Hey good lookin'. Long time no see.
After graduation I spent most of the summer job hunting. At the end of July I began a research position (one-year contract) in Edmonton working on improving walking in people living with Parkinson's Disease. Here is a VIDEO (made by the original pilot program in Calgary) that will give you a general overview of what we're doing. There are four different sites in Canada and multiple sites around the world working with this technology and contributing to a central database. Each Canadian site has a different focus - ours is cognition. Our participants go through a thorough clinical and cognitive assessment before, during, and after their participation in the program. So far the results have been really positive!
Concurrently, I've been working on an application to the U of A's Master of Public Health in Health Promotion degree program. Applications are due January 15th and I have everything ready to go - just waiting on one of my professors to submit a reference. The program is extremely competitive. Last year 800 applicants applied for 80 spots and the competitive GPA for successful applicants was 3.8.
Edmonton has been really good to me so far. Still though, I'm itching to visit my best friend in St. Maarten and my brother in Taiwan.
Soon...
- JB
