Stephen Childs

hire@stephenchilds.ca

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Education

• Master of Arts in Business Economics
  Graduated 2007.
  Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.
  My major Research Paper was entitled The Price Elasticity of Demand for Cigarettes: Evidence from Canadian Survey Data.
  I was awarded the Graduate Gold Medal by the School of Business and Economics for achieving the highest Grade Point Average in my cohort.

• Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honours)
  Graduated 2006.
  Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
  I also completed the degree requirements of a Bachelor of Arts in History (Honours) degree concurrently.

Publications

• Finnie, R., Childs, S., & Wismer, A. (2011). Access to Post-Secondary Education Amoung Under-Represented and Minority Groups: Measuring the Gaps, Assessing the Causes. EPRI Working Paper 2011 -01. Ottawa: Education Policy Research Initiative. (presentation)

• Childs, S., Finnie, R. & Mueller, R. E. 2010. "Family Environment, Family Habits and Children's Cultural Experiences: Is There a Link to Participation in Post-Secondary Education?" in R. Finnie, M. Frenette, R.E. Mueller and A. Sweetman (Eds.) Pursuing Higher Education in Canada: Economic, Social and Policy Dimensions. Montréal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press and School of Policy Studies, Queen's University.

• Finnie, R. Childs, S. and Wismer, A. (2010) MESA Project L-SLIS Research Briefs, Toronto, ON: Educational Policy Institute. EPRI Research Briefs Page MESA Research Briefs Page

Skills and Qualifications

• Five years of experience working with Stata and other statistical software packages for both data management and analysis.
• Expertise with computer programming and its application to complex research tasks.
• Advanced training and experience in statistical and econometric analysis.
• Superior research, writing and presentation skills and experience with both academic and policy-oriented audiences.
• Experienced with preparing documents and presentation using Microsoft Office and other software.

Awards and Honours

• Graduate Gold Medal
  Awarded 2007 by the School of Business and Economics,
  Wilfrid Laurier University.

• John Finlay Memorial Scholarship
  For the 2006-07 Academic Year.
  Department of Economics,
  Wilfrid Laurier University.

• Ontario Graduate Fellowship
  For the 2006-07 Academic Year.

• Balsillie Fellowship
  For the 2006-07 Academic Year.

• Tim Ryan Memorial Scholarship
  For the 2005-06 Academic Year

• Lakehead University In-Course Scholarship
  From 2003 to 2006.

Work Experience

• Researcher/Project Manager
  Educational Policy Research Initiative.
  From 2010 to Present.

• Research Assistant
  Measuring the Effectiveness of Student Assistance.
  From 2008 to 2010.

• Trust Accounting Clerk
  Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee.
  From 2007 to 2008.

• Balsillie Fellow
  Center for International Governance Innovation.
  From 2006 to 2007.

• Research Assistant
  Department of Mathematics
  Wilfrid Laurier University.
  Part time in 2007.

• Communications Operator
  Apex Security and Investigation,
  Thunder Bay, Ontario.
  From 2002 to 2006.

• Operator
  Chubb Security,
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  From 1999 to 2002.

References Available Upon Request