Research Day on Aging

Keynote Speaker

Parminder Raina, Scientific Director, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging; Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster; Lead PI, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

• Showcasing the CLSA Research Platform – Latest Updates on Data Collection, Data Availability & Data Access 

Flash Talks

• Cindy Wei, Gerontology: NeighbourABLE: Assessing Person–Environment Fit for People with Mobility Difficulties in Multi-Unit Rental Housing
• Julie Beadle, Gerontology: An Analysis of Bidirectional Associations Between Hearing Loss and Loneliness: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
• Olga Vishnyakova, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology & Statistics: Deviation from Metabolomic Sweet Spots Predicts Lifespan and Healthspan
• Letitia Zhu, Gerontology: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhance Older Adults’ Preparedness for Extreme Heat (COPE) - Engage
• Mei Fang, Urban Studies/Gerontology: Championing Older Adults for Leadership in Environmental Sustainability and Climate Empowerment: COALESCE Phase I
• Eldrick Chand, Urban Studies: Advocacy Across Decades: COSCO BC’s Leadership in Advancing Health Policy for Older People
• Myia Wilhelm, Gerontology: The Influence of Dementia Villages on Residents’ Well-being: Insights from The Village Langley
• Cathlin Jiaqi Han, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: From Cell to Brain: A Multiscale Approach to Uncover the Effects of Neuronal Senescence on Brain Dynamics in Alzheimer’s Disease
• Cristal Villamor, Gerontology: Social Participation of Selected Older Persons in Cavite City
• Mohammad (Rahi) Rahnamay Shalmani, Urban Studies: Designing for All Ages: A Case Study of a 15-Minute Neighbourhood in Vancouver’s West End
• Nosaiba Fayyaz, Gerontology: Nuances of Social Integration within Aging in the Right Place for Housing Precarious Older Adults in Independent Housing with Onsite Support
• Aryana Mohammed, Gerontology: Promoting Heat Resilience among Older Adults through Group-Based Arts 
• Gloria Gutman, Gerontology: Elder Abuse in the LGBT+ Community: A qualitative and quantitative research and advocacy program spanning 10 years 
• Farnoush Mansourian, Urban Studies: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Senior Homeowners in Manufactured Home Parks in British Columbia and Evaluating the Age-Friendliness of MHP Communities   
• Boah Kim, Gerontology: The Impact of Unmet Healthcare Needs on Resilience among Older Adults with Multimorbidity: Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging 
• Sasha Rodriguez Velazquez, Gerontology: SWAN Climate 
• Hina Salman, Gerontology: A Proposed Mixed Method Evaluation of the Java Memory Care in Long-Term Care Facilities 
• Peter Young, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Healthcare Professionals' Priorities for Outcomes of Older Adult Physical Activity Participation: A Survey Study 
• Ziying Zhang, Gerontology: Joy Beyond Bingo: Non-Structured Recreation Activities and Physical Environmental Support in a Dementia Village 
• Habib Chaudhury, Gerontology: Developing Dementia-Inclusive Built Environments: Generating Evidence-base and Knowledge Mobilisation 
• Sena Kholmatov, Health Sciences: Lessons Learned from a Participatory Research Project to Co-Create VR Programs in Long-Term Care Facilities 
• Barbara Mitchell, Gerontology & Sociology/Anthropology: The Family Genealogists and Long-Lost Relatives Study: The Psycho-Social Impacts of Discoveries in Later Life 
• Tianci (Alex) Dong, Gerontology: The Role of Green Care Farms in Enhancing the Health and Well-Being of Older Adults in Long-Term Care 
• Yingsheng Liu, Urban Studies: Tripartite Embeddedness of Community Integration: Policy and Welfare Support, Perceived Built Environment Change, and Social Network on Chinese Older Migrants with Evidence from Guangzhou 
• Ancilla Akomeah, Gerontology: A Scoping Review of Resilience Attributes and Processes Used to Respond to Elder Abuse Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults 
• Jin Guo, Gerontology: Fluidity in Filial Piety: Twenty-Year Effects of Living Arrangements on Depression and Life Satisfaction and Across Chronic Diseases Among Older Adults in Rural China 
• Sarra Pirmohamed, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: A Core Outcome Set for Randomized Controlled Trials of Physical Activity Interventions for Older Adults: A Modified Delphi Study 
• Kishore Seetharaman, Gerontology: Addressing Dementia-Inclusivity through Urban Design and Planning: Drawing from Perspectives of People with Lived Experience and Municipal Professionals in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia 
• Jiachi Zhang, Gerontology: A Scoping Review of Multimorbidity Resilience as an Outcome in Later Life: Risk and Protective Factors, Measures, and Study Designs 
• Tianyi Liu, Health Sciences: Age-Friendly Digital Diabetes Support: A Randomized Trial 
• Andrew Wister, Gerontology: Connect!Âge: Reducing Social Isolation and Enhancing Resilience Co-Produced with Organizations Serving Older Adults 
• Ismail Hosen, Health Sciences: The Physical Activity Paradox: Occupational and Leisure-Time Activity and Risks of Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging 
• Mohammadjavad Nouri, Gerontology: Built and Social Environments Shaping Outdoor Mobility in Older Adults Living with Dementia 
• Teah Cribbie, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Automatic Fall Detection in Older Adults from Planar Videos