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RTC Annual Report 2014 - 2015
Academic & Career Development Workshops
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As part of its mandate, the RTC is focused on
developing the methodological and
technical as well as professional skills of
research trainees. RTC workshops are
meant to: 1) enhance existing skills and
expose trainees to new methodologies to
increase their all - around scientific
knowledge; and 2) build professional skills
that enhance their job market
competitiveness regardless of their
vocational domain.
In 2014 - 2015, the RTC steering committee
coordinated 7 academic and professional
Workshop Leader Presentation Title
Dr. Asaf Gilboa, Dr. Shayna Rosenbaum &
Jennifer Rabin*
Single subject research design (multi -
day)
Dr. Peter Bevan (Cancer Care Ontario)
Dr. Emily Chung (CBCNews.ca)
Dr. Ming Hou (Defence Research and
Development Canada)
Dr. Karen Menard (Ontario Health Study)
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Sana Mulji Dutt (Senior Research
Communications Specialist)
Kelly Connelly (Senior Media Officer)
Dr. Corinne Rusch - Drutz, Director of Marketing
& Communications
Dr. Carrie Esopenko* (Post - doctoral fellow)
Knowledge translation: Tips and
practical tools for effective
communication of your scientific
knowledge to the world at large
Dr. Kristie Dukewich (University of Toronto)
Dr. Susanne Ferber (University of Toronto)
Dr. Alexandra Fiocco (Ryerson University)
Dr. Jennifer Heisz (McMaster University)
Academic career night
Michel Belyk (McMaster University) R Studio (multi - day)
Dr. Melissa Pangelinan* Introduction to MATLAB (multi - day)
Dr. Natasha Kovacevic & Dr. Kelly Shen*
Introduction to partial least squares
(multi - day)
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development workshops for over 200
attendees. These workshops also
represented an opportunity for trainees to
se rve as instructors, sharing their knowledge
and developing their own teaching skills.
Workshop
instructors: Dr.
Natasha Kovacevic
(l) and Dr. Kelly
Shen (r)
Workshops offered included:
* Baycrest trainee
