Maya Pilin
Montreal,QC
Summary
Instructional designer with advanced expertise in learning design, curriculum development, and program evaluation. Holds a Ph.D. in Psychological Science and a strong record of designing, teaching, and assessing courses at the postsecondary level. Experienced in digital pedagogy, learning analytics, and the creation of accessible online, in-person, and hybrid course materials. Brings a research-informed, student-centered approach to instructional innovation.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Professor
Okanagan College
09.2023 - Current
- Designed and taught lecture-style courses in Introduction to Psychology, Statistics and Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Drugs and Behaviour to classes of 20 - 40 students.
- Adapted courses for online delivery, creating digital assessments and multimedia lecture materials to maintain interactivity and support diverse learning needs.
- Collaborated with local and national partners to conduct research projects, contributing to scholarly publications and presentations at academic conferences.
Instructor (Sessional)
University of British Columbia
07.2020 - Current
- Designed and launched two new undergraduate courses — Psychology of Death and Dying and Scientific Communication — developing complete curricula, assessments, and digital materials aligned with departmental learning outcomes.
- Created diverse, evidence-based student evaluations (oral assessments, exams, and writing assignments) to measure higher-order thinking and applied communication skills, as well as knowledge of course content.
- Converted the Statistics and Data Analysis course to a blended format by producing asynchronous lectures and active in-class learning modules that improved student participation and comprehension.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of British Columbia
09.2017 - 04.2023
- Served as a member of the coordination team for the British Columbia site of the Canadian Underage Substance Use Prevention (CUSP) trial, contributing to research planning, participant and research team management, ethics applications, and inter-institutional coordination.
- Led a project investigating tutor training methods at UBC's Centre for Scholarly Communication using qualitative interviews and focus groups to evaluate instructional effectiveness.
- Managed the Cognition and Substance Use Lab, mentoring and supervising 14 undergraduate honours and directed studies students while coordinating research activities and project timelines.
- Managed on-site research operations in Vernon, coordinating annual data collection on adolescent substance use across five local high schools. Supervised and trained undergraduate research assistants in data collection, ethics compliance, and participant engagement.
Education
Ph.D. - Psychological Science
University of British Columbia
Canada06-2023
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Ottawa
Canada04-2017
Skills
- Moodle: Advanced
- Canvas: Advanced
- Qualtrics: Advanced
- SPSS: Advanced
- Microsoft Executive Suite: Advanced
- R: Intermediate
- SAS: Intermediate
- VideoScribe: Intermediate
- Camtasia: Intermediate
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Full Professional
Timeline
Professor
Okanagan College
09.2023 - Current
Instructor (Sessional)
University of British Columbia
07.2020 - Current
Graduate Research Assistant
University of British Columbia
09.2017 - 04.2023
Ph.D. - Psychological Science
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Ottawa