Kathryn Smart is the Administrator for the Centre on Aging and Health. She completed her undergraduate studies in geography at the University of Regina and is the recipient of several prestigious awards and distinctions for the quality of her writing and academic achievement. Kathryn has held research positions through the local health region and University of Regina, has worked as a consultant for local non-profit organizations, and has volunteered extensively for local community-based organizations. She has a general interest in healthy aging, and more specifically, in social, health, and community supports for older adults. Kathryn joined the CAH in October 2022, and is excited to be involved with promoting research in aging and health.
Office:
Administration Humanities Rm 414.1
University of Regina
Regina, SK, S4S 0A2
Canada
Phone: (306) 337-8477
Email: cah@uregina.ca
We just published a state of the art systematic review of pain assessment tools for people living with severe dementia. We provided recommendations for the most supported tools @AIGMcLennan @UofRegina https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735826000139?via%3Dihub
The Winter 2026 CAH Newsletter has stories about:
Research on menopause with Canada Research Chair Dr. Jennifer Gordon, upcoming CAH spring public events, CAH relaunching research participant pool, CAH Director inducted as Fellow of the RSC, and more!
https://research.uregina.ca/cah/newsletters/issue-41/
Congratulations to #URegina's @DrThomasHadjist, newly elected as a Fellow of the @src_rsc. His groundbreaking work is improving care for older adults with #dementia and chronic pain worldwide.
📺 Watch the video below, and learn more in Discourse: 📖 https://bit.ly/3WWYQbC
Two #URegina researchers have been elected Fellows of the @src_rsc — the country’s highest academic honour. 👏
Congrats to Dr. @rncarleton and @DrThomasHadjist, whose research is improving lives across Canada and beyond.
Learn more in Discourse:
Two U of R academics honoured | Discourse Magazine
Two University of Regina researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
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📅 Mark your calendars! Join us on Dec 10 for a webinar that explores how building design & operation can protect older adults’ health against extreme heat and wildfire smoke events.
🔗 Don’t miss out—register today: https://shorturl.at/IQwQg
Deeply honoured to join the Royal Society of Canada. I am grateful to an extraordinary team of collaborators and trainees who have helped advance our research on pain in dementia. Proud of what we’ve built, and motivated for what’s next.
