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Friday, May 6, 2022

Ontario Graduate Scholars

The Epidemiology of Cognitive Aging and Resilience Research Group is very pleased to congratulate both of our doctoral students, Emily Rutter and Carrie Shorey, who have been recognized with the prestigious Ontario Graduate Scholarship.

Emily Rutter's project was titled "The association of functional and structural social support with cognitive change in middle-aged and older adults: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging".

Carrie Shorey's project was titled "Examining the association between chronic stress, inflammation, and cognitive function in aging refugee, immigrant and Canadian-born adults". 

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Symposium on Aging Research (SoAR)

Join Carrie Shorey at the interdisciplinary Symposium of Aging Research (SoAR) on April 27th. Carrie's oral presentation is "Do Chronic Conditions Mediate the Association Between Stress-Induced Inflammaging and Cognitive Function? Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA)." 

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Journal Club

Join us for our next Journal Club where we discuss recent studies that found an association between COVID-19 and persistent cognitive deficits, including the acceleration of Alzheimer’s disease pathology and symptoms.

For the press release from Alzheimer's Association: https://www.alz.org/aaic/releases_2021/covid-19-cognitive-impact.asp

For the news article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-could-serve-as-a-trojan-horse-for-dementia-and-alzheimer-s-experts-say-1.5568918 

Friday, September 17, 2021

MSc Thesis Defence

Congratulations to Nicole Winch on her successful defence of "The Association Between Multilingualism and Executive Function in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Results from the Baseline Comprehensive Cohort".

Monday, September 13, 2021

MSc Thesis Defence

Congratulations Anita Iacono on her successful defence of "The Role of Functional Social Isolation in Mediating the Association Between Baseline Depression and Subsequent Executive Function in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Comprehensive Cohort".

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

MSc Thesis Defence

Congratulations Rachel Redekop on her successful defence of "Subjective Health as a Predictor of Physical Function in Older Women".