Collaborative research projects
Retirement planning of sexual minority adults (Principal investigator: Steven Mock.)
Undergraduate student fellowship projects
Below are some examples of fellowship projects undertaken:
Fall 2016
Electronic medication adherence technologies: Classification to guide use in the older adult (Fellow: Maheen Farooqi Supervisor: Tejal Patel)
Inappropriate behavior in Alzheimer’s disease and health-related quality-of-life of retired and near-retired caregivers (Fellow: Melissa Majone Supervisor: Mark Oremus)
Ready or not: Pharmacist perceptions of a changing scope of practice before it happens (Fellow: Ai-Leng Foong Supervisor: Kelly Grindrod)
The vulnerability of unattached senior women to poverty in Canada (Fellow: Sean Ruby Supervisor: Lori Curtis)
Spring 2016
Characterization of dual-task performance in the elderly (Fellow: Alia Rashid. Supervisor: Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo)
Winter 2016
Usage and acceptance of smart wearable devices in older adults (Fellow: Ryan Chu. Supervisor: Joon Lee.)
Fall 2015
Retirement planning among diverse family forms (Fellow: Ben Chan. Supervisor: Steven E. Mock.)
Spring 2015
Perception of speech in younger and older adults (Fellow: Melissa Leggieri. Supervisor: Michael Barnett-Cowan.)
Winter 2015
Fall 2014
Developing a self-management program for dementia: Integrating research, care practices and client experiences (Fellow: Emily Lambe. Supervisors: Susan Elliott and Lisa Loiselle.)
Examining the relationship between naturalistic driving practices (Roadways travelled, speed and braking) driving comfort and clinical tests (vision, motor and cognitive in retirement living senior drivers (Fellow: Rebecca Lum. Supervisors: Anita Myers and Alexander Crizzle.)
mHealth technology for dementia prevention: advancing design for behaviour change (Fellow: Ryan Catoen. Supervisor: James Tung.)
Fall 2013
Effects of aerobic exercise on oddball detection in older adults (Fellow: Jenna Gilbert. Supervisor: Richard Staines.)
Trends in wellbeing of older adults: A provincial comparison based on the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (Fellow: Ripudaman Singh Kohli. Supervisor: Bryan Smale.)
Developing a low cost data acquisition system to monitor interaction with rollators (Fellow: Shardul Upadhyay. Supervisor: Jan Huissoon.)
Spring 2013
Fall prevention and perception of physical demands of work (Fellow: Daniel Martel. Supervisor: Andrew Laing.)
Bioactive fatty acids in neuroinflammation and brain health (Fellow: Emily Button. Supervisor: Robin Duncan.)
Winter 2013
Activity in the community and retirement living (Fellow: Brittany Intzandt. Supervisor: Laura Middleton.)
Perceptions of medication management mobile apps in adults 50 years of age and over (Fellow: Melissa Li. Supervisor: Kelly Grindrod.)
Fall 2012
Assessing older people’s awareness of medications as risk factors for falls (Fellow: Nicole Seymour. Supervisor: Carlos Rojas-Fernandez.)
The health status and health insurance coverage of female baby boomers as they move into retirement (Fellow: Anchal Bhatia. Supervisors: Lori Curtis, Kathleen Rybczynski.)
Spring 2012
SCREEN© (Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition) (Fellow: Anjali Pandya. Supervisor: Heather Keller.)
Analysis of the effect of rotator cuff impingements on upper limb kinematics in an elderly population during activities of daily living (Fellow: Tyler Allen. Supervisor: Clark Dickerson.)
Fall 2011
Variation in planar area movements in healthy individuals - influences of hand dominance and task type (physical tool vs. pantomime) (Fellow: Allison Engelhardt. Supervisors: Eric Roy, Clark Dickerson.)
Spring 2011
An examination of the impact of sexual orientation, marital status, and gender on the retirement planning of Canadian adults (Fellow: Saad Shakeel. Supervisor: Steven Mock.)
Physical activity profiles, preferences, and willingness to pay for exercise programming among postmenopausal women with or without osteoporosis (Fellow: Cameron Moore. Supervisor: Lora Giangregorio.)
Fall 2010
Characterizing the shoulder physical abilities of independently living retirees: influences on quality of life, built environments, and future living space designs (Fellow: Karen Ma. Supervisor: Clark Dickerson.)
Commercial flooring surfaces and correlation with injuries related to falls (Fellow: Michal Nicholas Glinka. Supervisor: Andrew Laing.)
Physical activity in the elderly and its relationship to the built environment and cardiovascular health (Fellow: Katelyn Fraser. Supervisor: Richard Hughson.)
Anxiety experienced by older Canadians regarding cognitive abilities and risk of future declines (Fellow: Kimberly Bowman. Supervisor: Safa Elgamal.)
