Sarah Sweigman
Thornhill
Summary
Detail-oriented research assistant known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in data collection, analysis, and recruitment. Seeking to contribute to research that improves the well-being of older adults.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant
Cognitive Aging Lab (CAL Lab)
04.2024
- Led the process of obtaining research ethics board approval by leading the creation of an application, implementing changes where needed.
- Created stimuli to be used in associative memory encoding and retrieval tasks.
- Recruited and scheduled older adult participants through various calling lists, community outreach, and social media.
- Conducted a comprehensive literature review, identifying key research articles and publications that informed the development of a research study.
- Collected data through administering questionnaires and memory tests for older adult participants.
- Conducted memory assessments (MoCA).
- Cleaned collected data and conducted quantitative analysis on SPSS.
- Led a team of 4 research assistants in coordinating a schedule for data collection.
- Prepared presentation slides, posters, figures, and tables for knowledge dissemination.
Research Assistant
Stress and Healthy Aging Lab (StAR LAB)
08.2023 - 07.2025
- Collected data by administering questionnaires and tasks to participants.
- Transcribed and coded qualitative interviews in preparation for thematic analysis.
- Assisted in obtaining research ethics board approval by helping to create an application and implementing changes where needed.
- Conducted a comprehensive literature review, identifying key research articles and publications that informed the development of a research study.
- Communicated with the rest of the lab, attended lab meetings, and provided updates on the research progress.
- Assisted in the design and implementation of experimental protocols by creating a standard operating process.
Education
Honours Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Psychology
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, ON04-2025
Skills
- Participant Recruitment
- Literature Review
- Time Management and Organization
- Accurate and Efficient Data Collection and Entry
- Data Entry, Analysis and Interpretation (SPSS)
- Maintaining Subject Records
- Qualtrics
- Experience Working with Older Adults
- Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Research Ethics Board Applications
- Memory Assessments
- Data Cleaning
- Table and Figure Preparation
- Reference Management Software
- Quick and Independent Learner
Certification
TCPS-2, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Accomplishments
- Dean's List: 2021-2024
- Scholars Circle: 2025
Community Engagement
Bhaskara, S., Sweigman, S. L. F., Lecompte, M. Aging and Mental Health. Syme 55+ Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
Conference Presentations
- Sweigman, S. L. F, Dicker, J., Yang, L. (2025, May 27). Source Memory in Virtual Socialization Among Older and Younger Adults. {Talk} Toronto Memory Group Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Sweigman, S. L. F, Dicker, J., Yang, L. (2025; November 20-23) Associative and source memory for name-occupation pairs in a virtual simulation among younger and older adults. {Poster presentation} Psychonomic Society 66th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Timeline
Research Assistant
Cognitive Aging Lab (CAL Lab)
04.2024
Research Assistant
Stress and Healthy Aging Lab (StAR LAB)
08.2023 - 07.2025
Honours Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Psychology
Toronto Metropolitan University
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