Qualifications:
BScHE, MDW, MAEd, Mount Saint Vincent University
Professional designations: Certificate of Accreditation Applying HACCP Principles for the Food Service Industry, ServSafe Instructor, Advanced.fst Instructor, St. John’s Ambulance First Aid, WHMIS, Train the Workplace Trainer (Tourism)
Joined MSVU: 1995
Relevant Work Experience:
Food service supervisor (institutional), Cook (institutional), Server (restaurants), Educator and Fitness Instructor/Co-ordinator (Spa)
Labs taught:
THMT 116L (Principles of Food Production and Service), THMT 216L (Restaurant and Food Service Management), THMT 316L (Food Service Management), THMT 411L (Catering Technology and Systems), NUTR 315L (Food Production Management)
Research Interests:
Informal learning and learning through practice in restaurant kitchens; student engagement initiatives.
Academic Activities:
Cormier-MacBurnie, P., Hicks, E., & George, W. (2011). The Learning Passport: A MSVU Student Engagement Initiative. Poster presented at the Mount Saint Vincent University Research Day.
Cormier-MacBurnie, P. (2010). Informal learning in restaurant kitchens. Paper presented at the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education - Online Proceedings 2010, Concordia University.
Personal reflections:
I enjoy teaching, traveling and sports.