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Research
Latest papers
A Multi-Method Exploration of Older Adults' Technology Use During the Pandemic in Two Canadian Provinces.
Studies in health technology and informatics · 2024
Technology Use for Social Interaction Amongst Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.
Studies in health technology and informatics · 2024
A Subtype Perspective on Cognitive Trajectories in Healthy Aging.
Brain sciences · 2024
Latest funding
- $100,000
Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $344,251
A mixed methods study of cancer care in Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $99,518
Promoting Cognitive Wellbeing in Seniors Through Intergenerational Befriending Interventions: Developing and Tailoring the CompanionLink Program
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
10 publications.
A Multi-Method Exploration of Older Adults' Technology Use During the Pandemic in Two Canadian Provinces.
Haase KR, Cosco T, Peacock S, O'Connell ME
Technology Use for Social Interaction Amongst Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.
Haase KR, Kardeh B, Kilgour H, Detwyler D, Verma R, Cosco T, Peacock S, O'Connell ME
A Subtype Perspective on Cognitive Trajectories in Healthy Aging.
Rodrigues EA, Christie GJ, Cosco T, Farzan F, Sixsmith A, Moreno S
Comparison of devices used to measure blood pressure, grip strength and lung function: A randomised cross-over study.
Lessof C, Cooper R, Wong A, Bendayan R, Caleyachetty R, Cheshire H, Cosco T, Elhakeem A, Hansell AL, Kaushal A, Kuh D, Martin D, Minelli C, Muthuri S, Popham M, Shaheen SO, Sturgis P, Hardy R
Deciphering the role of physical activity in stress management during a global pandemic in older adult populations: a systematic review protocol.
Churchill R, Riadi I, Kervin L, Teo K, Cosco T
Older Adults' Experiences With Using Technology for Socialization During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study.
Haase KR, Cosco T, Kervin L, Riadi I, O'Connell ME
Help-seeking behaviours among older adults: a scoping review protocol.
Teo K, Churchill R, Riadi I, Kervin L, Cosco T
A systematic review of physical and psychological health and wellbeing of older women in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mangipudi S, Cosco T, Harper S
Health behaviors and multimorbidity resilience among older adults using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Wister A, Cosco T, Mitchell B, Fyffe I
Development and validation of a multi-domain multimorbidity resilience index for an older population: results from the baseline Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Wister A, Lear S, Schuurman N, MacKey D, Mitchell B, Cosco T, Fyffe I
Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models
Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G; Aknin, Lara; Benoit, Cecilia M; Chen, Frances; Cosco, Theodore D; Joordens, Steve; Kim, Lawrence
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Digital Mental Health; Human-Computer Interaction; Large Language Models; Loneliness; Psychosocial Wellbeing; Social Connection; Social Support; Technology And Society
A mixed methods study of cancer care in Canada
Principal investigators: Haase, Kristen; McConnell, Kelly; Puts, Maria (Martine) T; Sattar, Schroder
Keywords: Ageism,; Cancer Care,; Discrimination; Healthcare Professionals; Older Adults,
Promoting Cognitive Wellbeing in Seniors Through Intergenerational Befriending Interventions: Developing and Tailoring the CompanionLink Program
Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G; Kepes, David; Taverna, Franco
Keywords: Befriending; Intervention; Knowledge Mobilization; Knowledge Synthesis; Loneliness; Seniors; Social Isolation
Co-Creating the Future of Older Adults' Mental Health: An Open-House Event
Principal investigators: Cosco, Theodore D
Keywords: Community Engagement; Knowledge Mobilization; Mental Health; Older Adults
Cognitive aging in middle and older-aged Canadians: Consideration of genetic risk, modifiable factors, and biological sex
Principal investigators: Best, John
Keywords: Biological Sex; Cognitive Aging; Genetic Influences; Modifiable Lifestyle Factors
Mental health needs and technological interventions for social connectedness amongst older adults: Development of a multi-media knowledge mobilization ecosystem
Principal investigators: Cosco, Theodore D.
Keywords: knowledge translation; knowledge mobilization; aging; gerontology; mental health
Aging without advocates: Examining inequities in health and social care access and systems navigation among isolated older Canadians without informal or familial care support
Principal investigators: Kervin, Lucy M
Keywords: Elder Orphans; Health And Social Care Utilization; Health Inequity; Healthcare Access; Healthcare Disparities; Mixed Methods; Older Adults Without Advocates; Social Epidemiology; Stakeholder Engagement; Unmet Care Needs
Socialization Intervention and Mental Health Monitoring for Older Adults in the Era of Physical Distancing due to COVID-19
Principal investigators: O'Connell, Megan E; Poole, Lisa; Haase, Kristen
Keywords: Caregivers; Mental Health; Mental Health Tracking; Older Adults; Socialization
COVID-19: Mental health needs and technological interventions for social connectedness amongst older older adults
Principal investigators: Cosco, Theodore D.
Keywords: COVID-19; social connection; loneliness; social isolation; technology; computers; older adults; aging
Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies
Keywords: applied population research; aging population; student training; evidence-based decision-making; population analytics; social data science; big data; knowledge mobilization; cross-sectoral training; multidisciplinary collaboration
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Andrew Wister and Barbara Mitchell: 10 shared papers
- Faranak Farzan and Andrew Sixsmith: 3 shared papers
- Scott Lear and Nadine Schuurman: 2 shared papers
- Dawn Mackey and Nadine Schuurman: 2 shared papers
- Andrew Wister and Theodore Cosco: 2 shared papers
- Theodore Cosco and Shelley Peacock: 2 shared papers
- Theodore Cosco and Barbara Mitchell: 2 shared papers
- Scott Lear and Dawn Mackey: 1 shared paper
- Scott Lear and Andrew Wister: 1 shared paper
- Scott Lear and Theodore Cosco: 1 shared paper
- Scott Lear and Barbara Mitchell: 1 shared paper
- Dawn Mackey and Andrew Wister: 1 shared paper
- Dawn Mackey and Theodore Cosco: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Wister and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Wister and Nadine Schuurman: 1 shared paper
- Theodore Cosco and Faranak Farzan: 1 shared paper
- Theodore Cosco and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Theodore Cosco and Heather Kilgour: 1 shared paper
- Theodore Cosco and Nadine Schuurman: 1 shared paper
- Shelley Peacock and Heather Kilgour: 1 shared paper
- Other Sociology
- Department of Sociology
- Urban Studies
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology
- Mechatronic Systems Engineering
- MacIsaac School of Nursing
- Department of Geography
- Other
Co-authors at Simon Fraser University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Shelley Peacock
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Barbara Mitchell
Department of Sociology
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Andrew Wister
Other Sociology
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Faranak Farzan
Mechatronic Systems Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Heather Kilgour
MacIsaac School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Andrew Sixsmith
Urban Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Nadine Schuurman
Department of Geography
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Scott Lear
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Dawn Mackey
Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2018
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