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Data Analyst | Expert in R & Python, Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analyses & Evidence Synthesis for Health Policy Research

Profile Summary

Medical student leveraging 4+ years of health research experience to inform evidence-based practice. Specialized in translating complex evidence into policy through systematic reviews (R, DistillerSR), qualitative analysis (NVivo), and mixed-methods frameworks. Contributed to Canadian Task Force guidelines (cancer screening), firearm safety policy, and refugee clinic research. Passionate about bridging research integrity, health equity, and clinical medicine.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Meta-Analysis
• ★ R
• ★ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurophysiology
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Neuroanatomy
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Developmental Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Comparative Analysis
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Nonlinear Regression
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Survey Design
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Information Retrieval
• ☆ Library & Information Science
• ☆ Abstracting & Indexing
• ☆ Library Reference Services
• ☆ Data Storage
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Social Movements
• ☆ Visual Communication
• ☆ Speech Communication
• ☆ Sensory Studies
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Patient Recruitment
• ☆ Clinical Data Management
• ☆ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Public Health and Sanitation
• ☆ Quality of Life Assessment
• ☆ Health Technology Assessment
• ☆ Healthcare Administration & Management
• ☆ Healthcare Quality Improvement
• ☆ Medical Terminology
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Quantitative User Research
• ☆ Qualitative User Research
• ☆ Meta-Research
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Healthcare Communications
• ☆ Patient Education Materials
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Cochrane Reviews
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Copywriting
• ☆ Blog Posts
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Language Translation

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Meta-Research, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Research Assistant

University of Ottawa

June 2022 - Present

Qualitative Researcher

Women's College Hospital

May 2025 - August 2025

Undergraduate Researcher

Motor Learning & Control Lab, McMaster University

January 2025 - May 2025

Graduate Research Assistant / Research Assistant

The Ottawa Heart Research Institute

October 2023 - September 2024

Remote Researcher

The Knowledge Synthesis and Application Unit, University of Ottawa

June 2022 - April 2024

Remote Research Assistant

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

May 2021 - September 2022

Education

MB, BCh, BAO (Hons) (Medical Degree Equivalent)

Royal College of Surgeons - Ireland

July 2025 - Present

B.Sc Honours Life Science (Sensory Motor Systems) (Science)

McMaster University

September 2021 - May 2025

Certifications

• SSRP / ESAP REDCap Training Session

  Women's College Hospital

  July 2025 - Present

• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2: CORE 2022)

  Panel on Research Ethics (PRE), Government of Canada

  September 2024 - Present

• ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2) & Health Canada Division 5

  Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

  October 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Faris Almoli, Brianna Greenberg, Alexandria Bennett, Asad Naveed, Raluca Petrut, Sabrina M. Wang, Niyati Vyas, Amir Bachari, Shawn Khan, Tea Christine Sue, et al. (2024). How firearm legislation impacts firearm mortality internationally: A scoping review . Health Policy OPEN.

Faris Almoli, Grace Fox, Manoj M. Lalu, Tara Sabloff, Stuart G. Nicholls, Maureen Smith, Dawn Stacey, Dean A. Fergusson(2023). Recognizing patient partner contributions to health research: a systematic review of reported practices . Research Involvement and Engagement. 9. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Faris Almoli, Editor CUAJ, David Le Nguyen (2022). Poster Session 11: EDI, COVID, Patient Relations . Canadian Urological Association Journal.

Faris Almoli, Olivier Brandts-Longtin, Manoj M Lalu, Euan A Adie, Marc A Albert, Elham Almoli, Gregory L Bryson, Christophe Dony, Daniel Dunleavy, Agnes Grudniewicz, et al.(2022). Assessing the impact of predatory journals on policy and guidance documents: a cross-sectional study protocol . BMJ Open. 12. (4). p. e059445. {BMJ}

PREPRINT

Faris Almoli, Alexandria Bennett, Nicole Shaver, Niyati Vyas, Robert Pap, Andrea Douglas, Taddele Kibret, Becky Skidmore, Martin Yaffe, Anna Wilkinson, et al. (2024). Screening for breast cancer: A systematic review update to inform the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline .