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 Research Interests
Kristina Babich
MA Candidate
Department of Sociology
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
Research
Interests:
Aging and social policy and pension in Canada..
Christian Bergeron
MA Candidate, Gerontology
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Fear of crime and victimization among elderly. Mistreatment and elder abuse. Ethical issues.
Robin Blanchard
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Health Studies and Gerontology
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Research
Interests:
Evaluation of health-related programs as well as mobility of older adults.
My current research involves the development of a tool to measure driving confidence
in older adults and the evaluation of a driver self-screening tool developed by the American
Automobile Association. My dissertation research is likely going to focus on evaluating the
Ministry of Transportation's older driver license renewal process.
Nana Bonsu
MA Candidate
Department of Gerontology
University of Regina
Regina, SK, Canada
Research Interests:
The impact of healthy lifestyle (physical activity, nutrition) and socio-cultural factors on the aging process; quality of life, especially amongst elderly in the community; long-term care policy.
Suzanne Brake
Doctoral Candidate
Faculty of Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
Research Interests:
Attitudes toward aging; housing; age friendly communites.
Kerry Byrne
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada
Research
Interests:
Informal caregiving; Interventions for informal
caregivers; Communication and aging; Communication and language changes
associated with dementia; Continuity of care
Sing Mei Chan
Doctoral Candidate
School of Social Work and Family Studies and Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Practices and meanings of dementia caregiving in Chinese families
Sarah Clemmer
BScN Student
School of Nursing
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada
Research
Interests:
Gerontology, Family Caregivers, Palliative Care, Home-Based Care
Jenn Colepaugh
MA Student
Department of Family Studies and Gerontology
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS, Canada
Research
Interests:
Gender-based policy analysis of direct compensation
policies; informal caregiving.
Heather Cooke
MA Candidate
Department of Gerontology
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Quality of life and quality of care issues in long-term care; staff caregiving practices in long-term care; therapeutic design of environments for individuals with dementia; long-term care policy.
Rachel Dean
PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary PhD
Physical Education and Psychology
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Exercise motivation and adherence in older adults, specifically related to strength training; evaluation of community exercise programming; exercise and quality of life; and health promotion, including the role of physician’s in promoting physical activity.
Ilyan Ferrer
BSW Student
School of Social Work
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
Research Interests:
Mental illness and aging; narrative analysis; experience of aging for visible minorities; long-term care policy.
Judith Fisher
PhD Candidate
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Research Interests:
Drug use among older adults; dementia; osteoarthritis.
Laura Funk
PhD Student, Sociology
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Informal caregiving and “responsibility”; long-term care facilities; community health promotion and social determinants.
Christine Gagnon
PhD Student, Neuropsychology
Université du Québec à Montréal
Montreal, QC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Effect of medication intake on cognition in normal aging.
Jessie Gish
PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
Research
Interests:
Age identity, qualitative methods, narrative gerontology,
and dementia care.
Chris Gonsalves
Master Student
Master's program of Occupational Therapy (OT)
Queen's University
Kingston, ON, Canada
Research
Interests:
Senior population and stroke, occupational therapy rehabilitation.
Andrea Gruneir
PhD Student, Epidemiology
Department of Community Health
Brown University
Providence, RI, USA
Research
Interests:
Dementia and dementia care; long-term care (mainly nursing homes); end-of-life care for older adults; non-experimental research methodology.
PhD Candidate, Kinesiology
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada
Research
Interests:
Falls among older adults, injury prevention, healthy ageing, event recall, methodological concerns in fall data collection, psycho-social factors related to falls.
Erin Hawker-Budlovsky
MSW Candidate
Department of Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
Research Interests:
Aging and disability; resilience; support networks of older-adults; caregiving.
Jillian Higgins
B.A. Gerontology
St. Thomas University
Fredericton, NB, Canada
Research Interests:
Sexuality of Older Adults; Nursing Home Behavior; Recreation and Leisure.
Jessica Jalbert
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Community Health-Epidemiology
Brown University
Providence, RI, USA
Research Interests:
Geriatric pharmacoepidemiology, dementia, long-term care, health policy
Angela Johnston
MA Candidate
Department of Gerontology
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Organizational culture, social policies and the political economy, and social inequities. More specifically, my thesis research will evaluate to what extent publicly funded healthcare programs are prepared to provide services to older adults in the lesbian, gay, transsexual, and bisexual community.
Susan Jurczak
MSc Student, Occupational Therapy
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS, Canada
Research
Interests:
Environmental design for older adults;person environment fit; healthcare planning;the assisted living model of care.
Sean Keays
MA Candidate
Department of Gerontology
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Long-term care; the built environment; health promotion; retirement; pensions; informal caregiving; interventions for informal caregiving; and health administration.
Anthony Kupferschmidt
MA Candidate
Department of Gerontology
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Informal caregiving of persons with dementia; psychological effects (both positive and negative) of providing care; meaning and coping; psychological
resilience; end-of-life decision-making and advance directives; death anxiety; mild cognitive impairment.
Maude Laguë-Beauvais
PhD Candidate
Department of Psychology
Université du Québec à Montréal
Montréal, QC, Canada
Research
Interests:
The neurophysiological correlates of executive functioning and attentional control in the elderly as seen by optical imaging.
Hassane Lankoande
MSc Candidate
Department of Kinesiology
Université de Montréal
Montréal, QC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Arthritis self management for elderly and rehabilitation; Memory training and cognitive vitality; Health literacy in elderly.
Amanda Lints-Martindale
PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology
University of Regina
Regina, SK, Canada
Research Interests:
Pain management and assessment among seniors with dementia, healthy aging, Alzheimer's disease.
Jessica McAnulty
HBA Gerontology & Psychology
Department of Gerontology & Psychology
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Philip Middleton
MA Candidate
Department of Gerontology
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Elderly homelessness, mental illness and substance use in older adults, low-income seniors, housing issues, retirement and income security program entitlements, the built environment and participatory action research.
Raza Mirza
PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Research
Interests:
aging, medication use, compliance/adherence, patient-provider concordance, migration, culture, critical gerontology, health-care and medication-use decision-making
Glenyth Nasvadi
MA Candidate
Department of Gerontology
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Mobility issues in aging; effects of aging on driving; meeting transportation needs of the elderly; injuries, recovery from injuries, and impacts of injuries associated with transportation and mobility
Nancy Newall
PhD Candidate, Developmental Psychology
Psychology Department
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Research Interests:
Relationship between perceptions of control (over health, emotions, social networks, etc.), emotions such as regret and lonliness, and health and well-being among older adults.
Abram Oudshoom
PhD Candidate
School of Nursing
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada
Research
Interests:
Homelessness, Critical Ethnography, Community Nursing, Homecare, Dementia
Pamela Ross
MA Student, Family Studies and Gerontology
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS, Canada
Research
Interests:
Older Women's Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Sexuality, Intimacy, and
HIV/AIDS.
Tiana Rust
MSc Student, Health Promotion Studies
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Research
Interests:
Care givers' beliefs about Alzheimer Disease.
Sophie Sapergia
MSW Candidate
Faculty of Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
Research
Interests:
Continuum of care and dementia; caregiving and dementia; determinants of healthy aging in India; qualitative and quantitative methods.
Ann Frances Isobel Sarte
MA Candidate
Department of Gerontology
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Aging and the built environment; neighbourhood design and planning; physical activity/active living for older adults; social capital and health.
Stacey Stewart
PhD Candidate
Department of Health Studies and Gerontology
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Research Interests:
Geriatric mental health, specifically for older adults who are receiving community-based mental health services; non-adherence and misuse of prescribed medications; oral health in long-term care.
Jennifer Swindle
PhD Candidate
Department of Human Ecology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Research
Interests:
social gerontology; support networks of older adults; aging in rural communities.
David Alan Tanner
MSc Candidate, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Health and Aging Division
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada
Research
Interests:
senior-friendly environments; naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs); neighbourhood design and capacity; aging and independence.
Shelly Waskiewich
MA Candidate
School of Nursing
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
Research Interests:
End-of-life and palliative care; aging; dementia; caregiving.
Kristine Marie Erin Votova
PhD Student
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
Research
Interests:
Chronic illness management; self-care; herbals and
complimentary & alternative medicine; health care
utilization.
Rachel Zottenberg
Undergraduate Student, Psychology Major and Gerontology Minor
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, Canada
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