Curriculum Vitate
Alexander "AJ" Wray
Phone: +1 (289) 923 7569
Email: awray22@uwo.ca
Education
Undergraduate
Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies, Planning (Co-op)
Diploma in Environmental Assessment
2013 to 2018
Masters
Master of Arts, Geography
Signs with a Side of Fries: The influence of outdoor advertising on retail food outlet purchases by adolescents
Supervised by Dr. Jason Gilliland
2018 to 2020
Doctoral
PhD, Geography & Environment
Supervised by Dr. Jason Gilliland
PhD Candidate as of 2022
2020 to 2024 (expected)
Experience
Project Coordinator - 2020 to present
Supervised by Dr. Jason Gilliland, Professor, Department of Geography
Coordinated the Food Retail Environment Study for Health and Economic Resiliency (2020), and the ParkSeek Canada project (2020 to present)
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
Third co-op term, held from September to December 2016
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
Second co-op term, held from January to April 2016
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
First co-op term, held from May to August 2015
Chair of the Board - 2015 to 2018
Elected to serve as Chair of the Federation of Students, University of Waterloo Board of Directors by undergraduate students
Led an in-depth collaborative review of bylaws and corporate procedures
Oversaw four executive and an operating budget of over $2 million
Residence Life Team - 2014 to 2018
Directly mentored over 200 students across 4 years
Served as a Don for Winter 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Served as a Peer Leader for Fall 2016