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Laura Hurd
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Latest papers
Exploring unique and shared barriers and facilitators to assistive technology access and use among Chinese-speaking immigrants and English-speaking Canadians in Metro Vancouver.
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2026
Social connection and disconnection: older adults' life course perspectives on information and communication technologies.
The Gerontologist · 2026 · first author
Older LGBTQ+ Canadian adults' perceptions and experiences of dating and intimate partnerships.
Journal of aging studies · 2025 · first author
Latest funding
- $32,964
Connecting in Later Life: Canadian Older Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of ICTs, Social Isolation, and Loneliness
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $33,581
Connecting in Later Life: Canadian Older Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of ICTs, Social Isolation, and Loneliness
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $122,788
Aging and the body: portrayals, perceptions and experiences of LGTBQ older adults
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
14 publications.
Exploring unique and shared barriers and facilitators to assistive technology access and use among Chinese-speaking immigrants and English-speaking Canadians in Metro Vancouver.
Tsai CT, Chang N, Yu C, Kardeh B, Gang S, Song D, Hurd L, Huot S, Perkins J, Mortenson WB
Social connection and disconnection: older adults' life course perspectives on information and communication technologies.
Hurd L, Tran C, Delorme E, Bennett EV, Mortenson WB
Older LGBTQ+ Canadian adults' perceptions and experiences of dating and intimate partnerships.
Hurd L, Tran C, Willis-Fry M
Older LGBTQ+ Canadians' Experiences of Prejudice and Discrimination Over the Life Course.
Hurd L, Mahal R
Wheelchair Skills Test in simulated versus community settings: a mixed-methods crossover study of experienced motorized mobility scooter users.
Jang S, Kirby RL, Hurd L, Hobson S, Emery R, Mortenson WB
"I Want to Grow Older With Dignity": Older LGBTQ+ Canadian Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Aging.
Hurd L, Li LYK
'You're part of something bigger': interpersonal relationships and older Canadian men's body image.
Bennett EV, Hurd L, Pritchard E, Colton T, Crocker PRE
Integrating person-centred care and social justice: a model for practice with larger-bodied patients.
Kanagasingam D, Hurd L, Norman M
Correlates of self-reported Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire scores of new users of mobility scooters: a cross-sectional study.
Mortenson WB, Battalova A, Hurd L, Hobson S, Emery R, Kirby RL
Qualitative experiences of new motorised mobility scooter users relevant to their scooter skills: a secondary analysis.
Kirby RL, Smith C, Mortenson WB, Battalova A, Hurd L, Hobson S, Jang S, Emery R
Connecting in Later Life: Canadian Older Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of ICTs, Social Isolation, and Loneliness
Principal investigators: Hurd, Laura
Keywords: Older adults; Information and communication technology; Social connection; Social isolation; Loneliness; Qualitative interviews; Ethnographic observations; Sociology of aging; Social media; Gerontology
Connecting in Later Life: Canadian Older Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of ICTs, Social Isolation, and Loneliness
Principal investigators: Hurd, Laura
Keywords: Older adults; Information and communication technology; Social connection; Social isolation; Loneliness; Qualitative interviews; Ethnographic observations; Sociology of aging; Social media; Gerontology
Aging and the body: portrayals, perceptions and experiences of LGTBQ older adults
Principal investigators: Hurd, Laura C.
Keywords: aging; ageism; body image; bodily perceptions; embodiment; emboded experience; gender; heterosexism; LGTBQ older adults; media portrayals; qualitative research; sexual orientation
Systematic, Comprehensive, One-to-One Training (SCOOT) for Scooter Skills
Principal investigators: Mortenson, William B
Keywords: Accidents; Community; Feasibility; Mixed-Methods; Older Adults; Power Mobility; Scooter; Skill Confidence; Social Participation; Training
CanWheel Think Tank on International Approaches to Improving Power Mobility
Principal investigators: Miller, William C; Mihailidis, Alex
Keywords: Aging; Participation; Power Mobility; Smart Wheelchairs
CIHR Team in Wheeled Mobility for Older Adults (WheeMOAT)
Principal investigators: Miller, William C; Birch, Gary E; Demers, Louise; Hurd, Laura C; Kirby, Ronald L; Little, James J; Mackworth, Alan K; Mihailidis, Alex; Miller Polgar, Janice A; Mitchell, Ian M; Oishi, Meeko; Routhier, François; Sawatzky, Bonita J; Smith, Cher
Keywords: Aging; Assistive Technology Development; Measurement; Rehabilitation Interventions; Skill Training; Wheeled Mobility
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
- Moss Norman and Laura Hurd: 2 shared papers
- Laura Hurd and Suzanne Huot: 1 shared paper
- Professor
- School of Kinesiology
- Social/Cultural Geography
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