EDUCATION
2014-2017. M.D. Candidate, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada
Recipient of the Anthony S. Fell Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award in Honour of Dr. Michael Baker
An award for medical students who show outstanding potential as future leaders and innovators in health care in Canada
2015. Harvard Medical School Mind-Body Medicine CME Course, Harvard University, USA
"New Science and Best Practices to Meet Public Health Challenges," Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine (Nov. 5-8, 2015)
2014. Ph.D. Theory & Cultural Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Canada
Supervisory Committee:
Prof. Rob Shields, Henry Marshall Tory Research Chair in the Arts, Sociology / Art & Design and Director of City-Region Studies Centre
Prof. Dianne Chisholm, Professor Emeritus of English, Department of English & Film Studies
Prof. Cressida Heyes, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality
Committee Members:
Prof. Tim Antoniuk, Associate Professor of Design Studies, Department of Art & Design
Prof. Jason Wallin, Associate Professor of Media and Youth Culture Studies in Curriculum, Department of Secondary Education
External Examiner:
Prof. Adrian Parr, UNESCO Co-Chair of Water Access and Sustainability
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati
PhD Thesis on Environmental Health and Sustainable Design nominated for Governor General's Award
2010. SSHRC CGS - MSFSS Visiting Doctoral Fellow, The Centre for the Humanities, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Host Supervisor: Distinguished University Professor Rosi Braidotti, Director of the Centre for the Humanities
2006. M.A. Theory & Criticism, Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Supervisor: Professor Michael E. Gardiner, Professor of Sociology, Theory & Criticism / Department of Sociology
Dean's Honour List
2003. Hons. B.A. Kinesiology with Minor in Chemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Graduated with High Distinction
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT: RESEARCH
Graduate Research Assistant:
Book review assistant for Surveillance & Society, Professor Kevin Haggerty
Winter 2007 – University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Configured book review management software for Surveillance & Society, international, interdisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal
of Surveillance Studies.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Tutorial Instructor:
Conceptual Issues in Communication and Culture (CS 203)
2012-2013 – Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON -- Department of Communication Studies, Professor Penelope Ironstone
Received excellent student evaluations for tutorial instruction
The History of Western Art (VAH 040)
2004-2005 – The University of Western Ontario, London, ON -- Department of Visual Arts, Professor Madeline Lennon
Taught the visual culture theory component of the course with dedicated course reader
Nominated by students for the Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Received excellent student evaluations for tutorial instruction
Introduction to Women’s Studies (WS 020 E)
2003-2004 – The University of Western Ontario, London, ON -- Department of Women’s Studies, Professor Kim Verwaayen
Received excellent student evaluations for tutorial instruction
Teaching Assistant:
Introduction to Sociology (SOC 100)
Fall 2006 – University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB -- Department of Sociology, Professor Jana Grekul
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
English Language Assistant:
L’Académie de Lyon, République Française
2005-2006 – Lycée Jules Ferry, Roanne, France
Led conversation classes in English as a Second Language to 250 secondary school students in France.
Prepared graduating secondary school students for oral Baccalauréat university qualification examination in English.
Academic Tutor:
2000-2003 – Kitchener and Waterloo, ON
Privately tutored secondary school students requiring extra assistance in grade 9-OAC subjects as diverse as: English, French, Biology,
Chemistry, and Mathematics in one-on-one context
ACADEMIC SERVICE & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Reviewer, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
2013 - present. Pion.
Reviewer, Space and Culture: International Journal of Social Spaces
2010 - present. Sage Publishing.
Reviewer, Critical Studies in Education
2016 - present. Taylor & Francis
Chair, Space and Culture Research Group
2007-2008, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Vice President Research, Sociology Graduate Student Association (SGSA)
2006-2007, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
SGSA Conference Committee, On Mobilities Conference
2006-2007, Department of Sociology. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
SGSA Student Representative, Contemporary Social Theory Hiring Committee
2006-2007, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Founding Committee Member and Web Designer, Skandalon: Graduate Theory Journal
2005, Centre for the Study of Theory & Criticism. The University of Western Ontario, London, ON
CSTC Conference Committee, On Things Atomic Conference
2004, Centre for the Study of Theory & Criticism. The University of Western Ontario, London, ON.
TEACHING TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
University Teaching Program (UTP)
2006, University Teaching Services, University of Alberta
Teaching Assistant Training Program (TATP)
2003, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Educational Development Office, The University of Western Ontario
Graduate Student Conference on Teaching
2003, Educational Development Office, The University of Western Ontario
LANGUAGES
English (native)
Slovak (native)
French (fluent)
Czech (comprehension)
German - Completed Intensive Language Course (Level 1) at The Goethe Institute, Toronto (2007)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), Environmental Research Cluster
Canadian Communication Association (CCA)
Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (SLSA)
Canadian Association of Cultural Studies (CACS)
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR PARTICIPATION
Reading Deleuze: Deleuze and Cultural Studies. (Fall 2010 and Spring 2012). Seminar led by Distinguished University Professor Rosi Braidotti and
Professor Anneke Smelik at the Centre for the Humanities (CfH), Utrecht University: Utrecht, NL.
Lines of Flight in the Lowlands: Symposium on Deleuze Scholarship (in the Netherlands). (Spring 2012). Co-organized by Distinguished University
Professor Rosi Braidotti and Prof. Rick Dolphijn at Utrecht University: Utrecht, NL.
Philosophies of the Subject. (Fall 2010). Seminar led by Distinguished University Professor Rosi Braidotti at the Centre for the Humanities
(CfH), Utrecht University: Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Bracha Ettinger. (Spring 2012). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Saba Mahmood. (Fall 2010). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Claire Colebrook. (Fall 2010). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Etienne Balibar. (Fall 2010). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Paul Gilroy.(Fall 2010). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Summer School: Deleuze Camp 5: “Creative Critique." (20-24 July 2011). Copenhagen, DK.
Summer School: Deleuze Camp 4: “Mille Gilles.” (5-9 July 2010). Amsterdam, NL.
2014-2017. M.D. Candidate, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada
Recipient of the Anthony S. Fell Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award in Honour of Dr. Michael Baker
An award for medical students who show outstanding potential as future leaders and innovators in health care in Canada
2015. Harvard Medical School Mind-Body Medicine CME Course, Harvard University, USA
"New Science and Best Practices to Meet Public Health Challenges," Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine (Nov. 5-8, 2015)
2014. Ph.D. Theory & Cultural Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Canada
Supervisory Committee:
Prof. Rob Shields, Henry Marshall Tory Research Chair in the Arts, Sociology / Art & Design and Director of City-Region Studies Centre
Prof. Dianne Chisholm, Professor Emeritus of English, Department of English & Film Studies
Prof. Cressida Heyes, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality
Committee Members:
Prof. Tim Antoniuk, Associate Professor of Design Studies, Department of Art & Design
Prof. Jason Wallin, Associate Professor of Media and Youth Culture Studies in Curriculum, Department of Secondary Education
External Examiner:
Prof. Adrian Parr, UNESCO Co-Chair of Water Access and Sustainability
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati
PhD Thesis on Environmental Health and Sustainable Design nominated for Governor General's Award
2010. SSHRC CGS - MSFSS Visiting Doctoral Fellow, The Centre for the Humanities, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Host Supervisor: Distinguished University Professor Rosi Braidotti, Director of the Centre for the Humanities
2006. M.A. Theory & Criticism, Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Supervisor: Professor Michael E. Gardiner, Professor of Sociology, Theory & Criticism / Department of Sociology
Dean's Honour List
2003. Hons. B.A. Kinesiology with Minor in Chemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Graduated with High Distinction
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT: RESEARCH
Graduate Research Assistant:
Book review assistant for Surveillance & Society, Professor Kevin Haggerty
Winter 2007 – University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Configured book review management software for Surveillance & Society, international, interdisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal
of Surveillance Studies.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Tutorial Instructor:
Conceptual Issues in Communication and Culture (CS 203)
2012-2013 – Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON -- Department of Communication Studies, Professor Penelope Ironstone
Received excellent student evaluations for tutorial instruction
The History of Western Art (VAH 040)
2004-2005 – The University of Western Ontario, London, ON -- Department of Visual Arts, Professor Madeline Lennon
Taught the visual culture theory component of the course with dedicated course reader
Nominated by students for the Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Received excellent student evaluations for tutorial instruction
Introduction to Women’s Studies (WS 020 E)
2003-2004 – The University of Western Ontario, London, ON -- Department of Women’s Studies, Professor Kim Verwaayen
Received excellent student evaluations for tutorial instruction
Teaching Assistant:
Introduction to Sociology (SOC 100)
Fall 2006 – University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB -- Department of Sociology, Professor Jana Grekul
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
English Language Assistant:
L’Académie de Lyon, République Française
2005-2006 – Lycée Jules Ferry, Roanne, France
Led conversation classes in English as a Second Language to 250 secondary school students in France.
Prepared graduating secondary school students for oral Baccalauréat university qualification examination in English.
Academic Tutor:
2000-2003 – Kitchener and Waterloo, ON
Privately tutored secondary school students requiring extra assistance in grade 9-OAC subjects as diverse as: English, French, Biology,
Chemistry, and Mathematics in one-on-one context
ACADEMIC SERVICE & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Reviewer, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
2013 - present. Pion.
Reviewer, Space and Culture: International Journal of Social Spaces
2010 - present. Sage Publishing.
Reviewer, Critical Studies in Education
2016 - present. Taylor & Francis
Chair, Space and Culture Research Group
2007-2008, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Vice President Research, Sociology Graduate Student Association (SGSA)
2006-2007, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
SGSA Conference Committee, On Mobilities Conference
2006-2007, Department of Sociology. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
SGSA Student Representative, Contemporary Social Theory Hiring Committee
2006-2007, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Founding Committee Member and Web Designer, Skandalon: Graduate Theory Journal
2005, Centre for the Study of Theory & Criticism. The University of Western Ontario, London, ON
CSTC Conference Committee, On Things Atomic Conference
2004, Centre for the Study of Theory & Criticism. The University of Western Ontario, London, ON.
TEACHING TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
University Teaching Program (UTP)
2006, University Teaching Services, University of Alberta
Teaching Assistant Training Program (TATP)
2003, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Educational Development Office, The University of Western Ontario
Graduate Student Conference on Teaching
2003, Educational Development Office, The University of Western Ontario
LANGUAGES
English (native)
Slovak (native)
French (fluent)
Czech (comprehension)
German - Completed Intensive Language Course (Level 1) at The Goethe Institute, Toronto (2007)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), Environmental Research Cluster
Canadian Communication Association (CCA)
Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (SLSA)
Canadian Association of Cultural Studies (CACS)
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR PARTICIPATION
Reading Deleuze: Deleuze and Cultural Studies. (Fall 2010 and Spring 2012). Seminar led by Distinguished University Professor Rosi Braidotti and
Professor Anneke Smelik at the Centre for the Humanities (CfH), Utrecht University: Utrecht, NL.
Lines of Flight in the Lowlands: Symposium on Deleuze Scholarship (in the Netherlands). (Spring 2012). Co-organized by Distinguished University
Professor Rosi Braidotti and Prof. Rick Dolphijn at Utrecht University: Utrecht, NL.
Philosophies of the Subject. (Fall 2010). Seminar led by Distinguished University Professor Rosi Braidotti at the Centre for the Humanities
(CfH), Utrecht University: Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Bracha Ettinger. (Spring 2012). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Saba Mahmood. (Fall 2010). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Claire Colebrook. (Fall 2010). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Etienne Balibar. (Fall 2010). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Master class with Prof. Paul Gilroy.(Fall 2010). CfH, Utrecht University. Utrecht, NL.
Summer School: Deleuze Camp 5: “Creative Critique." (20-24 July 2011). Copenhagen, DK.
Summer School: Deleuze Camp 4: “Mille Gilles.” (5-9 July 2010). Amsterdam, NL.
