Emma Goucher

UBC Healthy Aging Grant Recipient @ Dennis Lab (UBC / BCCHRI)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

About

Experience

  • CRUEL (Contract Part-time · 4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Field Operations Coordinator
      Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

      - Coordinate experiential marketing campaigns and product sampling programs across British Columbia. - Recruit, train, and manage promotional staff to ensure high-quality brand representation. - Oversee logistics, inventory management, and event execution for consumer-facing activations. - Liaise with retail partners, clients, and operations teams to support program success. - Compile activation reports and communicate key insights to stakeholders.

    • Recruitment Ambassador
      Jan 2026 - Jun 2026 · 6 mos

    • Marketing Brand Ambassador
      Jun 2022 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (Vancouver, BC · Hybrid)
    • Summer Research Studentship (Healthy Aging SSRP Award Recipient)
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

      - Selected for a competitive, full-time summer studentship funded by the UBC Healthy Aging Initiative. - Conducted independent research examining genetic and metabolic predictors of neurodegenerative disease risk using large-scale longitudinal health datasets - Analyzed associations between APOE ε4 genotype and lipid trajectories using statistical modelling in R - Identified potential critical windows for intervention by examining temporal patterns in disease risk factors - Collaborated with research team to interpret findings and translate results into insights for precision prevention strategies - Continued developing a manuscript for my previous work on persistent post-concussion syndrome.

    • Neurogenetics Capstone Student Researcher (Dennis Lab)
      Jul 2025 - Apr 2026 · 10 mos

      - Conducted independent research on genetic predictors of persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) following traumatic brain injury using the All of Us Research Program dataset -Implemented polygenic risk score (PRS) analyses in R (e.g., PRSice, bigsnpr) to evaluate associations between migraine genetics and PPCS outcomes - Performed data cleaning, quality control, and statistical modeling (logistic regression) on large-scale genomic and phenotypic datasets - Interpreted and visualized results to assess predictive relationships between genetic risk and clinical outcomes - Collaborated with supervisor to refine study design, analytical approach, and interpretation of findings - Presented findings at the UBC Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference

  • Key Lead / Barista at TurF
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • Loafe Café (On-site)
    • Catering Supervisor, Bartender/Server
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Inventory Supervisor
      Sep 2025 - Apr 2026 · 8 mos

    • Cafe Supervisor
      Oct 2023 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Bartender/Server at Koerner's Pub
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos