Alessandro De Menech

Research Team Member

Young London

Mar 2025 - Current

Running a youth-led initiative with the London Food Bank and the Sisters of St. Joseph, focused on addressing food insecurity among young people ages 12–22 in London and area. 

Volunteer Reviewing Editor of The Dorsal Column

Western University

Sept 2022 - Current

Volunteer reviewer of The Dorsal Column, a quarterly magazine publication run by graduate students & postdocs doing neuroscience-related research UWO.

Government Youth Health Grant Recipient & Project Lead

Public Health Agency of Canada

Dec 2024 - Mar 2025 

Applied for and successfully obtained Canadian Public Health Government Grant (School Health Grant for Youth) to run a project in conjunction with Western’s Student Emergency Response Team (SERT) to provide emergency and mental health awareness to youth.

Research Assistant (Co-op Student)

The Sensory Perception Lab - University of Western Ontario

Feb 2023 - June 2023

• Assisting with research projects

• Conducting EEG, Audiometer, WASI-II (Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence), and Snellen chart tests

• Data entry & reporting

HOSA Executive/President

A.B. Lucas S.S.

Sept 2022 - June 2024

Planning and running regular HOSA Club meetings focused on Health and Science Topics • Helping students prepare for HOSA Competitions • Providing support to students interested in Health & Science 

After School Board Games Club (Volunteer Initiator & Operator)

London Public Library

Jan 2023 - June 2023

As a volunteer, started up a weekly club at the London Public Library where children and youth of all ages can drop in for in-person activities such as board games, card games, chess, and more. Initiated this club to address the need for more in-person social interaction and less screen time to help everyone with their mental health.  

Bilingual Literacy Facilitator

London Public Library

June 2022 - Aug 2022 (Summer Contract)

Planning & executing educational activities for students requesting assistance in literacy in English and/or French. Assisting in implementing the TD Summer Reading Program.  Participate in community events as a representative from the London Public Library. Providing progress reports to families in the program. Preparing program reports for management.

Volunteer Mathematics Tutor

A.B. Lucas S.S. 

Sep 2021 - June 2022

Assisting peers with mathematical concepts: functions, second-degree relations, sequences, series, trigonometric functions; polynomials, rational expressions, exponential expressions; inverses, transformations of functions; function notation, communicating mathematical reasoning, loci, applications of conics, etc.

Volunteer Data Analyst

Western University

Department of Physics & Astronomy

Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

Programming, Analysis and reporting for detailed data analysis and calibration. Responsible for tracking the distance and predicted orbits of interstellar bodies.

TCPS 2: CORE 2022 • Feb 2023

Research Ethics based on the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2: CORE 2022)

NCCP #6664941 National Coach Certification Program • Coach.ca

• Making Headway In Soccer • 2023-Feb-05

• Anti-Racism Coaching • 2023-Mar-08

• Mental Health in Sport • 2023-Mar-14

• Understanding the Rule of Two • 2023-Apr-09