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Alison Phinney, PhD, RN, FCAN

(Director)

Professor, School of Nursing

University of British Columbia

UBC Faculty Page

Publications​​​

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A black and white photo of Dr. Gloria Puurveen. A white woman with brown long hair.

Gloria Puurveen, PhD

Research Manager, School of Nursing

University of British Columbia Okanagan​

Publications

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A black and white photo of Jim Mann. A white man with white hair wearing glasses.

Jim Mann, LL.D. h.c.

Researcher, Author, Volunteer, living with dementia​

@JimMannBC

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Karen Wong Lok Yi, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work

The Chinese University of Hong Kong​​

CUHK Faculty Page

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  Deborah O'Connor, PhD, RSW

(Founding Director)

Professor, School of Social Work

University of British Columbia

UBC Faculty Page

Publications

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A black and white photo of Dr. Lillian Hung. An Asian woman with brown short hair and glasses.

Lillian Hung, PhD, RN

Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of British Columbia

UBC Page​

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A black and white photo of Dr. Mariko Sakamoto. A japanese-canadian woman with long brown hair.

Mariko Sakamoto,  PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

School of Nursing

University of Victoria​​

CPRiD Education and Knowledge Translation Coordinator​

University of Victoria Faculty Page​

A black and white photo of Dr. Jeff Small. A white woman with dark straight hair and glasses wearing a turtle neck.

Jeff Small, PhD

Professor, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

University of British Columbia

UBC Faculty Page

Publications

 

A black and white photo of Dr. Habib Chaudhury. A brown man with dark hair, wearing a strip shirt.

Habib Chaudhry, PhD

Professor, Department of Gerontology

Associate Director Gerontology Research Centre
Simon Fraser University​​

SFU Page

A black and white photo of Dr. Shelley Canning. A white woman with blond shoulder length hair wearing glasses and a sweater.

Shelley Canning, PhD, RN

Professor, Nursing (BSN Program

University of the Fraser Valley​

Director, Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA)​

University Faculty Page

A black and white photo of Margaret Hall. A white woman short blond hair and glasses wearing a blazer and a pearl necklace.

Margaret Hall, LLB, LLM, PhD

Professor,  

School of Criminology

Simon Fraser University â€‹

SFU Faculty Page

Publications​

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A black and white photo of Dr. Joan Braun. A white woman with short brown hair wearing a dark blazer.

Joan Braun, MSW, LLM, PhD

Assistant Professor, Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, 

Lakehead University​

Lakehead Faculty Page

Publications

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A black and white photo of Dr. Julia Henderson. A white woman with blond shoulder length hair and bangs.

Julia Henderson, PhD Reg. OT (BC)

Assistant Professor, Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

University of British Columbia​​

UBC Faculty Page

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