Career path

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Career path

• 1. Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology/Psychop
  hysiology)
• Honours in Psychophysiology
• 2. PhD in Otolaryngology (cont)
• 3. Masters in Educational Psychology (cont)
• 4. Research Fellow at The Bionic Ear Institute
  (cont)

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University Courses

• Leadership and Professional Development
• Excellent 6-day course that allowed me to
  develop
• negotiation skills
• conflict resolution
• leadership style
• listening skills and so on
• Thesis writing courses
• Assisted me in presenting my research findings in
  a clear and concise manner.

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University Courses

• Editing classes
• Assisted me to become more efficient in my
  writing
• Assisted me to identify and fix grammatical
  errors.
• Powerpoint courses
• Assisted me in developing effective visual
  presentations for departmental seminars and
  conference presentations.

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Opportunities provided my department

• Childrens party at Government House
• Opportunity to show the management that
• I am a team player
• That I am thinking of the bigger picture and not
  just my research
• That I am willing to extend myself to contribute
  to the Institute.

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Opportunities provided my department

• Completed a 12-week course in effective
  communication
• Opportunity to develop my public speaking
  abilities for use within the department and at
  conferences etc.

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Opportunities provided my department

• Created a personal webpage
• Opportunity to share my ideas with the broader
  community
• To promote collaboration with other researchers
• To assist parents in deciding whether their
  children should participate in my research.

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Opportunities provided my department

• Presented at 7 national and international
  conferences
• Provided me with the opportunity to
• Share my research findings and ideas with the
  broader research community
• To meet and network with researchers who have
  similar interests
• By developing contacts in other parts of the
  world I increase my opportunity for future
  research collaborations
• To obtain publications in conference proceedings.

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Recommendations

• Attend university courses to extend your skill
  base and knowledge
• Be an active participant in your department
• Make yourself known to other researchers
• Publish, publish, publish !