UVic research team

Dr. Kelli Stajduhar

Professor
Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health and School of Nursing
Ami Bitschy

Research Coordinator
Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health
Carren Dujela

Research Coordinator
Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health
Charlotte Futcher

Research Assistant
Palliative Approaches to Care in Aging & Community Health
Melissa Giesbrecht

Research Associate
Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health
Breanna Horne

Research Assistant
Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health
Ashley Mollison

Project Coordinator/PhD Student
Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health
Kara Whitlock

Research Assistant
Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health

Undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral fellows

Three women stand in front of a multiple blackboards with "before I die..." written at the top
Practicum students Kara Whitlock (MSW Program, University of Waterloo), Sydney Hofmeyr and Rowen Harris (BSN Program, UVic Nursing) at the "Before I Die" wall installation.

Students are integral to the development and vision of the PACACH research program. Read about the student led “Before I Die wall” installation in the UVic student union building and look below for currently featured student projects making their mark on our research team, UVic, and beyond!

Recent student projects

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Post-doctoral fellow Robert Beringer's LGBTQI2S Dignity Project, which aims to improve the conditions of today’s older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQI2S) individuals when they enter long-term care.

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PhD student Erin Donald created COVID-19: Equity-Informed Palliative Care & Social Disadvantage, an infographic exploring how COVID-19 disproprotionately impacts socially disadvantaged people. Read her blog post.

  • Alandra White (MSN), School of Nursing/Health Information Science
  • Robert Beringer, Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health (post-doctoral fellow)
  • Shelley Tysick (MSN), School of Nursing (Masters)