Lara Killian
Evidence Synthesis Research Coordinator | Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre
Halifax, Canada Area, NS, CANADA
Podcast Host for commandN.tv and Librarian Educator at Capital District Health Authority
Biography
I co-host and produce commandN.tv, a regular video production with hosts Amber Mac in Toronto and Jeff MacArthur in Halifax. Segments include technology and social media news and analysis, interviews, product reviews, and more. The show launched in 2005 and has been featured in Wired Magazine, PC Magazine, and the Adventures of Superman. Interviews have included actor LeVar Burton, director David Cronenberg, architect Frank Gehry, and Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson, among many others. commandN is produced by Konnekt Creative Digital Engagement.
I am also the Communications Director for Nocturne: Art at Night, Halifax’s annual arts festival.
And now onto my day job... From project management to research synthesis and creatively disseminating findings through a variety of outlets, I enjoy managing communications and sharing knowledge. I coordinate patient education materials for an urban hospital network in eastern Canada. It's a lot like running my own small scale publishing house. I liaise with content creators, work through needed updates on an established schedule and polish everything until it's shiny-shiny. In recent years I have been a research team member and author on two Cochrane systematic reviews on health topics.
Industry Expertise (3)
Library and Information Management
Social Media
Information Services
Areas of Expertise (3)
Communication Strategy
Health Research
Social Networking
Education (6)
Boston College: BA, English, Philosophy 2002
Dalhousie University: MLIS, Library and Information Studies 2010
University of Oxford: BA, English, Philosophy 2001
I attended Mansfield College for one academic year as a junior year abroad (JYA) student while enrolled at Boston College.
Durham University: MA, English 2004
Università degli Studi di Parma: Italian language 1999
Université Laval / Laval University: Explore program, French 2010
Intensive intermediate French program (spring session). While studying French I had the opportunity to give a presentation, in French, to a group of students studying beginner Japanese, on my experience living in Japan for a year and studying Japanese.
Affiliations (4)
- School of Information Management Associated Alumni
- Halifax Library Association
- Atlantic Provinces Library Association
- Medical Library Association
Links (3)
Event Appearances (2)
Getting Started in Podcasting
Podcamp Halifax Halifax, Nova Scotia
2012-01-22
Gadgets for the Holidays
Gadget buying for Christmas Halifax
2012-11-20
Style
Availability
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
Social