Co-leads
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Rebecca Ganann
Assistant Professor
Co-Scientific Director, Aging, Community and Health Research Unit
Lead (Acting), McMaster Collaborative for Health & Aging
School of Nursing, McMaster University
Sarah Neil-Sztramko
Assistant Professor
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact,
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Stuart Phillips
Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Director, Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE)
Director, McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Skeletal Muscle Health in Aging
Bruce Newbold
Professor and Director
School Of Earth, Environment & Society,
Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Elizabeth Alvarez
Assistant Professor
McMaster University
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Ayse Kuspinar
Assistant Professor,
School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University
Courtney Kennedy
Clinical Scientist
GERAS Centre for Aging Research,
Hamilton Health Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, McMaster University
Co-investigators
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Julia Abelson
Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Director, Health Policy PhD Program
McMaster University
Gina Agarwal
Professor, McMaster Family Medicine
Director, Vulnerable Individuals in Primary Care (VIP) Research Lab
Marla Beauchamp
Assistant Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster
Kathryn Fisher
Assistant Professor, McMaster University School of Nursing
Terry Flynn
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies & Multimedia, McMaster University
James Gillett
Associate Professor, Department of Health Aging and Society
Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, McMaster University
Meridith Griffin
Associate Professor, Department of Health Aging & Society
Heather Keller
Schlegel Research Chair in Nutrition & Aging at the University of Waterloo
Maureen Markle-Reid
Gillian Mulvale
Elizabeth Orr
Parminder Raina
Pasquelina Santaguida
Diana Sherifali
Lehana Thabane
Ruta Valaitis
Ivo Vassilev
Chris Verschoor
Staff
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Current Trainees
Giulia Coletta
PhD Student
Kinesiology/Year 1
Research Interests: Aging, mobility, sarcopenia, physical activity, knowledge translation
Shazelle Lindsay
Clinical Research Assistant
1st Year PhD Nursing Student
Research Interests: Promoting optimal aging, improving the quality of health care delivery to older adults living in the community, and gerontological research
Eugenia Ling
Research Assistant
Masters of Science in the School of Nursing, Year 1
Research Interests: Access to healthcare among immigrants and refugees
Maggie MacNeil
Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Nursing, McMaster University
Research Interests: Health and social policy issues relevant to older people; engagement of older people in research; health technology innovation and adoption policies
Abbira Nadarajah
Research Assistant
Completed Bachelor of Health Science Honours (in Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization) at McMaster University and pursuing a Master of Public Health degree at the University of Toronto (starting in September 2022)
Research Interests: Health equity and social determinants of health, older adult health, and community health
Kylie Teggart
Research Assistant
Nursing PhD student, Year 2
Research Interests: Co-design, implementation science, patient-oriented research
Amy Wang
Research Assistant
Family Medicine Resident, University of Alberta
Research Interests: Older adult health, community health, health systems navigation
Salwa Siddiqui
Research Assistant
Level 4 BScN Program
Research Interests: Healthy Aging
Davneet Sihota
Clinical Research Assistant
MSc graduate
Research Interests: health equity, social determinants of health, healthy aging, nutritional health
Former Trainees
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Elizabeth Orr
Mainka Tandon
Strategic Guiding Council Members
The Strategic Guiding Council includes older adult community members and health and social service providers who have worked together to co-design the program and will continue to guide the program implementation across eight neighbourhoods in Hamilton and one additional community in Toronto.
People Listing
Saja Jasim
Seniors Outreach Worker, Wesley Urban Ministries
Maddie Jones
Seniors Outreach Worker, Wesley Urban Ministries
Miriam Miedema
Physiotherapist, Compass Community Health
Christine Senson
Health Promotion Specialist, Registered Dietitian, Healthy and Safe Communities
Courtney Bryl
Inclusive Programming Supervisor, Recreation Division| Healthy and Safe Communities Department
Sharon McKinnon
Public Health Nurse, Public Health Services, Healthy Environments Division, Healthy and Safe Communities Dept
Michelle Martin
Accessible Transportation Services, HSR
Jay Adams
Customer Experience, HSR
Leah Janzen
Community Development Worker – Food Security Specialist, Compass Community Health
Eric Baker
Physiotherapist, Compass Community Health
Trish Balardo
SAM Manager, Good Shepherd
Shreya Yugendranag
Seniors Food Security Coordinator, St Matthew’s House
Renee Wetselaar
Executive Director, St Matthew’s House
Genevieve Hladysh
Senior Regional Manager, Health & Fitness, YMCA of Hamilton, Burlington, and Brantford
Brenda Silverthorne
Community Development Coordinator, City Housing Hamilton
Gillian Surette-Robinson
Senior Manager, Labour Community Services
United Way Halton & Hamilton
Erica Conley
Manager, Adult Program Development, Hamilton Public Library
Rachelle Ingrao
Manager, Health and Wellness Programs, YWCA Hamilton
Jane Allen
Independent community member advisor
Aref Sheikh
Seniors Advisory Committee & Durand community
Kamal Jain
Seniors Advisory Committee & Ancaster community member
Ann Elliott
Seniors Advisory Committee & Stoney Creek community member
Carolann Fernandes
Seniors Advisory Committee & Hamilton Mountain community member
Janet Adams
Strathcona community member
Dennis Baker
Durand Neighbourhood Association & Durand community member
Carlita Hawke
Hamilton East community member
Penelope Petrie
Seniors Advisory Committee, Sackville Hill Seniors Recreation Centre Board Member & Hamilton Mountain community member