Academic & Research consulting services 

Welcome to my consulting services! I specialize in a variety of areas, including online survey design, LGBTQ research design, Holocaust education, teaching with technology, and online course development. Whether you're a researcher, educator, or organization, I can help you achieve your goals with customized consulting services tailored to your specific needs. With years of experience in the field, I have the knowledge and expertise to guide you through every step of the process, from planning and implementation to analysis and reporting. Contact me today to learn more about how I can help you succeed!

Services Available:  

General Research Services:

• Statistical analyses & interpretation

• Online survey software selection & comparison

• Online survey design & programming

• Smart phone & tablet survey optimization

• Survey testing

• Automation of laboratory procedures

• Conversion to an online research system

• Training in online research methods

• Website design

• Creative survey solutions and custom programming

• Creating an online presence for your research lab

• Social media recruitment and advertising

• Personalized online interview portal creation

LGBTQ+ Research Services: 

• Application of LGBTQ-inclusive research methods

• Recruitment of LGBTQ participants

• Assistance with IRB / REB applications for LGBTQ research

• Review of surveys for LGBTQ inclusion

Conference Services: 

• Live Streaming and online archiving of conference talks

• Website Design

• Systems Development & Design (e.g., abstract submission, peer review)

• Conference Organization

• E-Commerce set-up

• Using Slack to host an online conference (or add a virtual element to an in-person conference)

Past & Present Clients

Lab outfitting

Setting up a new lab can be a daunting task! While every lab has different needs, on this page I will post links to some of the things that I have found useful in setting up my own lab.

• Lens Protectors for our Meta Quest Headsets. These are particularly useful in a high-use environment where the headsets may not always immediately end up back in a protective case.

• Rollerblade Chair Wheels (big improvement over the standard casters that come on university-supplied office chairs). Alternate Version.

• Organization Cart - this helps to make our iMotions equipment easily accessible and easy to relocate from one room of the lab to another.

• VR Cable Organization / Suspension - as part of our iMotions set up, we have one hardwired VR headset, which requires that we be able to properly suspend the long VR connection cable from the ceiling.

• Adjustable Device Wall Mount - Designed for Apple TVs, these are also great for holding the large power bricks that come with computer docking stations, among other electronic devices that need to be tucked up and out of the way.

• Video Conferencing Organization Station - we recently installed a 75” TV to facilitate our multi-location lab meetings. Unfortunately, this resulted in a lot of messy cabling running under the TV along the wall, so a wall-mounted shelf was installed to help with the organization of cables.

• Backup Power for Computers - Our lab doesn’t have backup power, and now that we are using desktops for a lot of our iMotions work, it’s important that we have enough time to properly shut down a computer in the event that there is a power outage. These large power-bar standby units not only provide surge protection, but they also provide more than enough backup power to allow us to properly save what we are working on before shutting down a computer.

• Small Space / Wall organization - Our iMotions equipment has a lot of different moving parts for each computer station we have set up. These small, streamlined units can hang on a wall (with screws or 2 sided tape) and provide a great storage solution for the small items we need to keep track of at each station, including hooks for hanging the electrode lead cables.

• Monitors - Each station that we have set up in the lab has 2 monitors. It’s also useful to have extra monitors on hand to make the lab more useful for students, who can then connect their laptop to a monitor for a more ergonomic work station.

• Keyboards & Mice - I also keep a few keyboards and mice on hand that can connect to a variety of different types of laptops so that students can create a fully ergonomic workstation using their own personal laptop while working in the lab.

• Wireless Cameras - Our lab has many different rooms, so being able to monitor what is going on in other rooms is often really important. The original design of the lab had hardwired cameras running throughout the lab and feeding back to a central monitoring room. Wireless cameras make it much easier to check in on things from a mobile phone or any wifi-connected device.

• Powerbars - Our communal working table in the centre of the main room of our lab offers a number of power outlets that we connect under the table for a clean and tidy way to provide power to personal devices.

• Quick Grab Cable Spring Holders - These are great for helping to organize our cables and electrode leads throughout the lab.