This event will take place at the Davis Centre. See below for more info:
An Interdisciplinary Forum for Graduate Student Research
With a focus on aging research, SoAR is a one-day meeting for engaging with graduate student research beyond disciplinary and professional boundaries, and across areas of expertise. SoAR encourages graduate students from any discipline to present, dialogue, and learn about current research on processes, experiences, and systems related to aging. The interdisciplinary SoAR is an opportunity for graduate students to network across disciplines and professions, initiate trans-departmental collaborations, and engage in integrative conversations on aging research.
Objectives:
Provide a forum for graduate students engaged in aging research to:
- Disseminate aging research to fellow graduate students,
- Establish opportunities for interprofessional collaboration on future projects related to aging,
- Promote a showcase aging research at the University of Waterloo.
Save the date! (PDF) We’re SoARing to new heights together on May 6, 2016!
Tentative schedule for May 6, 2016:
Time | Event(s) |
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8:00 - 8:45 am | Registration | Breakfast | Poster set-up |
8:45 - 10:00 am |
Welcome | Keynote address |
10:00 - 11:00 am | Rapid-fire presentations |
11:00 - 11:30 am | Networking break | Poster session |
11:30 - 12:30 pm | Micro-oral presentations Speed networking Pearls of wisdom |
12:30 - 2:00 pm | Lunch | Networking | Poster session |
2:00 - 3:00 pm | Micro-oral presentations Speed networking Pearls of wisdom |
3:00 - 3:30 pm | Networking break | Poster session |
3:30 - 4:30 pm | Closing plenary - Dr. James Tung |
To be determined | Evening social |
Program
Rapid Fire (AM)
Long-term care employees participating in change—P1
Dwayne Van Eerd—Applied Health Sciences
Recommendations for interventions on the implementa-tion of exercise and physical activity recommendations: from the perspective of people with osteoporosis—P2
Tina Ziebart—Applied Health Sciences
Engaging Canada’s Older adults in health TECHnology inno-vation ecosystems: The ECOTECH Project—P3
Heather McNeil—Applied Health Sciences
Comparison of home care clients prior to nursing home admission in Belgium and Ontario, Canada—P4
Joanna Sinn—Applied Health Sciences
Proposal: Examining the lived experience of those with dementia in public spaces—P5
Samantha Biglieri—Environment
“It reminds me that I’m still me”: Social programs for younger persons with dementia—P6
Sarah Main—Applied Health Sciences
Ipaired timing of audiovisual events in the elderly: an event-related potential study—P7
Aysha Basharat—Applied Health Sciences
Effects of age on force steadiness: a literature review and meta-analysis—P8
Nathalie Oomen— Applied Health Sciences
Inflammation and Physical Frailty in Women with Knee Osteoarthritis—P9
Sarah Krampatos—Applied Health Sciences
Novel Adamantane Derivatives as Modulators of Beta-Amyloid (Aβ) Aggregation—P10
Arash Shakeri—Science
Which road takes me home? Spatial discrimination and the aging hippocampus—P11
Sandra Abdel Malek—Applied Health Sciences
The experiences of an Alzheimer's Day Program—P12
Jacquelyn Stam—Applied Health Sciences
Assistive technologies for aging populations in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review—P13
Madara Marasinghe—Applied Health Sciences
Aging in Radical Green Politics—P14
Katharine Zywert—Environment
Integration of Vision Systems to Path Planning for Increased Safety in Use of Four Wheeled Walkers—P15
Andrew McCormick—Engineering
Micro-Oral 1 (AM)
Presenter 1:
Maggie MacNeil – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Enabling health technology innovation for older adults: Barriers and facilitators in policy and regulatory processes
Presenter 2:
Sarah Laberge – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Examining the prevalence and associations of health and mobility in Canadians
Presenter 3:
Mina Nouredanesh – Faculty of Engineering
Development of a personalized fall assessment tool by monitoring balance control behaviour during activities of daily living
Presenter 4:
Tina Ziebart – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
The influence of vertebral fractures and posture on physical performance measures in women over the age of 65: a secondary analysis
Pearls of Wisdom (AM)
Presentation 1:
Ashley Flanagan – Facility of Applied Health Sciences
Towards a Diverse Vision of Aging: Negotiating Identity
Presentation 2:
Heather McNeil – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Peter Puchyr – Senior Community Member with the SHARP Group
Engaging Older Adults in Health Care Research and Planning: Lessons from the SHARP Group
Presentation 3:
Jenna Gibbs – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Engaging Older Adults in Exercise Research: Lessons Learned from the BONES Lab
Presentation 4:
Judith Carson – President of the Guelph-Wellington Seniors Association & Member of the SHARP Group
Where the Old Things Are: How to Connect with Seniors
Speed Networking (AM)
Elham Satvat – School of Public Health & Health Systems, AHS
Suzanne Tyas –School of Public Health & Health Systems, AHS
Michael Barnett-Cowan – Kinesiology, AHS
Susan Cadell – School of Social Work, Renison
Sherry Dupuis – Recreation & Leisure Studies, AHS
Doug Andrews – Statistics & Actuarial Science, Math
Angela Rooke - Professional Skills and Postdoctoral Affairs
Jennifer Dean – School of Planning, Environment
James Tung – Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering
Micro-Oral 1 (PM)
Presentation 1:
Raquel Betini – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Identifying informal caregivers at risk of adverse outcomes in the community
Presentation 2:
Mansour Alghamdi – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
The association between visual attention and virtual reality video games, balance and mobility in older adults
Presentation 3:
Jenna Gibbs – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Results from a pilot feasibility study of a group strength and balance exercise intervention delivered in primary care
Presentation 4:
Meghan Gilfoyle – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Understanding the needs of caregivers of persons with cognitive impairment before and after driving cessation
Micro-Oral 2 (PM)
Presentation 1:
Maxwell Hartt – Faculty of Environment
Aging in shrinking cities
Presentation 2:
Benoit Lafleur – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
The measurement of trochanteric soft tissue thickness: Implications with the factor of risk model
Presentation 3:
Michael Paris – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Validation of a bedside ultrasound protocol that measures quadriceps muscle thickness to predict who body lean tissue
Presentation 4:
Sophie Hogeveen – Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Self-administration screening approaches to identify community-dwelling older adults at risk for adverse outcomes
Speed Networking (PM)
Mark Oremus – School of Public Health & Health Systems, AHS
Igor Grossmann – Wisdom & Culture Laboratory, Psychology
Susan Leat – Optometry & Vision Sciences
James Danckert – Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology, Arts
Jay Dolmage – English Language & Literature, Arts
Angela Rooke - Professional Skills and Postdoctoral Affairs
Thomas Willett – Systems Design Engineering, Engineering
Lora Giangregorio – Kinesiology, AHS
If you have any questions about the registration and submission process, please contact the SoAR Planning Committee at soar@uwaterloo.ca. We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Important Dates:
- Notification of decision on submitted abstracts: April 4, 2016
- Symposium registration deadline: May 5, 2016