Teaching/Appointments

APPOINTMENTS (current)

Project Coordinator & Graduate Research Assistant
Research for Youth, Music & Education
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
January 2009 – present.

Article Contributor, Editor & Blog Administrator
Canadian Music Educators’ Association (CMEA)
Research to Practice Blog
November 2010 – present.

TEACHING AND LECTURES

Guest Lecturer
Invited lecturer for EDUC 869: Music as Thinking in Sound
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, July 2012 (upcoming).
Title: Music Education in a Technological World: Learning & Teaching Opportunities

Guest Speaker
Invited speaker for Social Media Panel – Faculty of Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies, IRMACS Theatre, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, March 23, 2012 (upcoming)
Title: Using Social Media to Advance Your Graduate Career

Guest Lecturer
Invited lecturer for EDUC 908 ED-D Cohort: Dialogue – A Relational Approach to Learning
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, January 2012.
Title: Technology in Education: Musical Composition, Garage Band and Dialogue

Guest Lecturer
Invited lecturer for Academic Writing for Graduate Students
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, August 2010.
Title: Web 2.0 & Social Media In Distance Education (Application in Research & Practice)

Tutor Marker/Teaching Assistant
Centre for Online and Distance Education
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, 2009 – 2010.

Music Educator
Teacher, Workshop Facilitator, Lecturer
Vancouver, BC, September 1998 – September 2009.

Guest Lecturer
Invited lecturer for Graduate Research Methods (Special Topics Cohort)
Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, University Of Victoria, Victoria, BC, 2007.
Title: Using Online Technology and Survey Software For Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Guest Lecturer
Invited lecturer for Introductory Graduate Education Course
Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, University Of Victoria, Victoria, BC, 2007.
Title: Arts and Technology – Using The Internet & Performance As Educational Teaching Tools.

MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Society for Research On Adolescence (SRA)

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

Canadian Society of for the Study of Education (CSSE)
Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies – Special Interest Group: Arts Researchers and Teachers Society (ARTS).
Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) – Special Interest Group: Technology and Teacher Education (TATE)

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)

Vancouver Pro Musica – Association of BC Composers

Canadian Music Educators’ Association (CMEA/Acme)

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

Abstract Review Committee
Education Graduate Student Association
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
April 2011 – 2012.

Member of Peer Review Panel
Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies
The Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference, New Brunswick, Canada
October 2010 – March 2011.
Focus: Arts Researchers and Teachers Society (ARTS) Special Interest Group

Member of Peer Review Panel
CMEA/ACME Biennial Book Series, Research to Practice, O’Neill, S. (Eds.).
September 2010 – December 2010.
Title: Personhood and Music Learning: Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Narrative Voices

Music Composer and Sound Designer, Burnaby, BC, 1996 – current
Musical composer for international ensembles, films, theatre and dance.
An active participant in collaboration projects within the Arts community.

Tutor: Academic Literacy
Tutoring, conducting educational workshops and coaching undergraduate students in technology, academic writing, public speaking and organization skills.
Burnaby & Victoria, BC
September 2004 – June 2009.

Workshop Facilitator
Educational workshops on technology in teaching and learning.
Victoria, BC
January 2007 – June 2007.

Research Assistant
Memory and Research Lab, Department of Psychology
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
September 2002 – April 2006.