Curriculum Vitate
Alexander "AJ" Wray
Phone: +1 (289) 923 7569
Email: awray22@uwo.ca
Current Appointments
Research Scientist - 2024 to present
Lead the development of grant applications and research studies related to Children's Health, Mental Health, and Personalized Medicine
Support existing research programs of Dr. Jason Gilliland (Geography & Environment) and Dr. Jamie Seabrook (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) from The University of Western Ontario
Research Associate - 2024 to present
Participate in a wide-range of research projects on health and wellbeing in the Human Environments Analysis Lab (theheal.ca)
Led by Dr. Jason Gilliland, Department of Geography & Environment, The University of Western Ontario
Education
Undergraduate
Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies, Planning (Co-op)
Diploma in Environmental Assessment
2018
Masters
Master of Arts, Geography
Supervised by Dr. Jason Gilliland
Certificate in University Teaching and Learning
2020
Doctorate
PhD, Geography and Environment
Supervised by Dr. Jason Gilliland
2024
Experience
Associate Consultant - 2019 to present
Spatialists works with community groups, government organizations, non-profits, and businesses to deliver innovative solutions for addressing environmental, economic, social, and public health issues
Project Coordinator - 2020 to 2024
Supervised by Dr. Jason Gilliland, Professor, Department of Geography & Environment
Coordinated the Food Retail Environment Study for Health and Economic Resiliency (2020), and the ParkSeek Canada project (2020 to 2024)
Research Assistant - 2018 to 2020
Supervised by Dr. Jason Gilliland, Professor, Department of Geography
Participate in a wide-range of research projects on health and wellbeing in the Human Environments Analysis Lab
Research Assistant - 2017 to 2018
Supervised by Dr. Leia Minaker, Assistant Professor, School of Planning
Undertook a scoping review of how the built environment is discussed by various fields in shaping cancer risk and prevention
Secured a CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant for exploring the applications of smart city technology to public health
Research Assistant - Fall 2016
Supervised by Dr. Dawn Cassandra Parker, Professor, School of Planning
Prepared communication materials and organized a research symposium for agent-based modelling of the Kitchener-Waterloo real estate market
Student Planner - Winter 2016
Planning Research and Analytics Team, Planning, Development and Legislative Services
Conducted research and developed visualization tools for the Region's light rail transit monitoring program
Assistant Project Officer - Spring 2015
Environmental Assessment Services Section, Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch, Operations Division
Managed environmental assessment approvals in waste management, mining, transit and waterpower