Relevant Work Experience

October 2024-present

September 2024-June MAC Librarian position (contract); July 2025 onward, TFA Librarian position (permanent)
Managed Research Impact and Bibliometrics initiatives across all faculties at TMU
Liaison librarian (July 2025 onward)
Developed and presented nine customized Research Impact Templates to library leadership and SRC leaders, improving campus-wide research impact tracking.
Led a comprehensive environmental scan across TMU faculties, identifying research impact needs and opportunities in collaboration with faculty and researchers.
Initiated new programmes including ORCID Affiliation Manager, DataCite membership, and reestablished the TMU-Libraries and Archives Canada thesis harvesting programme.
Spearheaded ORCID Affiliation Manager deployment, increasing ORCID uptake by 300% through targeted outreach and training initiatives.
Created and maintained the TMU Libraries Research Impact LibGuide, serving as a central resource for the university community.
Presented well-attended workshops (TMUL, OVPRI, TRSM) on Research Impact tools and topics.

Providing information literacy instruction for market research, research support, and faculty liaison. Presents research strategy, information literacy sessions, and maintains library resources such as LibGuides and Leganto collections.
Liaison for the Seneca@York Campus Library for:
- - - School of Marketing and School of Media – Marketing programmes
Liaison for the Newnham Campus Library for:
- - - School of Fashion – Advanced Market Research Instruction
Liaison for the Seneca International Academy Campus Library for:
- - - School of Marketing and and School of Media – Marketing programmes

Library Open Access and Repository Coordinator responsible for maintaining RShare, a FigShare-based Green/Gold Open Access database, including faculty outreach, education, and metadata refinement.

Shadowed academic librarians in areas including Reference Desk, University Archives, archival description, cataloguing, collections, open access, and liaison engagement.
Wrote LibGuides, taught workshops, developed training videos in support of TMU’s digital initiatives.
Completed Archival Description on the Paul Christie Theatre Program collection (c. 4,000 items).

Re-established dormant dramaturgy (theatre research) track; grew enrolment 800% over five years.
Instructed up to 200 students per semester with uniformly outstanding student/peer evaluations.
Conducted a series of research agendas which resulted in the publication of articles and monographs.
Actively chaired and served on committees (chaired two successful hiring searches), task forces, and focus groups; elevated student engagement with arts programming across campus.

Established a co-funded research project at the Stratford Festival Archives, analyzing artifacts and archival materials, which resulted in several published articles and conference presentations.
Instructed a series of classes in a wide variety of topics (dramaturgy, adaptation, history, acting) which cultivated a breadth of experience invaluable to my pedagogical development.
Served on task forces, committees, and supervisory panels as part of a highly collaborative community.

Evaluated digital artifacts as part of a material-gathering team responsible for tracking sixteenth century performance records.
Conducted hands-on research and paleography with physical artifacts in support of the Records of Early English Drama’s Lincolnshire and EMLoT (Early Modern London Theatres) projects.

Conducted in-depth contextual research in support of professional and academic theatre productions in Canada, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Major contracts include the Stratford Festival, Soulpepper, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, CBC-Television, Canadian Stage.
Consulted with playwrights on new plays, development for public performance.
Script/performance evaluation, season programming, public outreach, copywriting, artist collaboration.

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