Professional Associates are clinicians or other professionals who work with older adults (e.g., practicing social workers, nurses, lawyers, older adult educators, health care administrators).
Research Interests: Older Adults, Pharmacy
Research Interests: Health psychology, aging, pain.
Research Interests: Geriatric mental health
Research Interests: Patient engagement, pain, dementia, knowledge translation
Clinical Interests: Improving assessment and management of pain in dementia especially for those in long-term care. Improving pain care services and access to self management programs and support for those with chronic pain.
Brachaniec has experience as a physiotherapist, chronic pain patient, and as a caregiver for her parents during their dementia journeys.
Research Interests: Dementia, Pain Management, Antipsychotic Medication Reduction. Masters of Science in Nursing with Healthcare Leadership Specialty
Clinical Interests: Policy, Procedure and Clinical Standard
Research Interests: Pain assessment, seniors, dementia, falls
Research Interests: Aging, women’s health, osteoporosis,anxiety and stress disorders.
Clinical Interests: Cancer, diabetes and degenerative diseases
Research Interests: Pain assessment in seniors with severe dementia, ethics
Clinical Interests: CBT psychotherapy, post-traumatic stress disorder, adult neuropsychological assessment
Research Interests: Health, older adults, aging and resiliency, impacts of isolation, mental health
Clinical and Research Interests: Neuropsychological assessment, rehabilitation and evidenced-based psychological treatment of mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders.
Research Interests: Pain sensitivity in seniors with dementia, increased access to psychological services in rural areas of Canada
Clinical Interests: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, ACT
Research Interests: Health anxiety, anxiety, health psychology, assessment, normative data, norms for seniors, computerized assessment, Hypochondriasis, and Clinical Psychology.
Clinical Interests: Adult Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Adult Psychological Assessment, Adult Neuropsychological Assessment.
Research Interests: Role of nurse practitioners in long term care settings; Palliative/End-of-life care; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Research Interests: Pain and fall prevention
Research Interests: Aging in Place Equine Assisted Therapy and Seniors; Does aging in place amongst familiar surroundings reduce progression and confusion of dementia; Methods of reducing anxiety and increasing social connections.
Research Interests: Illness Narratives, Comics & Aging, Narrative Nonfiction and Aging, Intergenerational Advocacy