Victoria WIseman
MSc Experimental Psychology Student, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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35+ hours of training in active listening, crisis de-escalation, and safety assessment Responsible for providing emotional support to texters, while also connecting them with appropriate mental health resources and coping strategies
Experience
Volunteer Crisis Responder at Kids Help Phone Crisis Line (2024-09 – Present)
- 35+ hours of training in active listening, crisis de-escalation, and safety assessment
- Responsible for providing emotional support to texters, while also connecting them with appropriate mental health resources and coping strategies
Family Services Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House (2024-03 – Present)
- Responsible for maintaining a clean, welcoming environment to families
- Assisting in programs offered for families
- Assisting in cooking for families, and keeping the house clean
Lab Volunteer at Eating Behaviours Lab, Memorial University of Newfoundland (2024-09 – Present)
- Participant recruitment for current studies
- Reaching out to organizations for advertisement of our study using interpersonal skills
- Responsible for data collection, cleaning and analysis
Social Media Committee Volunteer at I Love Me Campaign (2025-05 – 2026-05)
- Assisted in social media outreach promoting mental wellbeing and positive self image
General Volunteer at I Love Me Campaign (2025-05 – 2026-05)
- Trained in giving mental health workshops
- Participated in community outreach programs
Lab Volunteer at Psycle Lab, Memorial University of Newfoundland (2025-03 – Present)
- Assisting with social media outreach
- Knowledge translation of infertility research in aims to understand, support, and prevent repdoductive related distress
Lab Volunteer at Translational Neuropsychopharmacology Lab, Memorial University of Newfoundland (2024-09 – 2026-05)
- Assisting researchers in active projects
- Analyzing data through BORIS
- Analyzing EEG data through MatLab
- Working as a team with other volunteers and researchers
Lifeguard & Swimming Instructor at Marystown YMCA (2021-05 – 2026-08)
- Responsible for enforcing rules and keeping patrons safe
- Taking on a leadership role in emergency situations
- Responsible for teaching and nurturing swimmers of all ages, instilling safe practices around water
- Communicating swimmers progress to guardians
- Taught swimming lessons to children with autism spectrum disorder, adapting instruction to individual learning needs and abilities
- Working as a team with other lifeguards and instructors
Head Coach at Marystown Marlins Swim Team (2022-06 – 2026-08)
- Responsible for teaching new techniques and fostering a healthy learning environment
- Organizing fundraising events and team building activities
- Responsible for administrative and organizational tasks such as entries for swim meets
- Being a role model and encouraging each team member
- Working as a team with assistant coaches to develop the best training plan for our team
Homework Helper at LearnStar (2021-09 – 2022-06)
- Working to meet the needs and help each student so they can reach their full potential
- Working with other homework helpers to develop new ideas and solutions to learning gaps among students
Cashier at Shoppers Drug Mart (2021-01 – 2021-06)
- Customer service experience
- Maintaining a clean store environment
- Working as a team with coworkers
- Exercising interpersonal skills with the public
Education
MSc in Experimental Psychology (Health & Wellness) – Memorial University of Newfoundland (2026-09)
BSc (Hons) in Behavioural Neuroscience – Memorial University of Newfoundland (2022-09 – 2026-04)
