Curriculum Vitae
Benjamin Tran (Benji Nova)

Education

  • M.Sc Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, 2022

  • B.A Kinesiology and Psychology (honours double major), Western University, 2020

  • Certified facilitator of the Mindfulness Ambassador Program with Mindfulness Without Borders, 2022

Art Features

  • Featured in the annual December Live-Painting-Performance hosted by London Arts Council (12/2024)

  • Featured on the Cover of ‘Together: Stories of Collective Impact’ (Volume 2, Issue 1, Fall 2023), International Magazine by the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE).

  • Album cover art for musician Eric Reprid, album titled “Riddy’s Revenge” (10/2023)

  • Murals featured at the Halloween Street Party on Dundas Place, London ON, 10/2023

  • Finalist in the 100 Kelloggs Art Comp, London ON, 03/2023 to 09/2023

  • Guest on Young And Gifted Podcast by Vaughn Patron, Episode 06, 06/2023

  • Summer Solstice Night Market with Local Galore, Komoka ON, 06/2023

  • Featured on the Cover of ‘Together: Stories of Collective Impact’ (Volume 3, Spring 2023), International Magazine by the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE).

  • Cover artwork for musician Eric Reprid, nine singles (Evil, Hate On Me, Love Me Better, Grow Up, Party, Take Five, Hold My Heart, High Society, 8AM), 04/2023 to 06/2023

  • Guest on The Maker’s Heart Podcast by Maya Fernandez, Episode 02, 05/2023

  • Group show, Western University Public Arts Commission, London ON, 03/2023

  • Featured on Rogers TV, regarding the mural at the Ingersoll Theatre of Performing Arts, Middlesex County, 08/2022

Teaching

  • Guest-lecture at Western University, for a class of Master’s students in Occupational Therapy (course topic: adaptive technologies), 11/2024

  • Guest-lecture at Western University, for a class of MFA students & as part of the “Art Now Speakers Series”, sponsored by artLAB gallery & VASA from the Department of Visual Arts, Western University (10/2024)

  • Art Instructor for the Belong Program, London Arts Council, 03/2023 to 05/2024

  • Hosted Freestyle Doodling Workshop at 519 Hip Hop Studio, London ON, 07/2023

  • Live Muralist & Instructor, Covent Market Place, London Arts Council, 05/2023

  • Guest teacher for the English-Second-Language (ESL) class at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School, 05/2023

  • Facilitated a 6-week mindfulness program to a group of 12 graduate students at Western University, 02/2023

  • Hosted mindfulness-through-art class at Laurier University (PS389/HE305: Positive Psychology), Waterloo ON, 02/2023

  • Worked with On Canada Project to create a guided meditation to support Kids Help Phone counsellors, 02/2023

  • Guest-lecture at Laurier University (PS389/HE305: Positive Psychology), Waterloo ON, 08/2022

  • Taught four mindfulness-through-art lessons to children with intellectual disabilities at L’Arche London, 07/2022

  • Live drawing exhibition & mindfulness workshop, University Student Council, Western University, 11/2022

  • Hosted mindfulness-through-art workshop, University Student Council, Western University, 02/2022

  • Teacher at Scholars Education Centre, London, ON, 03/2020 to 04/2021

  • Teaching Assistant at Western University, Health Sciences 2250, 09/2020 to 12/2021

  • Graduate academic presentation on Social Cognitive Theory, HS9721A, 08/2020

  • Guest speaker for the Mindful Minutes Community, Western University, 09/2020

Research Positions

  • Project Assistant for the Leveraging Kindness Event, Western University, 09/2020 to 12/2021

  • Graduate Research Assistant, National Centre for Audiology & Hearing Healthcare Lab, Western University, 05/2019 to 04/2021

  • Research Assistant, Stevenson Sensory Perception Lab, Western University, 09/2018 to 05/2019

  • Lab Assistant, Penny MacDonald Lab (Brain & Mind Institute), Western University, 05/2018 to 08/2018

Publications & Co-Authorships

  • Tran, B., The Experience of Mindfulness and its Nondual Nature in Active Practitioners" (2022). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 8809.

  • Vasudevan, Varsha, "The Influences of the Mindfulness Ambassador Program on Graduate Students" (2023). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 9372.

  • Shillington, K. J., Morrow, D., Meadows, K., Labadie, C. T., Tran, B., Raza, Z., Qi, C., Vranckx, D. J., Bhalla, M., Bluth, K., Cousineau, T. M., Cunningham, D. E., Estrada, M., Massey, J., Ncube, N., & Irwin, J. D. (Accepted February 2023). Leveraging Kindness in Canadian Post-Secondary Education: A Conceptual Paper. College Teaching.

  • Tran, B., Rafinejad-Farahani, B., Moodie, S., O’Hagan, R., & Glista, D. (2021). A Scoping Review of Virtual Focus Group Methods Used in Rehabilitation Sciences. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, 16094069211042227.

  • Sindrey, D. (presenter), DiFabio, D., Tran, B., Moodie, S. (2020). From HearOn: Introducing the HearOn videos for professional and caregivers.

  • O’Hagan, R. (presenter), Tran, B., Van Eeckhoutte, M., Scollie, S. & Glista, D. (2019). Daily activities as described by Canadian children wearing hearing aids. Presented at The 2019 Canadian Academy of Audiology Conference and Exhibition, Halifax, NS, Canada.

  • Dalal, T.C. (presenter), Muller, A.M., Brierley, N.J., Sehl, C.G., Tran, B., & Stevenson, R.A. (2019). The relationship between multisensory perception and schizotypal personality traits. Presented at The 48th Annual Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.

  • Sehl, C.G. (presenter), Parks, K.M.A., Tran, B., Dalal, T.C., & Stevenson, R.A. (2019). A temporal community-structure approach to statistical learning. Presented at The 48th Annual Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.