan United World College Scholarship — Feb 2021
Selected as one of eight high school recipients of scholarship valued at 80 000 dollars to attend one of 18 United World Colleges worldwide.
First Class Honours, Old Scona Academic High School — Jun 2019, Jun 2020
Achieved First Class Honours (all courses 90+) for two consecutive years.
Highest Achievement Subject Awards, Old Scona Academic High School — Jun 2019, Jun 2020
Achieved highest achievement/top marks in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, French.
Creative Vision, Image Editing, Visual Storytelling, Darkroom Film Development, Social Media, Sales and Marketing, Exceptional Customer Service, Consumer Engagement, Teamwork and Collaboration, Scientific Writing, Literature Reviews