Academic & Research consulting services 

Welcome to my consulting services! I specialize in a variety of areas, including online survey design, LGBTQ research design, Holocaust education, teaching with technology, and online course development. Whether you're a researcher, educator, or organization, I can help you achieve your goals with customized consulting services tailored to your specific needs. With years of experience in the field, I have the knowledge and expertise to guide you through every step of the process, from planning and implementation to analysis and reporting. Contact me today to learn more about how I can help you succeed!

Services Available:  

General Research Services:

• Statistical analyses & interpretation

• Online survey software selection & comparison

• Online survey design & programming

• Smart phone & tablet survey optimization

• Survey testing

• Automation of laboratory procedures

• Conversion to an online research system

• Training in online research methods

• Website design

• Creative survey solutions and custom programming

• Creating an online presence for your research lab

• Social media recruitment and advertising

• Personalized online interview portal creation

LGBTQ+ Research Services: 

• Application of LGBTQ-inclusive research methods

• Recruitment of LGBTQ participants

• Assistance with IRB / REB applications for LGBTQ research

• Review of surveys for LGBTQ inclusion

Conference Services: 

• Live Streaming and online archiving of conference talks

• Website Design

• Systems Development & Design (e.g., abstract submission, peer review)

• Conference Organization

• E-Commerce set-up

• Using Slack to host an online conference (or add a virtual element to an in-person conference)

Past & Present Clients

Lab outfitting

Setting up a new lab can be a daunting task! While every lab has different needs, on this page I will post links to some of the things that I have found useful in setting up my own lab.

• Lens Protectors for our Meta Quest Headsets. These are particularly useful in a high-use environment where the headsets may not always immediately end up back in a protective case.

• Rollerblade Chair Wheels (big improvement over the standard casters that come on university-supplied office chairs). Alternate Version.

• Organization Cart - this helps to make our iMotions equipment easily accessible and easy to relocate from one room of the lab to another.

• VR Cable Organization / Suspension - as part of our iMotions set up, we have one hardwired VR headset, which requires that we be able to properly suspend the long VR connection cable from the ceiling.

• ECG/EEG Electrode Lead/Cable Hanger - It’s best to store your leads hanging, rather than risk getting them tangled up by curling them. It also tends to make them easier to use if they are unwound. It can also be useful to have hooks/holders available at each workstation, and I have found these type to work quite well.

• Adjustable Device Wall Mount - Designed for Apple TVs, these are also great for holding the large power bricks that come with computer docking stations, among other electronic devices that need to be tucked up and out of the way.

• Pegboard Systems are great for organizing all sorts of devices while minimizing the number of holes you need to put into your wall. Be sure to also order whatever mounting kit matches the pegboard you choose.

• Video Conferencing Organization Station - we recently installed a 75” TV to facilitate our multi-location lab meetings. Unfortunately, this resulted in a lot of messy cabling running under the TV along the wall, so a wall-mounted shelf was installed to help with the organization of cables.

• Backup Power for Computers - Our lab doesn’t have backup power, and now that we are using desktops for a lot of our iMotions work, it’s important that we have enough time to properly shut down a computer in the event that there is a power outage. These large power-bar standby units not only provide surge protection, but they also provide more than enough backup power to allow us to properly save what we are working on before shutting down a computer.

• Small Space / Wall organization - Our iMotions equipment has a lot of different moving parts for each computer station we have set up. These small, streamlined units can hang on a wall (with screws or 2 sided tape) and provide a great storage solution for the small items we need to keep track of at each station, including hooks for hanging the electrode lead cables.

• Additional Lighting / Floor Lamps - If you have harsh overhead lighting, it can be useful to provide floorlamps and desklamps to alter the lighting options available. This is particularly useful if doing video conferencing, video recording, or eye-tracking, as you need to be able to set up the optimum lighting for each scenario.

• Headphone Hangers - To help keep your workspaces organized, if you have wireless headphones at each station, then it is useful to have a hook to hang them on.

• Monitors - Each station that we have set up in the lab has 2 monitors. It’s also useful to have extra monitors on hand to make the lab more useful for students, who can then connect their laptop to a monitor for a more ergonomic work station.

• Keyboards & Mice - I also keep a few keyboards and mice on hand that can connect to a variety of different types of laptops so that students can create a fully ergonomic workstation using their own personal laptop while working in the lab.

• Wireless Cameras - Our lab has many different rooms, so being able to monitor what is going on in other rooms is often really important. The original design of the lab had hardwired cameras running throughout the lab and feeding back to a central monitoring room. Wireless cameras make it much easier to check in on things from a mobile phone or any wifi-connected device.

• Non-Wifi Wireless Cameras - If it’s tricky to connect external wifi devices to your institution’s wifi, then a non-wifi, wireless camera may be the option. These generally come in the form of baby/pet monitors, and they include one or more cameras that connect to a handheld viewing screen. The Levana baby monitor allows for split screen viewing of two cameras at once.

• Professional Camera - If you need to take photos for your work or produce high quality videos, then an entry-level professional camera can be a great asset and save a lot of money in terms of not having to outsource this work to contractors.

• Powerbars - Our communal working table in the centre of the main room of our lab offers a number of power outlets that we connect under the table for a clean and tidy way to provide power to personal devices.

• Quick Grab Cable Spring Holders - These are great for helping to organize our cables and electrode leads throughout the lab.

• Wireless Doorbell - If you have a multi-room lab, it can be useful to install a doorbell to help you know when a participant arrives.