Professional Activities and University Service
2019 – present: Graduate Student Fellow – Animals and Society Research Initiative – University of Victoria, BC
2019 – present: Member – Speakers Bureau – University of Victoria, BC
2019 – 2021: Co-president, Psychology Graduate Student Council – University of Victoria, BC
-Initiated and established new student council within the psychology department
2019 – 2020: Graduate Student Representative – Psychology Dept, University of Victoria, BC
2014 – 2015: Seminar Coordinator – Institute for Resources, Environment, & Sustainability, UBC, Vancouver, BC
2006: Alumni Representative – University of Winnipeg Awards Selection Committee, MB
2006: Volunteer – International Students’ Association, University of Winnipeg, MB
“Liz has provided exceptional leadership within the graduate student community. Not only did she initiate formation of the Psychology Graduate Student Council (PGSC), but she also consistently maintains communication between the members and motivates us to strive for improvements. Liz excels at facilitating group discussion, at identifying and proposing solutions to challenges along the way, and at delegating important tasks to members of the PGSC to ensure that we are all included and contributing.”
“Liz was instrumental in our efforts to establish a departmental student council. Early this academic year she took the lead in coordinating existing student positions in the department to form a more cohesive and unified voice for graduate students. In her role as co-president of the Psychology Graduate Student Council (PGSC), Liz has been incredibly effective at organizing the graduate students, and has spearheaded numerous department-wide student meetings both for establishing the council but also to facilitate feedback on both the external department review and the open faculty position. She accomplished this with little existing supports and spent a great deal of time and effort reaching out to students across various streams and at various points in their degree progress. Liz has lead by example in promoting a professional, action-oriented setting and has inspired other students to be engaged in the decisions affecting their student experience. This has been reflected in the diverse contributions of students and other council members to various initiatives in which they may not have otherwise felt comfortable to volunteer.”
Community Service (selected)
2018 – present: Dog Walker and Dog Foster – BC SPCA*
2019 – 2020: Special Event Volunteer – BC SPCA*
2019 – 2020: Volunteer Coordinator – BC SPCA*
* Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
2011 – present: Environmental Campaign Coordinator – various organizations
-Event coordination, communications/promotions, presentations to media, public, & government
2012 – 2014: Committee Member – Cosmetic Pesticide Ban Manitoba
2012 – 2013: Committee Member – 50by30 Manitoba, renewable energy advocacy
2011: Volunteer Coordinator – Federal Election Campaign, Prince Rupert BC
2004 – 2007: President – Manitoba Whitewater Club, Winnipeg MB
2006: Campaign Volunteer – Civic Election Campaign, Winnipeg MB
1994 – 2000: Volunteer – Habitat For Humanity Winnipeg, MB
1998 – 1999: Co-founder/Coordinator – Human Rights/Environmental Group (High School), Winnipeg, MB