Our Dynamic Team
We are a collaborative, interdisciplinary team dedicated to advancing equity-focused research and solutions for aging rural communities in Nova Scotia’s Eastern Health Zone. Learn more about us below!
Dr. Alison Grittner
Principal Investigator; Housing Stream Lead, Social Stream Co-Lead; Assistant Professor (CBU)
Dr. Kate Linden
Economic Impact
Assessments Lead; Social Stream Co-Lead; Assistant Professor (CBU)
Dr. Chandell Gosse
Senior Research and Administrative Support (CBU)
Anabella Smith
Project Manager
Brooke Collicutt
Research Coordinator
Dr. Kelsey Harvey
PreHabilitation Stream Co-Lead; Assistant Professor (CBU)
Dr. Sheryl Bourgaize
PreHabilitation Stream Co-Lead; Assistant Professor (CBU)
Dr. Janet L. Kuhnke
Foot Care RN & Researcher; Associate Professor (CBU)
Dr. Martin Sers
Economics and Statistics Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Joseph Parish
Food Security Research Lead; Assistant Professor (CBU)
Leah Dispio
Prehabilitation Research Assistant
Johnie Han
Economics Research Assistant
Solange Ackrill
Marketing, Communications and Knowledge Mobilization
Rin Mullins
Marketing and Social Media Coordinator
Niloofar Ghanbari
GIS Data Analyst (UNB)
Dr. Catherine Bigonnesse
Social Stream Researcher; Associate Professor (UNB)
Thomas Keegan
Social Stream Research Assistant
Juile Anne Francois
Social Stream Research Assistant
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Help Build the Future of Aging in Nova Scotia
We’re assembling a dynamic, interdisciplinary team committed to creating equity-driven care communities for rural aging. Join us in transforming healthcare, housing, and social support systems to meet the needs of aging rural Nova Scotians.
