Other Activities
Events
16 October 2021 - Keynote Presentation. 'Rural NL: economic considerations'. Placentia Bay Industrial Showcase (PBIS) 2021: Back on Deck, Placentia Chamber of Commerce. View presentation slides.
7 October 2021 - Guest Lecture. ‘Health, health care and economics’. Masters of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
15 September 2021 - Moderator. ‘Newfoundland and Labrador’s Fiscal Trajectory,’ Hosted by Collaborative Research in Economics (CARE), Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. View program & presentations.
5 February 2021 - Guest Lecture. ‘Economics in health care: expenditures, outcomes and evaluation’. Masters of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Virtual presentation.
14 April 2020 [POSTPONED] - Invited Speaker. ‘The importance of understanding the economic and fiscal circumstances of Newfoundland and Labrador when considering the costs of healthcare and health outcomes,’ Dollars & Sense: A conversation about improving our health care. A Quality of Care NL/Choosing Wisely NL Public Forum.
20 November 2019 - Invited Speaker. ‘Analysis of antibiotic utilization data for Newfoundland and Labrador from an economic perspective,’ Defeating Superbugs – Combatting Antibiotic Overuse and Resistance. A Quality of Care NL/Choosing Wisely NL Public Forum. Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
11 February 2020 - Chair. ‘Reasonable Solutions to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Fiscal Reality,’ Hosted by Department of Economics and Collaborative Research in Economics (CARE), Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
8 October 2019 - Guest Lecture. ‘The importance of economic analysis in health and health care’. Masters of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
14-15 November 2019 - Invited Presentation. ‘The CARE Labour Market Observer: what and why?’ Conference on the Role of Universities and Other Institutes of Higher Education in Facilitating Economic, Social and Cultural Development in Peripheral Regions. Memorial University of Newfoundland.
1 October 2018 - Guest Lecture. "Economics in Health Care: expenditures, outcomes and evaluation". Masters of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
5 June 2018 - Guest Speaker. "Economics: What is it? What can you do with it?" Presentations to Level I, II and III classes at Laval High School, Placentia, NL.
12 April 2018 - Invited Expert, Presented on "Financing Lifelong Learning" at Policy Dialogue on Lifelong Learning: who pays and who delivers?, International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland. (Slides)
7 March 2018 - Forum Chair, Healthcare in Newfoundland & Labrador. "Forum on Health Outcomes and Healthcare Costs: What Can We Afford?" Hosted by Department of Economics and Collaborative Applied Research in Economics (CARE),Memorial University of Newfoundland. See program, presentations, videos.
Committees / Roles
Current
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Atlantic Canada Economics Association (ACEA)
Director, Master of Employment Relations (MER), Memorial University of Newfoundland
Curriculum Review Committee, Department of Economics, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Graduate Committee in Employment Relations (GCER), Memorial University of Newfoundland
Editor, Labour Market Observer, Collaborative Applied Research in Economics (CARE), Department of Economics, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Jan 2017 to present)
Co-operative Education Coordinator, Department of Economics, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Jan 2017 to present)
Past
President's Award for Outstanding Research (PAOR) Selection Committee, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2014/15 - Specialist Advisor, House of Commons Education Select Committee on Education (UK) [report]
2016 - Expert Witness, House of Commons (UK) Joint Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy
2015 - 2016 - Member of Royal Economics Society Women's Committee
2015 - 2016 - Editor, Institute for Employment Research (IER) Newsletter, IER, University of Warwick
Peer Reviewer
Journals
British Journal of Industrial Relations
Canadian Journal of Higher Education
Higher Education Pedagogies
Higher Education Quarterly
Higher Education Review
Human Resource Management Journal
Oxford Economic Papers
Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education
Scottish Journal of Political Economy
Socio-Economic Review
Studies in Continuing Education
Grants and other
ESRC Secondary Data Initiative
SSHRC Insight Grant
Nuffield Foundation
International Journal of Training and Development