Shawn Hakimi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McMaster Institute for Research on Aging
Markham, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolShawn Hakimi is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and epidemiologist with over a decade in public health and eight years focused on research, including a recent PhD in physical activity epidemiology from Queen’s University. He has led multidisciplinary research programs on aging, physical activity, sleep and sedentary behavior, applying advanced statistical modelling and compositional data analysis to generate actionable population health insights. Shawn combines hands-on program management—supervising teams of 5–10 and overseeing all research phases—with a public health practice background at Public Health Ontario where he coordinated development of 150+ knowledge products. Based in Markham, Ontario, he brings a rare mix of rigorous quantitative skills, teaching experience, and practical knowledge translation, and also codes as a software developer with an interest in business. Ambitious to advance to a senior researcher role, he thrives at the interface of methods innovation and real-world public health impact.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Health Promotion, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, Graduated with Honours, Diploma of Health Promotion, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, Graduated with Honours at Humber CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physical activity epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physical activity epidemiology at Queen's UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Global-Public Health, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Global-Public Health at Karolinska institutet
English, French
Github Skills (13)
creator4
jekyll4
text-table3
science3
computer-science2
python2
gatsbyjs1
gatsby1
typescript1
dashboard1
capstone1
portal1
react1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
nikhail-singh/4HC3_Project
Nov 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:30 commits, 2 PRs, 23 pushes in 2 days
SEsseltine/HangmanApplication
Mar 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:1 release, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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