Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2024
Mahmood, A., Hedayati, N., Nasiri, R., Hosseini, S.H., Pandsheno, S. (Submitted, 2024). Older Adults with Disabilities as Coresearchers in Community-Engaged Research on Mobility and Access presentation. Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2024 Conference, Nov. 13-16 2024. Seattle, WA, United States of America.
Dr. Atiya Mahmood presented the Stakeholder Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighbourhoods (SWAN) project at GSA, highlighting the approach of community engaged research (CER) in bridging the gap bewtween research and practise. She discussed the SWAN tool development and adaptation process with input from people with lived expereince. In the knowledge mobilization aspect, digital storytelling was discussed as a method of co-creating narratives with older adults experiencing homelessness as a powerful tool to advocate for policy change and address the needs of marginalized older adults.
Title
Older Adults with Disabilities as Coresearchers in Community-Engaged Research on Mobility and Access presentation.
Presenter
Atiya Mahmood, Ph.D. (she/her)
Dr. Mahmood is a Professor in the Gerontology Department at SFU with a research focus on older adults, persons with disability, mobility, social inclusion/exclusion and participation, physical environment and health. Her expertise includes qualitative, mixed-method and community-based participatory research.
Her recent research in MAP can be summarized as: a) development of comprehensive and validated user-led tools in environmental assessments for older adults and people with disabilities; b) development of evidence-based Knowledge Translation tools in mobility and participation for diverse group of people using a community-based participatory process.
