
Madhawa
PhD student specializing in epidemiology and immunology
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Werkervaring
Research Affiliate Program (RAP)
Government of Canada • Fulltime
Dec 2025 - Present • 7 mos
• Collected and processed biological samples in compliance with animal care protocols. • Managed and cleaned large datasets, ensured data integrity, and applied statistical methods to assess outcomes related to animal health and productivity. • Conducted molecular and immunological analyses using RNA extraction, qPCR, ELISA, and NextGeneration Sequencing (NGS) techniques. • Prepared detailed animal care and experimental progress reports. • Assisted in implementing experimental designs, coordinating field sampling, and performing laboratory assays. • Gained a strong understanding of the relationship between animal management practices, immune function, and disease outcomes. • Developed the ability to navigate and collaborate effectively within a complex, multi-institutional research environment.
Research Assistant
University of Alberta
Jun 2021 - Aug 2025 • 4 yrs 2 mos
Workforce Resilience Project: focusing on a coherent breathing and psycho-education implementation study for improving stress in 600 health care aides and LTC staff across Alberta during Covid-19 pandemic. • Manage and analyze biostatistics data such as heart rate variability (HRV). • Analyze and present longitudinal survey data, focus group interviews, and process evaluation data. Develop Standard Operating Protocols (SOP), research infographics (both posters and videos), and other recruitment materials. Improving Nursing Home Care Through Feedback on Performance Data (INFORM): supporting LTC home managers to implement local quality improvement projects based on SMART goals and local measurement and data. • Create stakeholder reports and research papers. • Preprocess and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, including handling missing data imputations. • Interview care home staff at focus groups and conducted thematic analysis. TREC Measurement System TMS Longitudinal Survey: understand COVID related stressors and their effects, and work environment influences to develop strategies to support LTC staff. • Analyze and report survey data. • Conduct process evaluation reports. • Organize weekly data report meeting. Trauma Research for Adverse Care Aides Experiences (TRACE): understand cumulative trauma load in HCAs working in LTC home and how it contributes to their well-being and work-related outcomes. • Conduct comprehensive literature review for project proposal. • Develop conceptual framework addressing the primary research aims. • Identify psychometrically accurate measurement tools addressing the theoretical model and the research question.