Al Osman, Hussein
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Affective computing; human computer interaction; multimedia systems; serious games
The problem I wish to solve: Healthy aging
Learn more about Hussein Al Osman
Amyot, Daniel
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Requirements engineering; process modelling; software engineering; health informatics
The problem I wish to solve: How can requirements engineering be improved in the health area?
Learn more about Daniel Amyot
Atance, Cristina
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: cognition; memory; childhood development; future-oriented decision making; perspective-taking; theory of mind; executive functioning; reasoning
The problem I wish to solve:
- Delineating the development of future-oriented thinking during childhood
- Implementing methods to improve children's capacity to consider the immediate and long-term consequences of their actions
- Identify factors (socio-cognitive and environmental) that optimize children's capacity to act with the future in mind (e.g., saving)
Learn more about Cristina Atance
Baddour, Natalie
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Mobility; health; mhealth
The problem I wish to solve: healthy aging/age in place
Learn more about Natalie Baddour
Bélanger-Hardy, Louise
Faculty: Law
Keywords: Health law; bioethics; mental health; consent to care; consent to research; tort liability; regulation of health professionals; liability and home care
The problem I wish to solve: Liability issues arising in home care for older adults
Learn more about Louise Bélanger-Hardy
Ben Amor, Sarah
Faculty: Management
Keywords: Multicriteria decision making; decision analysis; business analytics; uncertainty modeling; sustainability
The problem I wish to solve: Improving senior inclusion through a community hub
Learn more about Sarah Ben Amor
Beogo, Idrissa
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Aging; Nursing Education; Perinatality; Global Health; Systematic Reviews, Black People Health; Science of implementation; Health service organization; e-Health; Program evaluation; Minorities Health
The problem I wish to solve:
- Social isolation and loneliness in Long-Term Care Homes
- Development of a web-based platform to address international students’ psychological distresses
- Promotion of linguistic minorities access to healthcare
Learn more about Idrissa Beogo
Bilodeau, Martin
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Aging; mobility; balance; postural control; exercise; fatigue; stroke; rehabilitation; technology; neurophysiology
The problem I wish to solve: What are the short and long-term effects of exercise on balance in younger and older adults?
Learn more about Martin Bilodeau
Bordenave, Nicolas
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Food biochemistry; functional food; prevention nutrition; bioactive compounds; chronic diseases; satiety; food product development
The problem I wish to solve: Formulation and development of functional foods for disabled seniors (adapted texture, biological function, satiety, GI)
Learn more about Nicolas Bordenave
Bourgeois, Isabelle
Faculty: Education
Keywords: Program Evaluation; Community-based Organizations; Evaluation Capacity Building; Non-profit Organization; Management of Organizations
The problem I wish to solve:
- Evaluation capacity of community organizations
- Evidence-based decision making
- Management and continuous improvement of community organizations
Learn more about Isabelle Bourgeois
Boutet, Isabelle
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: Cognitive aging ; social interactions ; face perception ; social cognition; visual perception; ageism; behavioural methods
The problem I wish to solve: Continued engagement in social activities
Brand, Marjorie
Organization: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Keywords: Transcription; chromatin; hematopoiesis; leukemia; cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL); cell fate; proteomics; genomics
The problem I wish to solve: Understanding cell fate decision in hematopoiesis
Learn more about Marjorie Brand
Campbell, Mark
Faculty: Medicine
Keywords: Osteoarthritis; cartilage; stem cells; joint range of motion; joint contracture; genetics; function; limb length discrepancy; basic science; translational research; systematic review
The problem I wish to solve: Osteoarthritis joint pain with aging
Learn more about Mark Campbell
Chreim, Samia
Faculty: Management
Keywords: Identity; mental health; qualitative research; interprofessional teams and organizations, mainly in healthcare
The problem I wish to solve: Achieving a better understanding of experiences of mental health issues, of provision of mental health services
Learn more about Samia Chreim
Cobigo, Virginie
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: Cognitive accessibility; social inclusion; cognitive disabilities; intellectual disabilities; social entrepreneurship; inclusive research
The problem I wish to solve:
- The lack of cognitive accessibility of our environment
- The urge to make research inclusive, especially for individuals who live with a cognitive disability
- Social entrpreneurship as a research and knowledge mobilization tool
Deonandan, Raywat
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Global health; epidemiology; bioethics; medical education; public engagement; data driven
The problem I wish to solve: Real-time global disease surveillance
Learn more about Raywat Deonandan
Devlin, Rose Anne
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: Physician remuneration; determinants of health; volunteering and health; work stress;
The problem I wish to solve: Does volunteering lead to healthier aging?
Dilworth, F. Jeffrey
Faculty: Medicine
Keywords: Muscle regeneration; epigenetics; genomics; stem cells; genetics; orthopedics; sarcopenia; proteomics; arthritis; bone repair
The problem I wish to solve: Help aging population maintain/increase mobility into their senior years
Learn more about F. Jeffery Dilworth
Donia, Magda
Faculty: Management
Keywords: Organizational citizenship behaviours; task performance; selfless motives; self-serving motives; well-being at work; job satisfaction; organizational commitment; lifestyle choices
The problem I wish to solve: Exploring the effects of lifestyle choices (especially diet related) on performance outcomes at work
Learn more about Magna Donia
Doumit, Marc
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Exoskeletons, artificial muscles, prosthetic and orthotic limbs, bio-Inspired designs
The problem I wish to solve: Developing wearable mobility assertive technologies to improve quality of life with aging
Learn more about Marc Doumit
Dumas, Alexandre
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Sociology; social inequalities in health; ageing; longevity; physical activity; nutrition; intergenerational relations.
The problem I wish to solve: Social inequalities in health.
Learn more about Alexandre Dumas
Duplàa, Emmanuel
Faculty: Education
Keywords: Educational technology; e-learning; serious games; digital literacy
The problem I wish to solve: Education technology
Learn more about Emmanuel Duplàa
Dutta, Shantanu
Faculty: Telfer
Keywords: Corporate World and Aging of Insiders
The problem I wish to solve:
- How aging affects corporate decisions?
- Is there age discrimination in corporate world?
Learn more about Shantanu Dutta
Egan, Mary
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Personally valued activities; autonomy; risk; resilience; relationship
The problem I wish to solve: How can health care professionals speak with seniors about risk in a way that is respectful, relevant and supportive of resilience?
Learn more about Mary Egan
Eltis, Karen
Faculty: Law - Civil Law
Keywords: artificial intelligence, human rights, emerging technologies, metaverse, dementia and the law, constitutional law, democratic governance, justice and courts, cybersecurity and gerotechnology
The problem I wish to solve:
- Gerotechnology (the application of new technologies [AI and others] to seniors)
- Law and dementia
- Seniors and cyberjustice
Etowa, Josephine
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Health equity; social determinants of health; maternal-child health; HIV/AIDS; community based participatory research (CBPR); qualitative research; public health; African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) health; racism; community health nursing
The problem I wish to solve: Strengthen provider capacity to provide culturally responsive care to racialized Canadians.
Learn more about Josephine Etowa
Fallavollita, Pascal
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Augmented reality; virtual reality; medical education; rehabilitation; aging; dementia
The problem I wish to solve: Telerehabilitation in clinic or at home
Learn more about Pascal Fallavollita
Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth
Faculty: Health sciences
Keywords: Hearing loss; amplification cochlear implants; quality of life; auditory function; communication development
The problem I wish to solve: Effect of hearing loss on communication across all ages.
Learn more about Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
Flowers, Heather
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Clinical epidemiology; stroke; neurodegenerative disease; infant development; swallowing; speech; language; cross-system behaviors; physiology; neuroimaging
The problem I wish to solve: Natural time course and functional implications of post-stroke recovery from swallowing and communication impairments
Learn more about Heather Flowers
Fontaine-Bisson, Bénédicte
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Perinatal nutrition (pregnancy and infancy); maternal health and well-being; child health and development; vulnerable populations; food insecurity; breastfeeding; interdisciplinary research; knowledge translation
The problem I wish to solve: Improve the nutrition of pregnant women and vulnerable children through interventions, services and perinatal environments that meet their needs.
Learn more about Bénédicte Fountaine-Bission
Foruzanmehr, Reza
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: affordable housing; locally-resources building materials; sustainability
The problem(s) I wish to solve:
- The shortage of adequate housing in remote Indigenous communities
- The lack of sociocultural factors and adaptive thermal comfort in the Indigenous housing
- The low hygrothermal efficiency of locally-resourced building materials
Learn more about Reza Foruzanmehr
Fraser, Sarah
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Aging; mobility; cognition; neuroimaging; divided attention; qualitative research; dual sensory impairment
The problem I wish to solve: Identifying cognitive decline before pathology with neuroimaging. Take a preventative approach to cognitive changes with age
Learn more about Sarah Fraser
Garcia, Linda
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: aging; long-term care; intergenerational; quality of life; dementia
The problem(s) I wish to solve:
- Improving quality of life in Long term care
- Engaging students in volunteer activities with older adults
- Creating dementia-inclusive travel environments
Learn more about Linda Garcia
Giroux, Michelle
Faculty: Law
Keywords: Rights; people; family; children; bioethics; end of life; consent
The problem I wish to solve: End-of-life care including palliative care and medical assistance in dying
Learn more about Michelle Giroux
Grudniewicz, Agnes
Faculty: Telfer
Keywords: Primary Care, Health Systems, Complex Care Needs, Community-based Care, Family Physicians, Models of Care, Older Adults, Multimorbidity, Polypharmacy Qualitative Research Methods
The problem(s) I wish to solve:
- Improve primary care for people with complex health and social needs.
- Shift the philosophy of care from disease-oriented to person-oriented.
- Improve health care funding systems to support comprehensive care.
Learn more about Agnes Grudniewicz
Guptill, Christine
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Musician's health; work diability preventionl higher education; health promotion
The problem I wish to solve:
- Reduce injury prevalence among musicians and other high performance workers.
- Improve healthcare and support for self-employed workers, including artists.
- Improve health promotion in post-secondary arts education.
Learn more about Christine Guptill
Haman, François
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Nutrition, energy metabolism, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, weight gain control, environment
The problem I wish to solve:
- Metabolic health
- Nutrition
- Environmental and climate effects
Learn more about François Haman
Haustein, Stefanie
Faculty: Arts
Keywords: Scholarly communication; research evaluation; bibliometrics; altmetrics; social media in academia; scientific journals; open science; open access; social network analysis; mixed-methods research
The problem I wish to solve:
- I would like to implement open science and open scholarship practices, including open access and data sharing, in all fields of research.
- Removing paywalls and making open access to scholarly publications affordable.
- Reducing the influence of for-profit publishers such as Elsevier and Wiley and abolishing their high profit margins.
Learn more about Stefanie Haustein
Himick, Darlene
Faculty: Telfer
Keywords: Retirement; Pensions, Financial Literacy; Mental Health; Long Term Care
The problem I wish to solve:
- Caregiver supports
- Long term care accountability
- Pension system designs
Learn more about Darlene Himick
Ismail, Nafissa
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: Stress; sex differences; immune challenge; gut microbiome; neuroinflammation; sickness; cognitive functioning; critical periods of development
The problem I wish to solve: Prevent mental illnesses
Ito, Caryn
Organization: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Keywords: Hematopoiesis, Epigenetics, Stem Cell Biology, Leukemogenesis, Translational Research, System Biology
The problem I wish to solve: Develop precision medicine strategies to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Learn more about Caryn Ito
Jaana, Mirou
Faculty: Management
Keywords: Telemonitoring and chronic conditions; digital health and seniors
The problem I wish to solve: How to effectively leverage health information technologies (HIT) to support elderly care in the community?
Learn more about Mirou Jaana
Jrade, Ahmad
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Universal and sustainable design; life cycle cost analysis and assessment; 3D modelling
The problem(s) I wish to solve: Design elderly friendly buildings and houses for Canadians to live in over their life.
Learn more about Ahmad Jrade
Jutai, Jeff
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Assistive device; assistive technology; aging; disability; health outcome measurement
The problem I wish to solve: Inequities in access to health promoting technologies for persons who are aging.
Learn more about Jeff Jutai
Kantarci, Burak
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Internet of things, Behavioral Biometrics, Cyber and physical security, privacy and trust, machine learning for digital health
The problem I wish to solve: IoT-driven patient monitoring
Learn more about Burak Kantarci
Kavgic, Miroslava
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Indoor environmental quality, HVAC systems, sensors, and advanced controls, Net-zero carbon buildings and cities, Urban energy modeling
The problem I wish to solve:
- High energy consumption of buildings (housing, commercial, institutional)
- Poor indoor environmental quality in buildings (housing, commercial, institutional)
- Utilization of fossil fuels in buildings (housing, commercial, institutional)
Learn more about Miroslava Kavgic
Knoefel, Frank
Organization: Bruyère Research Institute
Keywords: Aging, memory; mobility; smart homes; sensors; analytics; aging in place
The problem I wish to solve: Use sensors to facilitate aging in place.
Kogan, Cary
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: Neurodevelopmental disorders; psychiatric conditions; classification; access to mental health care; psychological treatments
The problem I wish to solve: Improve identification of mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Kristjansson, Elizabeth
Faculty: Social Sciences
Lagacé, Martine
Faculty: Arts
Keywords: Health care; ageism; aging; stereotypes; discrimination; communication; work and retirement
The problem I wish to solve: Agisme
Learn more about Martine Lagacé
Lamontagne, Mario
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Physical mobility; normal aging people; osteoarthritis; sarcopenia; fall prevention
The problem I wish to solve: Preventing falls in the aging population due to sarcopenia and osteoarthritis
Landry, David
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: aging; epigenetics; cancer; reproduction; DOHaD; endocrinology; phytocannabinoids; ovaries; folliculogenesis; steroidogenesis
The problem(s) I wish to solve:
- The effet of Phytocannabinoids on the developmental origin of health and diseases.
- The mecanisms of ovarian aging and how to delay it for better health.
- The role of phytocannabinoids in ovarian cancer progression in aged women.
Learn more about David Landry
Lee, WonSook
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Computer vision; computer graphics and animation; machine learning; virtual/augmented reality; medical imaging
The problem I wish to solve: New summary interface for health records
Learn more about WonSook Lee
Lemaire, Edward
Organization: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Keywords: Mobility; technology; mHealth; wearable, biomechanics; accessibility; prosthetics; orthotics; wheelchair; machine learning
The problem I wish to solve: Making assistive devices smarter
Learn more about Edward Lemaire
Lennox-Terrion, Jenepher
Faculty: Arts
Keywords: Mental health and wellness, relationships, interpersonal communication, isolation, aging and education
The problem I wish to solve:
- Engaging elders in lifelong learning at uOttawa
- Enhancing the relationships of elders
- Reducing loneliness and isolation in elders
Learn more about Jenepher Lennox-Terrion
Lessard, Lysanne
Faculty: Telfer
Keywords: Learning health systems, Service systems, Systems analysis and design
The problem I wish to solve: What methods and tools can better support the design and development of information technology and systems in health?
Learn more about Lysanne Lessard
Lloyd, Rebecca
Faculty: Education
Keywords: Function; Form; Feeling; Flow
The problem I wish to solve:
- Increasing physical activity motivation through meaningful relational connection
- Changing physical education pedagogy to prepare students to be active for life
- Philosophically understanding the meaning of becoming active for "life" -- as in becoming more awake & alive
Learn more about Rebecca Lloyd
Luppicini, Rocci
Faculty: Arts
Keywords: Technology Studies (TS); Ethics and Technology; Health Communication; Media Studies; Organizational Studies
The problem I wish to solve: What are cultural, social, and ethical challenges faced in developing effective Covid-19 interventions in Canada?
Learn more about Rocci Luppicini
Malhotra, Ravi
Faculty: Law
Keywords: Disability Rights; Globalization; Legal Theory; Duty to Accommodate, Equality Rights
The problem I wish to solve:
- Developing a new theory of the duty to accommodate people with disabilities
- Empowering professionals with disabilities
- Fostering a more inclusive workplace for people with disabilities
Learn more about Ravi Malhotra
Marcoux, Isabelle
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Challenges in end-of-life decision-making; End-of-life decisions; medical assistance in dying; palliative care; access to care; healthcare professionals; advance directives; national survey; compassionate communities; attitudes
The problem I wish to solve: End-of-life decision-making issues
Learn more about Isabelle Marcoux
McGuire-Adams, Tricia
Faculty: Education
Keywords: Indigenous health and well-being; indigenous intellectual traditions; physical activity; sociology and sports; indigenous pedagogies; indigenous feminist theory; critical race theory; decolonial scholarship; settler colonialism
The problem I wish to solve: Health disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous people
Learn more about Tricia McGuire-Adams
McLean, Linda
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Women’s health; rehabilitation; physiotherapy; urinary incontinence; pelvic pain; dyspareunia; healthy aging
The problem I wish to solve:
- Improve outcomes for women with urinary incontinence.
- Improving sexual function in women with pain disorders.
- Reducing the prevalence and impact of urinary incontinence on the quality of life of women as they age.
Learn more about Linda McLean
McMurtry, Angus
Faculty: Education
Keywords: Interdisciplinary; interprofessional ; teamwork; collaboration; complexity science; learning; epistemology; action research.
The problem I wish to solve: How to better integrate biomedical, psychological, social and ecological research on aging.
Learn more about Angus McMurty
Messika-Zeitoun, David
Organization: uOttawa Heart Institute
Keywords: Valve disease; prognostics; progression; diagnostics; observational studies
The problem I wish to solve: Progression of valve disease
Learn more about David Messika-Zeitoun
Michalowski, Wojtek
Faculty: Management
Keywords: Health informatics; clinical decision support systems; applied Artificial Intelligence
The problem I wish to solve: Improving patients' adherence to therapy
Learn more about Wojtek Michalowski
Mulvey, Michael
Faculty: Management
Keywords: Consumer research; marketing strategy; branding; retailing; travel and tourism; perceived value; service experience; shopping
The problem I wish to solve: Using consumer insights to improve retail servicescape design
Learn more about Michael Mulvey
Munoz-Liceras, Juana
Faculty: Arts
Keywords: Linguistics theory and language acquisition; bilingualism; second language acquisition; bilingualism in populations with cognitive disabilities; psycholinguistics; language contact
The problem I wish to solve: Let people with cognitive disabilities access second language classrooms
Learn more about Juana Munoz-Liceras
O'Sullivan, Tracey
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Resilience; disaster preparedness; systems science; program evaluation; older adults; disability; asset-oriented approach; caregiving; stroke; inclusive engagement
The problem I wish to solve: Household preparedness to support disaster resilience especially in the context of climate change where more frequent and severe disasters are reality.
Learn more about Tracey O'Sullivan
Park, Jeongwon
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Parkinson’s disease (PD); deep brain stimulation (DBS); Sensors; IoT; AI; Alzheimer’s disease (AD); wearable technologies
The problem I wish to solve: Technology development for treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Peyton, Liam
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Healthcare information systems; mobile apps; service-oriented architecture; cloud computing; complex event processing; decision support; quality assurance and policy
The problem I wish to solve: Healthcare interoperability
Learn more about Liam Peyton
Philips, J. Craig
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Human rights; nursing; HIV; LGBT health; mental health; addictions; ecosocial theory; social epidemiology
The problem I wish to solve: LGBTQ health disparities
Learn more about J. Craig Philips
Pottie, Kevin
Faculty: Medicine
Keywords: health equity; global migration; homeless; methods for marginalized
The problem I wish to solve:
- How can we increase health equity in our city
- How can we measure homeless and morbidity and mortality
Learn more about Kevin Pottie
Power, Krista
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Nutrition; chronic disease; obesity; intestinal health; intervention; prevention; inflammation; microbiota
The problem I wish to solve: Nutrition-based strategies to improve intestinal health
Learn more about Krista Power
Prevost, Roxane
Faculty: Arts
Keywords: Music; Senior Wellness; Arts-based Therapies; Online Learning
The problem I wish to solve:
- Reduce isolation for low income seniors living independently
- Create small online community for seniors
Learn more about Roxane Prevost
Ray, Brian
Faculty: Arts
Keywords: Immigration; second generation; social status; gender; discrimination; sexuality; aging in the city; language communities
The problem I wish to solve: Urban environments as livable and social spaces for people as they age
Learn more about Brian Ray
Reed, Jennifer
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Physical activity; exercise; exercise physiology; cardiovascular disease; heart disease; women's health; females; atrial fibrillation; arrhythmia; workplace; physical health; mental health
The problem I wish to solve:
- Low physical activity levels in women with heart disease
- Rising prevalence of atrial fibrillation
- Lack of access to workplace physical activity for women with heart disease
Learn more about Jennifer Reed
Reissing, Elke
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: Sexuality; menopause; sexual and gender (SGD) diverse person; long-term care; pelvic floor health; sexual function; genito-urinary syndrome of menopause (GMS)
The problem I wish to solve: Long-term care home preparation for older adults who wish to express their sexuality.
Robitaille, Annie
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Aging; longitudinal data analysis; frailty; dementia; caregivers; lifespan development; determinants of aging; long-term care; responsive behaviors; developmental research methods
The problem I wish to solve: Tackle social isolation and loneliness in frail older adults.
Learn more about Annie Robitaille
Sauvé-Schenk, Katrine
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Social determinants of health; housing; income; linguistic minorities
The problem I wish to solve: Lack of affordable and accessible housing for individuals living with disabilities
Stanford, William
Organization: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Keywords: Epigenetics; cancer; aging; progeria; cardiovascular disease; hematopoiesis; leukemia; drug discovery
The problem I wish to solve: Understand how the epigenetics state that marks cell identity is altered during aging
Learn more about William Stanford
Steffener, Jason
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Cognitive aging; neuroimaging; beneficial lifestyles; cognitive reserve; functional MRI
The problem I wish to solve: To identify the neural mechanisms of age-related cognitive decline
Learn more about Jason Steffener
Stratas, Aida
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Aging, physical activity, cognitive, social, environmental, diseases, interventions, health, wellbeing, life-course, & lifespan
The problem(s) I wish to solve:
- Reduce physical inactivity among older adults
- Decrease technology struggle for seniors in accessing telehealth for Covid issues
- Eliminate abuse against seniors
Learn more about Aida Stratas
Strimelle, Véronique
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: Prison; aging; criminology; penal policy; post-detention reintegration; age stereotyping; programs for older prisoners; older incarcerated women; parole; phenomenology; prison sociology.
The problem I wish to solve: Aging and dying in prison
Sun, Louise
Organization: uOttawa Heart Institute
Keywords: Cardiac surgery; frailty; disability; patient engagement; outcomes; sex/gender; machine-learning
The problem I wish to solve: Predictions of disability after major cardiac surgery.
Learn more about Louise Sun
Taylor, Maurice
Faculty: Education
Keywords: Adult literacy learning for seniors; blended and online learning for seniors in higher education
The problem I wish to solve: How do seniors with low literacy learn?
Learn more about Maurice Taylor
Tesson, Frédérique
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Genetics; epidemiology; hypertension; salt intake; cognitive impairment; aging
The problem I wish to solve: What are the genetic determinants of salt-sensitive hypertension?
Learn more about Frédérique Tesson
Tsang, Benjamin
Faculty: Medicine
Keywords: Basic and translational research in women’s health; aging; cancer; reproduction; interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research; international research partnership and academic exchanges
The problem I wish to solve: Age-related diseases (reproductive and cancer)
Learn more about Benjamin Tsang
Uchida, Thomas
Faculty: Engineering
Keywords: Biomechanics; movement; musculoskeletal dynamics; modelling and simulation; assistive device
The problem I wish to solve: Use simulations to guide design of wearable assistive devices
Learn more about Thomas Uchida
Udenigwe, Chibuike
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Functional foods; food proteins; peptides; health benefits; food quality; nutriment bioavailability
The problem I wish to solve: Enhancing the quality and the bioaccessibility of nutrients in food products
Learn more about Chibuke Udenigwe
Vallely, Anne
Faculty: Arts
Keywords: Comparative religion; death and dying; end-of-life; conscious aging; India; Jainism; nature/environment/eco-spirituality
The problem I wish to solve: Death and age phobia
Learn more about Anne Vallely
Yazbeck, Myra
Faculty: Social Sciences
Keywords: Health Inequality; social interactions; peer effects; health-related behaviours; well-being; retirement.
The problem I wish to solve: How adequately measure socioeconomic health (well-being) inequalities
Young, Bradley
Faculty: Health Sciences
Keywords: Active aging; adult sport; Masters sport; negotiating age; successful aging; retention of performance
The problem I wish to solve: How does regular adult sport enrich older peoples’ lives?
Learn more about Bradley Young