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Canada

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Freelance Researcher - Social Sciences, Qualitative Research, Survey Research

Profile Summary

I am a social scientist with education and training in psychological and social sciences research methods. With 20 years of experience of social research, I am skilled in qualitative research, survey methods, and data analysis. I am experienced in \ analyzing data collected from interviews, focus groups, observation, surveys and documentary sources. I’m also an experienced and credentialed evaluator (CE), with the Canadian Evaluation Society. With substantial experience of working with large data sets, both qualitative and quantitative, I am proficient in data analysis software including IBM SPSS, NVivo, Excel and Access. I am also experienced in various online survey software platforms. I am a motivated and professional freelancer with strong project management, organizational and time management skills. I have successfully completed research projects for universities, health authorities, government departments, and large and small non-profit organizations. My research interests are in mental health and health promotion. I have completed research into public health, mental health, social inclusion, homelessness, seniors and ageing, disability, and criminal justice. RESEARCH SERVICES My work for clients may involves the completion of a research project from start to finish, or an individual task such as data analysis or questionnaire design. I also contribute to research managed by other organizations including universities and research agencies. - Survey research – design, data collection, data cleaning, analysis and visualization, reporting - Qualitative research – design, data collection (interviews, focus groups, observation), analysis, and writing up - Desk research – literature reviews, document analysis

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Evaluation Methodology
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Freelance Researcher

Qualitas Research Inc.

September 2012 - Present

Senior Researcher

Leeds Metropolitan University

June 2009 - June 2012

Education

Applied Computer Information Systems

BCIT

September 2018 - December 2019

Postgraduate Diploma (Social Sciences Research Methods)

Open University

January 2007 - January 2008

Postgraduate Diploma (Mental Health)

University of Portsmouth

January 1998 - January 1999

BSc Psychology

University of Plymouth

September 1987 - June 1990

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2017). The mental health literacy of British community pharmacists . The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice.

(2016). A survey of community pharmacists’ attitudes towards mental illness . Journal of Public Mental Health.

(2016). Development of a versatile laboratory experiment to teach the metabolic transformation of hydrolysis . British Journal of Pharmacy.

(2014). Linking a Pharmaceutical Chemistry Workshop to Pharmacy Practice . Scientia pharmaceutica.

(2013). Towards support: evaluating a move to independent living . Housing, Care and Support.

(2013). Include me in: user involvement in research and evaluation . Mental Health and Social Inclusion.

(2011). Who calls the tune? Participation and partnership in research . Social Work and Social Sciences Review.