CURRICULUM VITATE
Alexander James David 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
2020 to 2024
Experience
Research Assistant - 2018 to present
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