OBJECTIVES
BRONWYN O’CONNOR
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To find part-time employment
SKILLS & ABILITIES
-Working knowledge of French
-Hardworking and dedicated
-Excellent leadership skills
-Responsible & trustworthy
-Works equally well independently or as part of team
-Quick learner
-Smart serve certified
-First Aid/ CPR/ BLS Certified
WORK & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
INTERVAL HOUSE – CHILD CARE VOLUNTEER
2012-2017 (OCCASIONAL)
Provided childcare for children residing at the shelter
Maintained confidentiality as required by policies
TIM HORTONS 2015-2017
Worked part-time at the store serving customers both in the store and drive-thru
Did various cleaning tasks while on the job
THOUSAND ISLANDS BED AND BREAKFAST SUMMER 2018 & 2019
Prepared and served breakfast to guests
Cleaned bedrooms, bathrooms and the kitchen
Help to build a website and create social media platforms for the business
Various outdoor tasks like gardening and lawn mowing.
THE ROOST CAFÉ SUMMER 2019
Store supervisor
Made and served food and drinks for customers, worked the cash
Did various cleaning tasks
Helped with scheduling and inventory
BROCKVILLE HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER SUMMER 2019
Volunteered in the emergency room for two hours every week
Restocked blankets, towels, and various nursing supplies
Kept patients’ company while they were waiting to see the doctor, made sure they were always comfortable
VOLUNTEER PATIENT PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Volunteered at the Dalhousie Medical School twice a week as a patient for first year medical students to practice basic techniques such as blood pressure, heart rate, etc.
VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OCTOBER 2019 - PRESENT
Volunteer every Sunday doing recreation therapy with the veterans
Accompanied the veterans to a sing song session
Occasionally help with different recreation events at the veteran’s hospital
UPPER YEAR STUDENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM JULY 2020 - PRESENT
Provided advice and support to first year students entering science and psychology programs at Dalhousie University
Held weekly office hours and, attended meetings and seminars to learn about proper mentoring techniques
EDUCATION
THOUSAND ISLANDS SECONDARY SCHOOL, PARKEDALE AVENUE, BROCKVILLE
Graduated as an Ontario Scholar
93% course average
Received my bilingual certificate and completed the international studies program
Participated in multiple team sports, including basketball, soccer, cross country running and badminton.
member of school HELP club (Humanitarian Education and Leadership Program)
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Completed third year
Obtained a 3.98 CGPA on 4.3 scale
Completed the first-year Integrated Science Program
Completing a Bachelor of neuroscience (Honours)
Conducting research in a neuroscience lab under the supervision of a professor
ACTIVITIES
St. Lawrence United competitive soccer club team 2008-2016
Brockville Blazers competitive basketball 2009-2016
Kingston Impact Basketball 2016-2017
Dalhousie Intramural Basketball 2017-Present
Nicaragua Mission Trip 2017
Dalhousie Science Society mentorship program, Winter 2020
AWARDS
Athletic Award: Top Junior Female Athlete (2015) and Top Senior Female Athlete (2017) at Thousand Islands Secondary School
Top 5 league all-star basketball player of UCDSB 2013, 2014, and 2016
Academic achievements: Winner of the life sciences award and the 76’er leadership award at high school graduation.
Golden Key International Honour society member
NSERC Research Grant (Summer 2020)
Dean’s List all years of Undergraduate Degree
Granted entrance and in-course scholarships from Dalhousie University
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
KLEIN LAB, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY JANUARY 2018- JANUARY 2019
Conducted a research project under supervision of a graduate student that had to do with alertness and attention. We tested participants accuracy and reaction time with a computer task.
After completion of this project, I continue to volunteer in the lab when grad students need help running participants.
NEUROCOGNITIVE IMAGING LAB, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY SEPT 2019-APRIL 2020
Conducted a directed research project under supervision of a PhD student.
Used fMRI imaging to better understand the neural correlates of the production effect
Ran statistical analyses on fMRI images.
DR. CINDY CALKIN’S LAB, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY MAY 2020-PRESENT
Worked as a research assistant as well as conducting research of my own
Reviewed literature of psychiatry and medical neuroscience
Completing my Honours project in psychiatry and medical neuroscience
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST