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Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (2515)
E-mail: sgagnon@uOttawa.ca

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Effect of old age on memory. Neuropsychology of aging.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Behaviour
• Cognition
• Gerontology

Language preference:

English and French

Professor
Full professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
Interdisciplinary School of Health sciences

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 ext 2199
Cell: 613-277-2716
E-mail: lgarcia@uOttawa.ca
Website

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Linda Garcia’s personal research interests focus on the impact of physical, social, technological and clinical environments on the quality of life of individuals with neurological disorders, especially dementia. She is interested in developing interventions that include approaches based on human interactions, especially in long-term care living environments. Trajectories and transitions in aging is her area of specialty.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Alzheimer Disease
• Disability
• Gerontology
• Health
• Health communications
• Health-service providers
• Home care
• Mental health
• Other

Language preference:

English and French

Senior Scientist
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

Contact information:

Office: 613-737-7700 x70331
E-mail: dgray@ohri.ca
Website

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

My laboratory studies the molecular biology of aging and diseases associated with aging (neurodegenerative diseases and cancer). Our primary focus is on the role of declining protein degradation efficiency in aging. Our research makes extensive use of transgenic mouse models, cell culture systems, and live cell imaging.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Biochemistry
• Genetics
• Gerontology
• Molecular biology

Language preference:

English only

Associate professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Nursing

Contact information:

Office: 6135625800 (8394)
E-mail: cmcphers@uottawa.ca

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Palliative care Medical assistance in dying Family caregiving Ageing End of life care Palliative care and COVID-19

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Gerontology
• Home care
• Nursing
• Palliative care

Language preference:

English only

Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

Contact information:

E-mail: Jason.Nickerson@uOttawa.ca

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Dr. Jason Nickerson, RRT, FCSRT, PhD is the Senior Director of Public Policy for the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT), an Investigator at the Bruyère Health Research Institute in Ottawa and an Adjunct Professor of Common Law at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. Dr. Nickerson holds a PhD in Population Health and has worked extensively in global public health and health systems strengthening in Canada and internationally, including spending more than a decade with the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) where he served as the Humanitarian Representative to Canada. He has worked in humanitarian health responses during armed conflicts, disease epidemics, and sudden onset disasters including in Afghanistan, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Central African Republic. His research focuses on the care of acutely ill older adults (particularly in long-term care settings), access to healthcare for marginalized populations, and the development of medical countermeasures for emerging infectious diseases. He has a particular interest in emerging and high-consequence infectious diseases and neglected tropical diseases, including Ebola, Marburg, Lassa Fever, pandemic and avian influenza, and COVID-19. His work focuses on the epidemiology and public health impacts of high-consequence infectious diseases, and also on the development and use of medical countermeasures such as vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostic tests, including the relevance of Canadian innovation funding and pharmaceutical policy on the development of new medical technologies. As a respiratory therapist, he is able to provide commentary and expert opinion on respiratory illnesses, access to healthcare in Canada, and health policy issues. Drawing on his decade of experience as a senior humanitarian official, Dr. Nickerson is able to provide commentary and expert opinion on armed conflicts and wars, Canadian and international foreign policy, and natural disasters.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Afghanistan
• Africa
• Anesthesia
• Biopharmaceutical science
• Biopharmaceutics
• Borders
• Canadian politics
• Diseases
• Drugs
• Ethics
• Ethics in international affairs
• Ethics in international affairs
• Foreign aid
• Foreign aid
• Foreign Policy
• Gerontology
• Globalization
• Globalization
• Haiti
• Health
• Health care
• Health law
• Health policy
• Health research
• Health Services
• Health-service providers
• Human rights
• Infectious Diseases
• Intellectual property
• International development
• International development and globalization
• International health
• International health
• International humanitarian law
• International law
• International organizations
• International relations
• Medical law
• Medical research
• National policy
• Policy
• Population health
• Respiratory medicine
• Science and Society
• Sustainable development
• War crimes

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English only

Assistant professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Rehabilitation Sciences

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (8065)
E-mail: jsavard@uOttawa.ca

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Ergothérapie auprès des personnes âgées. Formation des professionnels de la santé (surtout ergothérapie).

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Gerontology
• Occupational therapy
• Rehabilitation

Language preference:

Français seulement

Researcher, professor
Part-time professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Human Kinetics

Contact information:

Cell: 6136174992
E-mail: astratas@uottawa.ca

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Cell Telephone, Office Telephone

Research information:

Dr. Aida Stratas is responsible for planning and carrying out studies on the physical activity and recreational habits and quality of life of various underrepresented groups (e.g., older adults, immigrants, persons with disability). My role includes conducting complex qualitative data analysis and interpreting results that would inform intervention decisions; communicating research findings to health practitioners, policy-makers and the public.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Gerontology

Language preference:

English and French