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Andrew Wister

ResearcherSimon Fraser University

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Andrew Wister

Researcher

Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
33 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 5 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Multimorbidity, Aging, Resilience

Latest papers

An Analysis of Bi-directional Associations Between Self-Reported Residual Hearing and Loneliness: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2026 · senior author
Disappointed or Understood? The Effect of Filial Discrepancy on Life Satisfaction of Older Adults in Rural China.
International journal of aging & human development · 2026
Fluidity in filial piety: twenty-year associations of living arrangements on depression and life satisfaction and across chronic diseases among older adults in rural China.
BMC geriatrics · 2026

All 45 publications

Latest funding

The Impact of Multimorbidity Dynamics on Risk of Incident Dementia
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$140,000
Trajectories of social participation and connection according to individual and environmental characteristics in aging adults: Longitudinal analyses of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$70,000
Social Connectedness and Resilience Among Marginalized Older Adults and Caregivers: Co-Produced Intersectoral Knowledge Implemented with Community Organizations
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$75,000

All 22 grants and awards

45 publications.

An Analysis of Bi-directional Associations Between Self-Reported Residual Hearing and Loneliness: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Beadle J, Best J, Jenstad L, Pichora-Fuller MK, Mick P, Levasseur M, Hotton M, Poon BT, Small JA, Borisoff J, Gutman G, Wister A

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980826100774 PMID: 42578352

Disappointed or Understood? The Effect of Filial Discrepancy on Life Satisfaction of Older Adults in Rural China.

Cheng Y, Wister A, Mitchell B, Guo J, Li S

International journal of aging & human development2026

DOI: 10.1177/00914150261458241 PMID: 42281528

Fluidity in filial piety: twenty-year associations of living arrangements on depression and life satisfaction and across chronic diseases among older adults in rural China.

Guo J, Wister A, Mitchell B, Silverstein M, Li S

BMC geriatrics2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-026-07449-z PMID: 41975294

Exploring the challenges and opportunities of navigating community and healthcare systems among informal caregivers of older adults: Towards communication-oriented care.

Kim B, Wister A, Mitchell B, Li L, Kadowaki L

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103784 PMID: 41420953

Effectiveness of interventions for social isolation, loneliness, and social participation in older adults with hearing loss: results from a systematic review.

Beadle J, Yuwono E, Levasseur M, Wister A

Systematic reviews2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-026-03107-y PMID: 41699739

Six-year trajectories of social participation and connection among aging women and men: Comparison and best predictors from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Levasseur M, Naud D, Dubois M-F, Taylor H, Généreux M, Cossette B, Griffith LE, Lanthier-Labonté S, Wister A

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2026.106323

A systematic review and meta-analysis of disease clusters in multimorbidity.

Ferris JK, Fiedeldey LK, Kim B, Clemens F, Irvine MA, Hosseini SH, Smolina K, Wister A

Nature communications2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67372-6 PMID: 41453855

Number of Chronic Conditions and Death Anxiety Among Older Adults in Rural China: A Longitudinal Study in Anhui Province.

Guo J, Wister A, Mitchell B, Li S

Journal of aging and health2025

DOI: 10.1177/08982643241289516 PMID: 39361775

AI-enabled resilience modeling for brain health.

Wister A, Pinigina E, Liang J, Linkov I

Frontiers in molecular medicine2025First author

DOI: 10.3389/fmmed.2025.1671337 PMID: 41103778

Resilience applications to social isolation and loneliness in older adults: a scoping review to develop a model and research agenda.

Wister A, Kim B, Levasseur M, Poulin V, Qiu S, Yuwono E, Meynet S, Beadle J, Kadowaki L, Klasa K, Linkov I

Frontiers in public health2025First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1589781 PMID: 40893194

The Impact of Multimorbidity Dynamics on Risk of Incident Dementia

SupervisorCIHR2025Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program

Principal investigators: Ferris, Jennifer K

Keywords: Administrative Data; Data Clustering; Dementia; Income/Rurality; Multimorbidity/Comorbidity; Trajectory Analyses

$140,000

Trajectories of social participation and connection according to individual and environmental characteristics in aging adults: Longitudinal analyses of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - Patient Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Levasseur, Mélanie; Lanthier-Labonté, Stéphanie

Keywords: Aging And Older Adults; Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Community Integration & Living; Health And Well-Being Promotion; Prevention Of Autonomy Loss; Resiliency And Lifecycle Of Older Canadians; Secondary Analysis; Social Isolation & Exclusion, Or Marginalization; Social Participation, Wellness And Health In Older Adults; Trajectories

$70,000

Social Connectedness and Resilience Among Marginalized Older Adults and Caregivers: Co-Produced Intersectoral Knowledge Implemented with Community Organizations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wister, Andrew V.

Keywords: social connectedness; resilience; aging; participatory; seniors' organizations

$75,000

Social Connectedness and Resilience Among Marginalized Older Adults and Caregivers: Co-Produced Intersectoral Knowledge Implemented with Community Organizations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wister, Andrew V.

Keywords: social connectedness; resilience; aging; participatory; seniors' organizations

$62,733

Positive Epidemiology - Pre and Peri-Pandemic Psychological Resilience in Older Veterans in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Wolfson, Christina M

Keywords: Cohort; Resilience; Veterans

$70,000

The health trajectory of older immigrants: Inter- and intra-group analyses based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Li, Lun

Keywords: Healthy Aging; Life Course; Older Immigrant

$63,308

Cognitive aging in middle and older-aged Canadians: Consideration of genetic risk, modifiable factors, and biological sex

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Best, John

Keywords: Biological Sex; Cognitive Aging; Genetic Influences; Modifiable Lifestyle Factors

$68,970

Developing a risk index for chronic disease multimorbidity surveillance in British Columbia

SupervisorCIHR2022Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Ferris, Jennifer K

Keywords: Administrative Data; Aging; Cluster Analysis; Disease Comorbidity; Disease Surveillance; Multimorbidity

$54,250

Multiscale modelling for integrating biological and psychosocial determinants of risk and mitigation of dementia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: McIntosh, Anthony

Keywords: sociocultural factors aging machine learning dynamical systems computational neuroscience computational social science brain health

$250,000

A longitudinal analysis of social isolation among family caregivers in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Li, Lun

Keywords: family caregiving; social isolation; psychological wellbeing; longitudinal study; Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

$58,244

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Multimorbidity, Aging, Resilience Dear Professor Wister, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "An Analysis of Bi-directional Associations Between Self-Reported Residual Hearing and Loneliness: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Social Connectedness and Resilience Among Marginalized Older Adults and Caregivers: Co-Produced Intersectoral Knowledge Implemented with Community Organizations" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Andrew Wister

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

An Analysis of Bi-directional Associations Between Self-Reported Residual Hearing and Loneliness: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Disappointed or Understood? The Effect of Filial Discrepancy on Life Satisfaction of Older Adults in Rural China.

Fluidity in filial piety: twenty-year associations of living arrangements on depression and life satisfaction and across chronic diseases among older adults in rural China.

Exploring the challenges and opportunities of navigating community and healthcare systems among informal caregivers of older adults: Towards communication-oriented care.

Effectiveness of interventions for social isolation, loneliness, and social participation in older adults with hearing loss: results from a systematic review.

Six-year trajectories of social participation and connection among aging women and men: Comparison and best predictors from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

A systematic review and meta-analysis of disease clusters in multimorbidity.

Number of Chronic Conditions and Death Anxiety Among Older Adults in Rural China: A Longitudinal Study in Anhui Province.

AI-enabled resilience modeling for brain health.

Resilience applications to social isolation and loneliness in older adults: a scoping review to develop a model and research agenda.

The Impact of Multimorbidity Dynamics on Risk of Incident Dementia

Trajectories of social participation and connection according to individual and environmental characteristics in aging adults: Longitudinal analyses of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Social Connectedness and Resilience Among Marginalized Older Adults and Caregivers: Co-Produced Intersectoral Knowledge Implemented with Community Organizations

Social Connectedness and Resilience Among Marginalized Older Adults and Caregivers: Co-Produced Intersectoral Knowledge Implemented with Community Organizations

Positive Epidemiology - Pre and Peri-Pandemic Psychological Resilience in Older Veterans in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

The health trajectory of older immigrants: Inter- and intra-group analyses based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Cognitive aging in middle and older-aged Canadians: Consideration of genetic risk, modifiable factors, and biological sex

Developing a risk index for chronic disease multimorbidity surveillance in British Columbia

Multiscale modelling for integrating biological and psychosocial determinants of risk and mitigation of dementia

A longitudinal analysis of social isolation among family caregivers in Canada

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