Principal investigators
Sherry Dupuis, PhD
Professor Emerita, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo
Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance, Co-Director
Pia Kontos, PhD
Senior Scientist, KITE-Research Institute – University Health Network
Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Project staff
- Romeo Colobong, Project Coordinator; Senior Research Associate, KITE-Research Institute – University Health Network
- Sian Lockwood, Knowledge Translation Specialist, Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance
- Taylor Kurta, PhD Student Research Assistant, University of Waterloo
- Rebekah Gold, PhD Student Research Assistant, University of Waterloo
- Erica MacTavish, PhD Student Research Assistant, University of Waterloo
- Erin Delaney, MA Student Research Assistant, University of Waterloo
- Stephanie Steh, Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, University of Waterloo
- Alvina Chowdhury, Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, University of Waterloo
Co-investigators
- Christine Jonas-Simpson, PhD, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University
- Elaine Wiersma, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Director of the Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health Lakehead University
- Nisha Sutherland, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Lakehead University, School of Nursing, Health & Behavioural Sciences
- Kimberly Lopez, PhD, Assistant Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo
- Pamela Roach, PhD, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine
- Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine; Assistant Dean Indigenous Health; the University of Calgary (UC) Cumming School of Medicine (CSM)
Collaborators (Co-Researchers/Co-Producers)
- Allie Serota, Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging
- Andrea Bridge, person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, Ontario
- Ann Marie Wilson, Family Member
- Bill Heibein, person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, Ontario
- Brenda Hounam (Person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer), Ontario
- Catherine Schalk, CEO, St. Clair O’Connor Community
- Charlotte Clarke, PhD, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Health, Durham University, UK
- Christiana Egi, Executive Director, Alexis Lodge, Toronto, Ontario
- Debbie Keay, person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, Ontario
- Ginah Kim, Attending Physician, Palliative Care, Baycrest Health Sciences
- Giulia Perri, Program Director, Medical, Palliative, Baycrest Health Sciences Centre
- Heather Cooke, Manager, Advocacy & Education, Alzheimer Society of B.C. & Yukon
- Jessica Luh Kim, Principal at JLK Consulting and Coaching Services
- Joshua Black, Bereavement Initiative Manager, BC Centre for Palliative Care
- Katia Engell, Director of Strategy and Innovation, The Bitove Method
- Leah Steinberg, Palliative Care Consult Team, Mount Sinai Hospital and Assistant Professor, Division of Palliative Care Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Toronto
- Linda Grossman, Family Member
- Lynn Jackson, Person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, British Columbia
- Mabel Ho, Social Worker
- Marilyn Taylor, person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, Alberta
- Mary Beth Wighton, person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, Ontario
- Michelle Janisse, Programs Manager, Provincial Programs & Clinical Operations, Alzheimer Society of Ontario
- Myrna Norman, person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, British Columbia
- Nina Okopiem, Research Lead, Alzheimer Society Brant, Haldimand Norfolk, Hamilton Halton
- Phyllis Fehr, person living with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, Ontario
- Rebekah Gold, Young Caregiver Council of Canada
- Roger Marple, person who lived with dementia co-researcher/co-producer, Alberta
- Sandra Britten, person living with dementia co-research/co-producer, Nova Scotia
- Sarah Wu, Strategic Lead in Research, Alzheimer Society of B.C. & Yukon
- Wan Xing (Crystal) Yang, Social Worker at Yee Hong Finch Centre