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The University of Winnipeg

P2GS Instructors

Mohamed Crossman-SerbMohamed Crossman-Serb

Taanshi,

My name is Mohamed Crossman-Serb and I am Metis/Libyan from Winnipeg. I was an instructor for the 2020 P2GS program where I taught the chemistry module. I was also a mentor for the 2022 P2GS program. The program is a great way to introduce research to students and opens the doors to many opportunities!

I am currently in my second and final year of the Master’s in Development Practice (Indigenous Development) at the University of Winnipeg.

Ashley KingAshley King

Hello my name is Ashley King, and I graduated in 2022 with a BSC honours degree in Neuroscience. I was a past P2GS scholar in 2020 and came back to the program as an Instructor in 2022. I taught an overview of neuroscience, highlighting aspects of the chemistry, biology, and psychology that make up this discipline. I had a great experience with the P2GS program, and really enjoyed my time as both a student in the program and an instructor!

I am currently working as a program officer at Research Manitoba.

Erin SinclairErin Sinclair

My name is Erin Sinclair and I’m a member of Peguis First Nation. I was very excited to be the first social science instructor for the 2023 P2GS program. During the program, I taught the students how to calculate social statistics, how to use survey programming through Qualtrics, and how to analyze social sciences data on SPSS. I also had the pleasure of inviting a Métis PhD student to present her Master’s research to the P2GS students to give an insight on what graduate school is like. I completed my Honours Bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2022 and I am looking forward to starting my Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manitoba this fall.

Miigwech!

Josh SwainJosh Swain

Tansi!

My name is Josh Swain, and I am a graduate of University of Winnipeg (BSc ’21) and McGill University (MScPH ’23). I was involved with the P2GS program as a student teacher and mentor during the summers of 2019 and 2020 where I taught the Biology module. This program is incredibly important for young Indigenous undergraduate students to gain valuable experience in research, as well as networking, community building, and creating relationships with faculty and supervisors. The experience I gained through my involvement with P2GS helped me develop my leadership skills and gave me the confidence to pursue my own further research opportunities, both of which were instrumental in my success as a McCall MacBain Scholar and McGill graduate student. I am extremely grateful to Melanie Martin, Nora Casson, Dylan Jones and the rest of the faculty and staff at UofW who help this program continue to grow. I am now working as a manager for an Indigenous Public Health organization in Toronto and continue to wish success to the program and the incredible Indigenous students who participate. You are all so brilliant, and I hope you continue to represent your communities and claim space as Indigenous scholars, researchers and professionals.

Kyle WittmeierKyle Wittmeier

Hello!

My name is Kyle Wittmeier and I was an instructor during the summer period of 2023. Topics that we covered included basic Latex paper writing, Python coding basics, and various physics topics such as special relativity, general relativity, and cosmology. I focused on how to apply these coding principles to real applications within physics and left students with resources to continue their studies in the future. Currently, I am working under Dr. Evan McDonough studying models for primordial black holes as dark matter candidates.