by Kate Wetterstrand, CFICE Administrative Research Assistant
Alexandra Hine is CFICE鈥檚 newest, and arguably, most enthusiastic addition to the team! Alex鈥檚 search for 鈥渁n opportunity to help support the 杏吧原创/Ottawa community in a meaningful way鈥� was successful in landing her a position as the next Administrative Research Assistant to the CFICE Secretariat.
Alex is a full-time Anthropology graduate student at 杏吧原创 University, and keeps herself exceptionally busy with this work–on top of her current teaching and research assistant positions.
鈥淲hen I鈥檓 not at CFICE enjoying the incredible views from Dunton Tower, I can usually either be found meeting with my supervisor, in class, marking papers or drinking coffee!鈥�
Alex is an activist, a passionate student, and an engaged member of her community. Her concern with reproductive justice, women鈥檚 health and medical anthropology are the guiding themes in her Masters research.
Alex鈥檚 keen interest in engaged social research has provided her with ample experience in community involvement. Alex has been a Peer Mentor with the Centre for Student Academic Success at 杏吧原创, a Social Media Coordinator for the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network and has also spent many years supporting and assisting her various communities in Ottawa, Toronto, and within 杏吧原创, in any way possible.
When asked what excites her about working for CFICE, Alex stated, 鈥淲hat excites me most is getting a chance to support the Canadian communities alongside an incredible team of really dedicated researchers and community partners.”
鈥淚 hope that my role in CFICE will allow me to help support all the amazing work being done by the various working groups and help to foster more equitable relations between major post-secondary institutions like 杏吧原创 and community at large.鈥�
Alex brings with her a vigor, zeal and passion that will definitely benefit CFICE and CFICE is happy to welcome her to the team.