PROFILE

A back-of-the-book Indexer, current representative for the Indexing Society of Canada (ISC), Eastern Region, and a researcher who works within diverse communities, I completed a Masters degree in Education in 2010 with a focus on Society, Culture and Literacies. I have worked with the Dublin Core schema for electronic indexing, as well as with controlled vocabularies.

Recommendation from Dr. David Jardine (see sample index tab at top):
As to the index you sent, well, it is wonderful. As the author of this
text, reading this index was like reading a reminder of the text itself
and, frankly, it brought out more depth in the text than I thought was
there in the first place. Amazing! It is so satisfying to read an index
that was written by someone who not only read but understood the text itself. Congratulations on a job well done--clear, careful, detailed, and a pleasure.

EDUCATION
M.A. Ed. University of Ottawa, 2010
Digital thesis/library access link: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/19679
B.F.A. Honours (magna cum laude) University of Ottawa 1987
Bilingual accreditation, University of Ottawa

SELECTED EMPLOYMENT
  • Currently working as an independent Indexer Completion of the ASI (American Society for Indexing) Business of Indexing course.
  • Current Eastern Regional Representative for the Indexing Society of Canada (ISC).
  •  Organization of research, and content management: creation of a digital map of existing resources related to the design, development, strengthening and implementation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems. In particular: identification of main organizations, resources and content generators in the field of CRVS, including an indexed list of current materials on CRVS systems, for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
  • Creation of short abstracts for 5,000 research outputs that appear on the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) public website. Each research output is skim read to gather context and relevant information and then a short abstract created and input into the IDRC Digital Library (IDL). Research subject areas include but are not limited to: Climate Change; Agriculture; Innovation; Food policy; Health administration; Eco-health; Human Rights; Gender Mainstreaming; Maternal and Child Health; Development policy. Abstracts are 100 words or less in length, providing the reader with a brief summary of the output, including its purpose and main results. The IDRC has recently launched a new public website.
  • Indexing and review of over 11,000 digitized research items for the IDRC Digital Library (IDL) research repository in all thematic and program areas (including project monitoring, policy making and evaluation); knowledge management through use and development of controlled vocabularies; revision of keywords/controlled vocabulary for IDRIS (English, French, Spanish subject terms); IDL records management using the Dublin Core metadata schema; organization of research.

SELECTED ARTS GRANTS AND AWARDS
2022-24 Britannia Bay Artists Studios, Ottawa, Ontario
2017    Artscape, Gibraltar Point, Toronto Islands
2016    The Cottage-Le Chalet; artist residency
2015    Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Blink Gallery Project Grant
2014    Fieldwork Project:Speaking Volumes (OAC Exhibition Grant)
2011-2013   City of Ottawa, Blink Gallery Project Grants


SELECTED CONFERENCES/INVITED PRESENTER
2023 Indexing Society of Canada (ISC) conference, St. John's Nfld
2013 ‘Living Research’ Inaugural conference for Social Sciences building, University of Ottawa
2011 Guest presenter for pre-service teachers June 2010, M.A. Ed and PHD students
2009 4th Biennial Provoking Curriculum Studies Conference.
2009 5th WEEC (5th World Environmental Education Conference) ‘Earth, Our Common Home’. Montreal, Quebec. Paper presentation