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Tanya Thomson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Teaching Assistant at Carleton University

  • Education

    • Carleton University

      2011 - 2014
      Child Studies Interdisciplinary Studies

      Activities and Societies: Recruitment Executive for The Student Alliance of Mental Health - Acquired an Interdisciplinary Degree with a focus on Child Studies through various lenses including: neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and linguistics. - Completed thesis investigating the potential barriers parents express concerning potentially involving their children in studies that utilize neuroimaging technologies- Three time Teaching Assistant for the Interdisciplinary Institute - Lab member for Carleton's Neuroscience of Imagination Cognition and Emotion Research… Show more - Acquired an Interdisciplinary Degree with a focus on Child Studies through various lenses including: neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and linguistics. - Completed thesis investigating the potential barriers parents express concerning potentially involving their children in studies that utilize neuroimaging technologies- Three time Teaching Assistant for the Interdisciplinary Institute - Lab member for Carleton's Neuroscience of Imagination Cognition and Emotion Research (NICER) Lab- Lead a research team that explored the efficacy of a Toronto based girls electronic mentor-ship program- Initiated a partnership with the Tim Horton's Children's Foundation to explore the many benefits of the camp experience for youth with a neuroscience based lens- Was the Recruitment Executive and Later Vice-President for the Student Alliance of Mental Health at Carleton University- Member of the Child Studies Society Show less

    • Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology

      2009 - 2011
      EarlyChildhood Education Family and Community Services Honours

      Activities and Societies: Student Council Representitive - successfully completed three practicums in the field of early childhood education including: respite infant care, kindergarten education in an alternative curriculum based primary school, and with the preschool and kindergarten programs at Algonquin's Early Learning Center.- Class representative for the Student Council

  • Experience

    • La Spaghett Restaurant

      Nov 2004 - Jun 2009
      Manager

    • Mothercraft Ottawa

      Jun 2013 - Aug 2014
      Kindergarten Teacher

      - facilitated emergent based curriculum- shared community resources with students, educators and families - planned and lead group sports activities- communicated student's progress with families- organized, and supervised field trips- documented behavioral issues

    • Carleton University

      Jul 2013 - Apr 2015

      - Independently planned and implemented lesson plans for discussion groups to complement the lesson plans of the main lectures- Made it a priority to introduce relevant on and off campus resources to support students - Evaluated student's submitted work- Hosted office hours to mentor and assist students with issues within and beyond class content- Had the pleasure of being a teaching assistant twice for Jack Hicks as we taught an introduction to Issues in Childhood in a Canadian Context- Had the pleasure to be a teaching assistant for Dr. Brent Bezo for a course that developed academic writing skills for second year undergraduates using the lens of Child Studies related topics. Show less

      • Teaching Assistant

        Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

      • Student Researcher for The Neuroscience of Imagination Cognition and Emotion Research (NICER) Lab

        Jul 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Mental Health First Aid

      Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
      Aug 2012

    • Records Check - to work with vulnerable populations

      Ottawa Police Service

    • Emergency First Aid, CPR C and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Certification

      City of Ottawa

  • Volunteer Experience

    • volunteer

      Issued by KaBOOM! on May 2015
      KaBOOM!Associated with Tanya Thomson

    • Vice Presedent and previously Recruitment Executive

      Issued by The Student Alliance for Mental Health at Carleton University on Aug 2012
      The Student Alliance for Mental Health at Carleton UniversityAssociated with Tanya Thomson