Members and Associate Members hold faculty or senior research appointments at a university or health care facility and demonstrate academic excellence in gerontology or health research in general (e.g., multiple publications, substantial external grants)
Research Interests: Role of nutrition and exercise interventions in improving functional capacity and reducing falls in seniors in community and long-term care settings, injury/falls prevention, cross-cultural study of aging, health beliefs and practices, rural health, health planning process, food security
Research Interests: Aging, psychometric evaluation, long-term care, evidence based practice, pain measurement
Research Interests: Aboriginal health and aging research; elderly women’s health
Research Interests: Longitudinal data, multivariate statistics, robust estimation, quality of life, administrative data
Cluster Leader: Personhood and Resilience in Senior Care
Research Interests: Ethics and philosophy in health care organizational contexts (e.g., decision-making, organizational culture and climate).
Research Interests: Neurorehabilitation, stroke, brain injury, motor learning, motor control.
Clinical Interests: Community exercise and rehabilitation programming.
Research Interests: pain assessment among older adults in community, long-term care, and palliative settings; development and implementation of psychosocial treatment programs for pain among older adults; the relationship between fear of pain and fear of falling in younger and older populations; medical decision making among older adults; cognitive aging
Clinical Interests: The treatment of anxiety and depression using cognitive-behavioural interventions.
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: Osteroporosis, fragility, fracture, nutrition, physical activity and aging, health behaviour change, patient-oriented research, health promotion/health education knowledge translation.
Research Interests: Rural and remote dementia care, early assessment and diagnosis, barriers to use of services, and primary health care.
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: History, Theory & Philosophy of Psychology, Qualitative Research, Methods Research Ethics
Research Interests: Lifelong learning, health promotion, volunteerism, gerontology, cross cultural awareness, traditional medicine.
Research Interests: Nurses’ health, mental health, wellness, nurses’ work.
Research Interests: Nutrition, health sciences, musculoskeletal system and rehabilitation
Aging Studies Program Coordinator
Research Interests: long-term care, dementia care, palliative and end-of-life care, advanced practice nursing
Research Interests: Fear of pain, health psychology, ethics, fear of falling among seniors
Clinical Interests: Cognitive behavioural therapy, neuropsychological assessment
📢 Participants Wanted for a Research Study
“Operationalizing and Enhancing Digital Literacy among Older Adults”
The Centre for Studies in Aging and Health is looking for volunteers to complete a short survey exploring people’s understanding of digital literacy for older adults.…
Apply now for AGE-WELL's Emerging Entrepreneur Award! This $50K award supports the development of emerging entrepreneurs to grow a start-up with potential social & economic impact in Canada. 📈💡 Applications due July 30. Learn more & apply now at: https://agewell-nce.ca/training/emerging-entrepreneur-award
We will present results of our Healthy Seniors Pilot Project on Thurs, June 26, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and discuss how different stakeholders can work together to help ensure older adults get adequate immunization coverage. Registration link: https://ow.ly/lSnP50Wala7 @GovCanHealth
Congratulations to the CLSA Catalyst Grant recipients!
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Nominations are now open for the 2025 Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging!
Recognizing outstanding KM efforts that have made a difference in the lives of older adults at the local or regional level.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/2naxxdt8
#KnowledgeMobilization
📅Mark your calendars! Join us on June 24 for a webinar on exploring what #accessibility means in the context of #AgeTech. Learn about the intersecting barriers that contribute to digital exclusion & strategies to improve accessibility. Register today: https://shorturl.at/cqscR
