Cluster Leader: Musculoskeletal Health and Mobility
Research Interests: Use of proprioceptive feedback to control joint interaction torques in multijoint movement, adaptation of neuromuscular control mechanisms to microgravity environments, role of proprioceptive feedback in maintaining joint stability, role of central pattern generators in cyclic upper limb movements, applications of non-linear dynamics systems to the neural control of movement, the impact of deficient proprioception on joint stability and postural control mechanisms in the aging population, the impact of deficient postural control on gait and obstacle avoidance in patients with Parkinson’s disease and the effect of age and osteoarthritis on knee proprioception.
Clinical Interests: improved neuromuscular control through increased physical activity for elderly subjects, rehabilitation programs for patients with shoulder instability.
Cluster Leader: Biological Basis of Age-Related Brain Disorders
Research Interests: Dr. Buttigieg’s area of interest is centered on better understanding the pathophysiology associated with diseases such as dementia (e.g. Alzheimer’s), autoimmune diseases (e.g. Multiple Sclerosis), and injury (e.g. stroke or spinal cord injury). Using pharmacological interventions, the aim of Dr. Buttigieg’s research is to mitigate the severity of damage to the CNS. However, once injury has occurred, to use stem cell intervention to reduce or reverse injury and tissue damage.
Research Interests: Exercise, Nutrition, and Aging
Research Interests: Attention; cardiac rehabilitation; executive functioning; physical activity.
Clinical Interests: Psychological performance in sport and exercise, goal setting.
Research Interests:
(1) The influence of psychosocial factors (e.g., ageism, social support, emotions) in the experience of chronic diseases among older persons; (2) The role of adversity & resilience in the aging process; and (3) Development of policy recommendations aimed at improving the lived experiences of aging populations.
Research Interests: Leisure and aging, leisure and chronic conditions, leisure and dementia, the lived experience of dementia, leisure and retirement, Therapeutic Recreation in Long-Term Care, and qualitative methodologies.
Cluster Leader: Aging and Women’s Health
Research Interests: The role of ovarian hormones in the etiology of perimenopausal depression, cardiovascular effects of perimenopausal hormone changes, mechanisms linking hot flashes and increased cardiovascular disease risk
Cluster Leader: Pain in Old Age
Research Interests: Pain assessment, dementia, gerontology, ethics and standards of professional practice, clinical psychology, and health psychology.
Clinical Interests: Adult Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Adult Psychological Assessment.
Research Interests: Neurorehabilitation, stroke, brain injury, motor learning, motor control.
Clinical Interests: Community exercise and rehabilitation programming.
Research Interests: My primary research interests focus on the role of cultural connectedness for Indigenous peoples’ mental health and holistic wellness. My research projects use innovative blends of quantitative, qualitative, and Indigenous methodologies to increase the relevance of my research for Indigenous communities. I specialize in conducting strengths-based, trauma-informed approaches to community-based participatory research, and decolonized nature-based psychotherapy with Indigenous peoples.
Clinical Interests: Culturally-specific psychotherapy with Indigenous populations.
Research Interests: Physiological issues related to chronic disease, illness and exercise as they relate to aging, mild traumatic brain injury, and PTSD.
Research Interests: Community-dwelling older adults, phone programs, mood and loneliness, 100-year-olds, patient-oriented research, unique knowledge dissemination methods.
Research Interests: LGBTQ+ and aging; transnational migration and aging.
Research Interests: Healthy aging in place, Older adults quality of life, Black older adults social connectedness, Racialized older adults social connectedness, Cohousing community and older adults quality of life.
Research Interests: Rurality, access barriers to healthcare, transitions to illness & disease management in rural areas, Parkinson’s disease, newcomer health and wellness in rural areas.
Research Interests: Narrative inquiry, aging, community, lived experience of disability.
Aging Studies Program Coordinator
Research Interests: long-term care, dementia care, palliative and end-of-life care, advanced practice nursing
The CAH congratulates Dr. V. Puplampu (Faculty of Nursing) and her international team on their remarkable research and success as a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging Planning and Dissemination Grant recipient.
The team working on the project "Older Adults’ Experience of Vulnerability and Inequity in Recovering from the Pandemic’ were hosted by Dr. Puplampu on the U of R campus in May 2025.
We studied the impact of ageism and pain on pandemic stress among older adults. Our findings suggest that both ageism and pain influence pandemic-related stress, although ageism mediated pain's impact on pandemic stress. @UofRAgingCentre @gjgasmundson
In conjunction with the 2024 DO Hebb Prize for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, I was asked to contribute a paper; its about the impact of paradigmatic shifts in health research @UofRegina @UofRAgingCentre
We studied the psychometric properties of the COVID Stress Scales (which are suitable for the study of stress related to other pandemics as well) in an older adult sample. @gjgasmundson @UofRAgingCentre
@DrThomasHadjist is kicking off the afternoon session at #CanadianPain25 on contemporary ethical challenges in pain research.
The 2024-2025 CAH Distinguished Public Lecture is now on YouTube!
"Live Long Die Short: Aging at the Intersection of Technology, Philosophy, and Purpose" with speaker Dominic Carter.
via @YouTube
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