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Meet The Team

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!

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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

Join Our Team

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.