Research Interests
Matea Zuljevic completed her Master’s of Science degree in September 2022 from the School of Public Health Sciences. Matea’s major research interest for her thesis was how learning and knowing multiple languages may be protective against cognitive impairment. Her epidemiological research focused on the association between multilingualism and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older women, using the data from the Nun Study.
During her graduate studies, Matea had the opportunity to work at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) on the Dementia Knowledge Hub project, where she developed her passion for dementia research. She was responsible for supporting collaboration, knowledge transfer across projects, and translating and disseminating program findings and best practice to inform dementia policy and programs that impact community dwelling Canadians living with dementia and caregivers.
Education
BHSc 2018, Health Sciences (minor in Psychology), University of Ottawa
Honours Thesis: Clinical Practice Behaviours by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in the Management of Post-Stroke Swallowing Impairment Relative to Oral Care
MSc 2022, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
Thesis: The Association of Multilingualism and Written Linguistic Ability with Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Nun Study
Selected Presentations
- Zuljevic M, Ensan D, Handulle I. The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in African American Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Ottawa, ON,November 26, 2016.
Teaching Experience
| Winter 2019, 2020 | Teaching Assistant, HLTH 606B Principles of Epidemiology School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo |
| Fall 2019 | Teaching Assitant, HLTH 614 Foundations of Program Evaluation School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo |
| Spring 2019 | Teaching Assistant, HLTH 617 Population Intervention for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo |
Awards
- Applied Health Sciences (AHS) Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Fall 2018