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Director Dr Scott Hofer with student affiliate Raquel Graham
Self-management BC health coaches at a training workshop at the Victoria site
From right to left: Executive Director of Eldercare Foundation Lori McLeod, Valued Elder Recognition Award recipient Glennys Hughes, and Institute Director Dr Scott Hofer
Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health Ladner site: Suite 210, 4907 Chisholm Street, Delta, BC V4K 2K6
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Faculty Affiliates
UVic faculty research affiliates specialize in research related to aging. They include experts in the fields of sociology, geography, psychology, economics, business, law, medical sciences, exercise science, philosophy, engineering, nursing, public health and social policy, child and youth care, social work, and public administration.
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Health Information Science |
Health management, organization, and strategy; disease management, |
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Faculty of Engineering |
Computer vision; medical imaging; virtual reality; |
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Brewster, Paul Psychology |
Neuropsychology of aging and dementia; socioeconomic influences on late life cognition; advanced psychometric methods |
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Division of Medical Sciences |
Vascular/immunological contributions to age related cognitive decline in animal models |
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Division of Medical Sciences |
Effects of exercise on the human brain; effects of concussions on cognitive health later in life; use of video games to enhance cognitive health later in life |
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Department of Geography |
Health services research; healthy aging: healthy communities; social determinants of health; implementation science |
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Nursing |
Primary care delievery models; nurses' roles in primary care; home care; social network models; health policy making; knowledge traslation |
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Nursing |
Cardiovascular health; global health; quality improvement; knowledge translation |
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Department of Psychology |
Executive functioning; neuropsychologicalassessment; concussions; healthy aging |
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Department of Psychology |
Neuropsychology and neuroimaging; identification of biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders; healthy aging; intervention studies; challenges for individuals with cognitive decline and their caregivers |
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Psychology |
Impacts of climate change on, and by, senior citizens; ability of older adults to help mitigate climate change |
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Computer Science |
Agent-based modeling; predictive (crowd-aware) environment design; motion capture for biomechanical modeling; human-centred artificial intelligence in design and modeling; simulation for analytics and animation; representation in dynamic simulation, animation and graphics; artificial intelligence in diagnoses; serious games for rehabilitation; partiipatory design |
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Department of Psychology |
Cognitive health and dementia; digital health technology; longitudinal studies of aging, integrative data analysis |
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School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education |
Interplay between cognitive and motor decline and the impact on functions; associated assessment techniques and mitigating interventions. |
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Computer Science |
Bioinformatics; medical informatics; RNA structure-function prediction; RNA therapy; DNA methylation; mechanism of function prediction; artifical intelligence; high throughput sequence data analysis |
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Sociology |
Immigrant and refugee health; social isolation and loneliness; assistive technologies and intervention research; knowledge mobilization |
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Faculty of Law |
Income support over the life course; pensions; disability law and policy; consumer vulnerability |
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Health Information Science |
Human-computer interaction; user interface design and testing; usability engineering in healthcare; assitive devices |
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Public Health and Social Policy |
LGBTQ2+ communities; sexual health across the lifespan; sexually transmitted infections; HIV/AIDs; community-based research; mixed and multi-method studies; prospective cohort design; health equity |
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Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education |
Chronic disease prevention and management; eHealth/mHealth; web-based interventions; Big Data and health surveillance; Physical activity; Health promotion |
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Department of Psychology |
Cognitive aging; early detection of cognitive impairment; lifestyle engagements for successful aging; aging in place; technology in the home; longitudinal data analysis |
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Nursing |
Applied health services research; research competencies; knowledge translation competencies; leadership in health care organizations; evidence-based practice and health policy; healthy aging |
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Public Health and Social Policy |
Interventions for individuals with chronic health conditions; implementation, spread and sustainability of interventions; effectiveness of various interventions with specific chronic conditions |
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Health Information Science |
eHealth/digital health literacy; consumer health informatics; human factors; human-computer interaction; information visualization |
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Pyschology |
Application of longitudinal methonds to better understand aging and dementia; harmonization methods for evidence synthesis and reproducible research |
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Murray, Alison Anthropology |
Bone biology, skeletal plasticity to loading; bone hormones |
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Mathematics & Statistics |
Statistics and biostatistics |
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Nursing |
Geriatric oncology; prehap/prediagnosis through to survivorship; nursing ethics |
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Pyschology |
Cognitive and pyschosocial predictors of health behaviours; impact of technology on these behaviours; improved measurement and assessment tools for assessment of cognitive decline; development of interventions with possible impmact on rate of cognitive and/or functional decline |
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Department of Psychology |
Trajectories of cognitive change in normal aging and neurodegenerative disorders; impact of physical health changes on these trajectories; longitudinal research |
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Theatre |
Arts-based health research; non-pharmaceutical interventions for neurodegenerative diseases; incorporation of intergenerational applied theatre arts inititatives into residential care facilities; tracking impact of initiatives on health and quality of life of older adults with dementia and their families |
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School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education |
Behavioural medicine and behavioural change interventions; pyschology of physcial activity and sedentary behaviour; theories of motivation |
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Public Health and Social Policy
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Parkinson's disease, caregiving, dementia long-term care, functional ability activities of daily living |
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Pyschology |
Intra-individual processes; well-being; longitudinal methodology and analysis |
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Somanath, Sowmya Computer Science |
Human computer interaction; technology to support hands-on activities (e.g. building physical interactive artifacts), co-design, interactive design |
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Nursing |
Healthy aging; technologies to support older adults; community-based interventions to support the independence of individuals with dementia; caregiver supports |
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Psychology |
Bio-behavioural bases of self-regulation; role of self-regulation in trauma and resilience; non-pharmacological interventions for self-regulation; embodied cognition and role of embodiment in self-regulation |
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Sociology |
Aging and social capital; role of organizational culture in efforts to reduce anti-pyschotic medication in long term care; choir singing for individuals with dementia and their caregivers |
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Nursing |
Chronic and life-limiting conditions; palliative and end-of-life care; vulnerable and marginalized populations; familiy caregiving; health services, systems and policies for an aging population |
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Public Administration |
Patient safety; economic evailuation; use of administrative data for research |
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Mechanical Engineering/Division of Medical Sciences |
Neural tissue models of age related disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's) |
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School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education |
Enhanced aging; interventions to improve balance and reduce falls |
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Gustavson School of Business |
How to deliver home care efficiently with a high level of continuity; how to organize adaptive service systems to support transistions through the aging process |
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Student Affiliates
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Research interests |
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Jordan Ali Psychology Supervisor: Collette Smart |
Dementia; prodromal dementia; cognitive aging |
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Masako Anderson Social Dimensions of Health Supervisor: Kelli Stajduhar, Karen Kobayashi |
Death and dying; end of life care; advance care planning; older adult mental health; home care; older adult abuse/neglect/self-neglect; vulnerable adults, especially Japanese |
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Camille Angus Social Dimensions of Health Supervisor: Scott Hofer |
Healthy successful aging |
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Marcy Antonio Interdisciplinary Supervisor: Lauren Shield, Francis Lau |
Health Equity; COPD; digital technology |
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Paule Bellwood Health Information Supervisor: Morgan Price
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Physical activity prescribing; physical activity and management of chronic diseases; information technology; design thinking |
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Jessica Percy Campbell Political Science Supervisor: Colin Benett |
Aging and technology; marketing towards senniors; technological solutions |
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Matilde (Matty) Cervantes Social Dimensions of Health Supervisor: Debra Sheets |
Social and psychological health of dementia caregivers; community engagement and cognitive declien; health and friendly environments for older people |
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Erin Donald Nursing Supervisor: Kelli Stajduhar |
Pre-existing and mental illness and advancing life limiting conditions; health equality |
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Psychology Supervisor: Collette Smart |
Psychiatric and neurological aspects of mild cognitive impairment and dementia; cognitive and attentional processes associated with subjective cognitive decline; interventions to prevent mild cognitive impairment |
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Jenna Grant Nursing Supervisor: Debra Sheets |
Consumer driven initiatives for aging in place; approaches that support maintaining autonomy , promote health and reduce isolation
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Drew Halliday Psychology Supervisor: Stuart MacDonald, Mauricio Garcia-Barrera |
Multimodal assessment and intervention |
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Sabrina Kazi Haq Sociology Supervisor: Margaret Penning |
Aging and health; cognitive health; race |
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Sherin Jamal Social Dimensions of Health Supervisor: Kelli Stajduhar, Karen Kobayashi |
Immigrant and ethno-cultural minorities; access to care; health services research |
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Jamie Knight Psychology Supervisor: Andrea Piccinin |
Cognitive and olfaction, early diagnosis; neurodegenerative diseases |
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Colleen Lacey Psychology Supervisor: Jodie Gawryluk |
Using neuroimaging and neuropsychological assessment measures to better understand healthy aging processes and neuropyschological conditions; investigating the use of non-pharmaceutical treatment (e.g. exercise) for neuropyschological conditions
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Nathan Lewis Psychology Supervisor: Scott Hofer |
Cognitive reserve & resilience to dementia; early detection of cognitive change; relationship between physiologicalhealth and cognitive functioning |
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Chantel Mayo Psychology Supervisor: Jodie Gawryluk |
MS;cognitive decline; caregivers |
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Cindy McDowell Psychology Supervisor: Stuart MacDonald |
Individual differences and cognitive health in the aging population; biological predictors of cognitive decline; risk and preventative factors; dementia symptom reduction reduction and social cognitive lifestyle interventions |
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Shauna Nedelec Psychology Supervisor: Stuart MacDonald |
Neuroimmune functioning in MCI and AD; traumatic brain injury;neurobiologyof depression;exercise science |
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Lisa Olhauser Psychology Supervisor: Jodie Gawryluk |
Neuropyscholgy; healthy aging;cognitive rehabilitation |
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Lori Rietze Nursing Supervisor: Kelli Stajduhar |
Advance care planning; end of life decision making; palliative care
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Nursing Supervisor: Bernie Pauly |
Trans, two spirit and gender diverse aging; resilience, intersectionality; narrative inquiry
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| Sanjit Roy Social Dimensions of Health Supervisor: Debra Sheets |
Quality of life; patient-oriented research |
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Sebastian Santana Psychology Supervisor: Stuart MacDonald |
Health interventions; health policy; cognitive health in later life |
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Kimberly Shapkin Nursing Supervisor: Esther Snagster-Gormely |
Decision making in older adults; living well with dementia |
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Yilan Shen Interdisciplinary Supervisors: Karen Courtney, Debra Sheets |
Gerotechnology |
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Taylor Snowden-Richardson Medical Sciences Supervisor: Brian Christie |
Long term neuropyschological and cognitive effects of repeated mild traumatic brain injury; neurocognitive training as a beneficial tool |
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Shannon Tracey Social Dimensions of Health Supervisor: Karen Kobayashi |
Older adults; implementationscience; assistive technologies in home and community care settings |
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Amanda Webber Pyschology Supervisors: Scott Hofer, Mauricio Garcia-Barrera |
Examining protective factors (e.g., concussion) that impact cognitive functioning within young adults and aging populations using computerized cognitive tests, behavioural measurement screeners and ecological momentary assesment |
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Amanda Willms Kinesiology Supervisor: Sam Liu |
Chronic diseases; aging; physical activity/incentives |
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Tomiko (Tiko) Yoneda Psychology Supervisor: Andrea Piccinin |
Early indicators for cognitive decline |
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Sasha Zinovich Sociology Supervisor: Andre Smith |
Impact of social influences on healthcare decisions; inequalities in access to healthcare; social influences on moral regualtion and ethical behaviour |
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External Affiliates
Our 16 external affiliates reside in areas all across the world and conduct research in a variety of ways.
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| Antifeau, Elisabeth | Interior Health Authority |
| Aoun, Samar | Latrobe University |
| Asche, Carl | University of Illinois |
| Carson, Arlene | AJ Carson Consulting & Research |
| Corbett, Chris | CSCW |
| Dow, Elizabeth | Dow Consulting in Gerontology |
| Grande, Gunn | University of Manchester |
| Hainstock, Taylor | Island Health Authority |
| Koehn, Sharon | Simon Fraser University & Sharon Koehn Research Consulting |
| Koval, Andriy | University of Central Florida |
| Sawatzky, Richard | |
| Scott, Vicky | University of British Columbia |
| Stanwick, Richard | Island Health Authority |
| Tamblyn Watts, Laura | CanAge |
| Wister, Andrew | Simon Fraser University |
| Zimmer, Zachary | Mount St. Vincent University |