Resume

• 2014

  University of Toronto

  St. George Campus

  Designing and conducting experiments; collaborating with teams of researchers; analyzing and reporting data; presenting findings.

  PhD Student

  University of Toronto

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Psychology

  St. Mike's Improv club

  Kelly's Korner Open Mic's

  Hart House Music Committee

  Frosh leader

  St. Mike's One Act Plays

  Grammateion: The St. Michael’s College Journal of The Arts

  The Varsity: University of Toronto's Student Newspaper

  University of Toronto

  3D Printing

  MADlab U of T

• 2013

  Master of Arts (MA)

  Conducted research pertaining to the impact of autobiographical styles on mental health.\n\nThesis: The narrative of mental health: The relationship between narrators and narrative content as a basis for emotional dispositions.

  Social

  Personality

  & Abnormal Psychology

  University of Toronto

• 2010

  Regularly perform music at events upon request.

  Toronto Trek For Teens

  Regularly perform music at events upon request.

  Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute

  King Guitar Lessons

  Solar Tomorrow Inc.

  Commanding Presence

  Jordan B. Peterson's Lab

  Compiled

  collected

  and organized research pertaining to solar thermal technologies

  Research Analyst

  Toronto

  Canada Area

  Solar Tomorrow Inc.

  University of Toronto

  Transcribed and organized data pertaining to MRI-based memory research.

  Research Assistant

  Dr. Cheryl Grady’s Aging and Neuroimaging Lab

  King City

  Canada

  King Guitar Lessons

  University of Toronto

  St. George Campus

  Administering and marking exams/projects; meeting with students; deriving marking schemes. \n\nClasses include: Positive Psychology

  Relationships

  Introduction to Social Psychology

  and Personality and its Transformations

  and Psychology & Law.

  Teaching Assistant

  Starting January 5th

  I will be teaching weekly 3 hour lectures on the psychological and philosophical foundations of personality

  using my own curriculum.

  University of Toronto

  University of Toronto

  Department of Philosophy

  UTM

  Compiled research pertaining to nihilism and related psychological constructs

  under the supervision of Dr.Andrew Sepielli.

  Graduate Research Fellow

  University of Toronto

  Designed IQ measures

  collected and organized research

  disseminated scientific findings to a broad audience

  and organized a public presentation.

  Research Assistant

  Jordan B. Peterson's Lab

• 2009

  St. Michael’s College

  Teaching

  Community Outreach

  Research

  Editing

  Critical Thinking

  Mental Health

  Cognition

  Report Writing

  Qualitative Research

  Literature Reviews

  Experimental Design

  Time Management

  Psychology

  Scientific Writing

  Quantitative Research

  Data Analysis

  Event Planning

  Research Design

  Perceiving the link between Cognitive Science and Buddhism

  Perceiving the link between Cognitive Science and Buddhism

  Enacting foolishness through procrastination

  The narrative of mental health: The relationship between narrators and narrative content as a basis for emotional dispositions.

  Moderated debate between University of Toronto Professors concerning the meaning of life.

  Tapping into group opinions: Individual differences that predict consensus sensitivity

  Presented research pertaining to person-perception based on collaboration with Dr. Nick Rule and Caitlin Burton. \n\nConference: The British Psychological Society Developmental and Social Section Conference

  Conceptualizing Perception in Psychology and Buddhism.

  Presented my research concerning the overlap between Buddhist and Scientific notions of consciousness\n. \nMini Mind Matters III Conference

  Developing a Narrative Based Objective Measure of Conscientiousness

  Presented poster based on my research @ The Canadian Psychological Association's 76th Annual Convention in Ottawa

  Gender differences on tedious vs. playful tasks following negative and positive feedback

  Presented poster based on my research @ the International Scientific Conference on Gender Differences: Men and Women

  Differences and Similarities

  Rzeszów

  Poland. \n

  Bringing Insight into the Classroom

  Presented poster based on my research @ The International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology

  in Kyrenia

  Cyprus.

  Conservative Rigidity: Exploring the Roles of Perspective Taking and Perspective Shifting

  Presented poster based on my research @ Society for Personality and Social Psychology: 17th Annual Convention

  San Diego

  California.

  Refining Conceptions of Perception by Crossing the Gap between Religion and Science

  Presented poster based on my research @ Toward a Science of Consciousness

  in Tucson

  Arizona.

  The Narrative of Mental Health: How The Types of Stories We Tell May Shape Our Emotions

  Presented my research concerning the relationship between narrative and mental health at a Social/Personality Research Group Meeting.

  The Narrative of Mental Health

  Presented poster based on my research @ The 2nd WPA-INA-HSRPS International Psychiatric Congress in Athens

  Greece.

  Swift

  Swift

  Commanding Presence

  University of Toronto

• 2008

  Regularly performed music at events.

  Dominican Republic Education and Medical Support

  Program Liaison

  Science Rendezvous

  Fundraising Director and Treasurer

  FIN

  Hart House

  Young Inventors International

  Dr. Cheryl Grady’s Aging and Neuroimaging Lab

  Dr. Jennifer Tackett’s Personality Across Development Lab

  100A Avenue Road

  Toronto ON

  Since July 2016

  I have been recording a workshop series for an online course based on the Commanding Presence curriculum. \n\nAs Research Director

  I lead a team of researchers in developing communication aids. \n

  Instructor

  Commanding Presence

  100A Avenue Road

  Toronto

  ON

  Compiled and disseminated research pertaining to the enhancement of communication.

  Research Analyst

  Commanding Presence

  Toronto

  Canada Area

  Young Inventors International

  Dr. Jennifer Tackett’s Personality Across Development Lab

  University of Toronto

  Recruited participants and collected and coded data for a longitudinal study pertaining to the association between mental health and personality.

  Research Assistant

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  Psychology

  The Varsity: University of Toronto's Student Newspaper

  Grammateion: The St. Michael’s College Journal of The Arts

  The Hart House Music Committee

  St. Michael’s College

  University of Toronto

• 2007

  Victor Swift

  Played nearly 400 shows

  released 2 independently written and produced albums

  played a Californian tour

  performed on several radio stations

  nominated for several music awards.

  Independent Music Professional

  Toronto

  Canada Area

  Victor Swift

  Society for Personality and Social Psychology

  English

  Spring 2014 SGS Conference Grant

  Financial award ($750) for active presentation of research abroad.

  University of Toronto

  Top 100 Canadian Idol

  Selected to compete in Canadian Idol singing competition after Canada-wide auditions.

  Canadian Idol (CTV)

  Fall 2014 SGS Conference Grant

  Financial award ($1

  700) for active presentation of research abroad.

  University of Toronto

  Second place

  2012 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Essay Contest

  Financial award ($200) for excellence in communicating research pertaining to Buddhism and Psychology.

  Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada