Research interests
My primary research interests include aging and chronic disease, social determinants of health, cognition, and major neurocognitive disorder. My recent work has looked at associations between functional social support, social isolation, loneliness, and memory. My other research interests include systematic reviews, population and public health from a life-course perspective, and health-related quality-of-life.
Graduate supervision and student opportunities
I am currently accepting applications from graduate students whose background aligns with my research interests.
Graduate studies application details
Teaching interests
- Epidemiology
- Population and public health
- Mixed methods
Education
BA Political Science, McGill University
MA Public Policy and Administration, Concordia University
MSc Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University
PhD Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University
Selected publications
See Google Scholar for full list of publications.
Oremus M, Mulhern B, Rivero-Arias O, Rencz F. A reinvigorated Health and Quality of Life Outcomes: recent successes and renewed aims & scope. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2025;23(1):82.
Kang JW, Oga-Omenka C, Tyas SL, Dubin JA, Oremus M. How social isolation and loneliness leave distinct imprints on memory: a thematic analysis informed by descriptive phenomenology. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2025;139:106003.
Endresz N, Tyas SL, Maxwell CJ, Oremus M. The association between social isolation, functional social support, and memory: a mediation analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Appl Gerontol. 2025:7334648251363655. doi: 10.1177/07334648251363655. Epub ahead of print.
Rutter EC, Oremus M, Maxwell CJ, Tyas SL. Functional social support subtypes are associated with executive function in middle-aged and older adults: findings from the baseline comprehensive cohort of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Aging Health. 2025;37(9):595-605.
Oremus M, Tyas SL, Newall NEG, Maxwell CJ, O'Connell ME, Zeng L. The association of pre-COVID-19 social isolation and functional social support with loneliness during COVID-19: a longitudinal analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Aging Ment Health. 2025;29(7):1247-1256.
Haghighi P, Zeng L, Tyas SL, Meyer SB, Oremus M. The association between functional social support, marital status and memory in middle-aged and older adults: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2025;131:105770.
Oremus M, Tyas SL, Zeng L, Newall N, Maxwell CJ. The association between memory, COVID-19 testing, and COVID-19 incidence in middle-aged and older adults: a prospective analysis of the CLSA. Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2025;32(1):1-18.
Haghighi P, Littler EAL, Mauer-Vakil D, Miller M, Oremus M. Exploring the relationship between marital quality and cognitive function: A systematic review. Soc Sci Med. 2024;355:117120.
Kang JW, Oremus M, Dubin J, Tyas SL, Oga-Omenka C, Golberg M. Exploring the differential impacts of social isolation, loneliness, and their combination on the memory of an aging population: A 6-year longitudinal study of the CLSA. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2024;125:105483.
Park ASY, Wong GHT, Tan KWS, Cheung BWS, Oremus M, Cheong AMY, Thompson B. Efficacy of perceptual learning in low vision: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Optom Vis Sci. 2024;101(6):305-320.
Iacono A, Oremus M, Maxwell CJ, Tyas SL. Functional social isolation mediates the association between depression and executive function in older women: findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Comprehensive cohort. Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2024;31(4):661-681.
Yoo SS, Tyas SL, Maxwell CJ, Oremus M. The association between functional social support and memory in middle-aged and older adults: a prospective analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging's Comprehensive Cohort. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023;114:105076.
Moskalewicz A, Oremus M. No clear choice between Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies to assess methodological quality in cross-sectional studies of health-related quality of life and breast cancer. J Clin Epidemiol 2020;120:94-103.