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Engagement fund recipients: Deedee Begin, Cassandra D'Amore and Kenny Noguchi

 

Collaborative engagement fund recipients announced to build capacity in aging-focused research

The inaugural McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging Trainee Engagement Fund is supporting three Collaborative trainee members to support meaningful and ethical engagement with older adults and caregivers in their aging-focused health research projects.  

This new opportunity, established and adjudicated in partnership with older adult partners, researchers, and trainees, provides funding, training, and guidance to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across the university to build capacity in patient-oriented research, and facilitates opportunities for trainees and older adult and caregiver partners to learn from each other and share their expertise.  

Through these projects, trainees will have the opportunity to partner with older adults and caregivers in a systematic review, analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, and a qualitative case study, with a common goal of improving the health and well-being of older adults. 

The fall 2022 recipients are: 

Diane (Deedee) Begin

PhD dual degree student, MSc, Occupational Therapy & PhD, Rehabilitation Science
Project: Exploring Perspectives of Risk and Safety in Relation to Older Adults in an Acute Care Setting
Supervisor: Dr. Evelyne Durocher

Cassandra D’Amore

PhD candidate, Rehabilitation Science
Project: Physical Activity Behaviour in Middle-Aged and Older Canadian Women and Men: An Analysis of the Candian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Supervisor: Dr. Marla Beauchamp

Kenny Noguchi

PhD candidate, Rehabilitation Science
Project: Optimal Resistance Exercise Training Parameters for Functional Recovery After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 
Supervisor: Dr. Ada Tang

Thank you to our Collaborative members involved in this process for your thoughtful participation in the development and review of this new funding opportunity for McMaster University trainees. 

Are you are interested in engaging older adults and caregivers in your aging-focused research?

Find out more about the McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging Trainee Engagement Fund or contact us to learn more about how we can support you.  

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