Zoe Ullyet, She/Her
My name is Zoe Ullyett, and I am in my 3rd year (honours) of life science program, minoring in French, at McMaster University. My academic interests include global and public health, while my hobbies consist of dance, working out, travelling and hiking. I started dancing at the age of 3 and became a competitive dancer at the age of 7. Throughout these experiences I learnt many useful skills such as time management, communication, teamwork, and creativity. These skills have been useful in my endeavours as I have used them in my work as an administrator at my dance studio, and my position on the McMaster Dance Recreational Executive Team. I found out about this opportunity in my LIFESCI 2AA3 course as we worked alongside CityLAB Hamilton, to determine ways to decrease sedentary behaviour in University students.
I am grateful for the opportunity I had to participate in CityLAB Student in Residence program as it has provided me with various chances to strengthen and learn new skills such as critical reflexivity, systems thinking, relationship building, the importance of empathy, communication etc. Understanding the lessons and techniques taught, I was able to apply them to my group project created for Engage Hamilton with Cindy Mutch. Our relationship-based project was created to increase the number of individuals who would participate on the Engage Hamilton website.