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Verena Menec

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

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Verena Menec

Researcher

Community Health Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (4 SSHRC, 4 CIHR), most recently in 2020.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2015.

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Publications

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Research

Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging Loneliness Population Health Social Isolation

Latest papers

Effect of Age-Friendly Communities Action Plan on Trajectories of Older Canadians’ Depressive Symptoms Between 2018 and 2020: Multilevel Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing · 2024
Conceptualizing access to community-based supports from the perspectives of people living with young onset dementia, family members and providers.
Dementia (London, England) · 2023 · senior author
Key Age-Friendly Components of Municipalities that Foster Social Participation of Aging Canadians: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Journal of Urban Health · 2023

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Community Connector Programs Linking Isolated Older Adults to Community Services
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$29,564
Age-Friendly Community Initiatives: Impact and Sustainability
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$220,476
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): Building COVID-19 Platform for Research in Canada
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator

All 26 grants and awards

28 publications.

Effect of Age-Friendly Communities Action Plan on Trajectories of Older Canadians’ Depressive Symptoms Between 2018 and 2020: Multilevel Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Levasseur M, Naud D, Menec V, Dubois M-F, Wolfson C, Griffith LE, Trottier L, McMillan J, Généreux M, Roy M

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing20241 citations

DOI: 10.1177/00469580231225918

Conceptualizing access to community-based supports from the perspectives of people living with young onset dementia, family members and providers.

Novek S, Menec V

Dementia (London, England)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/14713012221138145 PMID: 36377262

Key Age-Friendly Components of Municipalities that Foster Social Participation of Aging Canadians: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Levasseur M, Dubois M-F, Généreux M, Naud D, Trottier L, Menec V, Roy M, Gabaude C, Couturier Y, Raina P

Journal of Urban Health20237 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00762-7

Functional status in rural and urban adults: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

John PS, Menec V, Tate R, Newall N, O'Connell M, Cloutier D

The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2022

DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12578 PMID: 33886143

Dance Wherever You Are: The Evolution of Multimodal Delivery for Social Inclusion of Rural Older Adults.

Kosurko A, Herron RV, Grigorovich A, Bar RJ, Kontos P, Menec V, Skinner MW

Innovation in aging2022

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab058 PMID: 35155836

Facilitators and Barriers to Becoming Age-Friendly: A Review.

Menec V, Brown C

Journal of aging & social policy2022First author

DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2018.1528116 PMID: 30321112

Examining associations between work-related injuries and all-cause healthcare use among middle-aged and older workers in Canada using CLSA data.

Shooshtari S, Menec V, Stoesz BM, Bhajwani D, Turner N, Piotrowski C

Journal of safety research2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2022.09.012 PMID: 36481030

Prevalence of obesity and elevated body mass index along a progression of rurality: A cross-sectional study - The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Quan S, Menec V, O'Connell M, Cloutier D, Newall N, Tate R, John PS

Canadian journal of rural medicine : the official journal of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada = Journal canadien de la medecine rurale : le journal officiel de la Societe de medecine rurale du Canada2022

DOI: 10.4103/cjrm.cjrm_55_21 PMID: 36254938

Depressive symptoms in adults in rural and urban regions of Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

St John PD, Menec V, Tate R, Newall NE, Cloutier D, O'Connell M

BMJ open2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048090 PMID: 34862276

Life satisfaction in adults in rural and urban regions of Canada - the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

St John PD, Menec V, Tate R, Newall N, Cloutier D, O'Connell ME

Rural and remote health2021

DOI: 10.22605/rrh6631 PMID: 34454411

Community Connector Programs Linking Isolated Older Adults to Community Services

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Emerging Asocial Society

Principal investigators: Newall, Nancy E.

Keywords: older adults; social isolation; community services

$29,564

Age-Friendly Community Initiatives: Impact and Sustainability

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Menec, Verena H.

Keywords: gerontology; aging in place; community-based research; age-friendly communities

$220,476

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): Building COVID-19 Platform for Research in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: CLSA COVID-19 Module

Principal investigators: Raina, Parminder S; Kirkland, Susan A; Wolfson, Christina M

Keywords: Clsa; Covid-19

Social Isolation and Cognitive Function in Middle-aged and Older Adults: A Prospective Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Project Grant

Principal investigators: Oremus, Mark; Tyas, Suzanne L

Keywords: Aging; Cognitive Function; Epidemiology; Executive Function; Functional Social Support; Loneliness; Longitudinal Study; Memory; Social Isolation; Structural Social Support

$195,075

Health Status of Rural Canadians - The Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging.

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: St.John, Philip D

Keywords: Ageing; Depressive Symptoms; Epidemiology; Functional Status; Rural

$64,300

CAG2017: evidence for action in an aging World

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Menec, Verena H.

Keywords: aging; gerontology; knowledge mobilization; social policy; social practice; multidisciplinary; interprofessional; critical gerontology

$25,000

Improving social inclusion for Canadians with dementia and carers through sharing dance

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: Social Inclusion of individuals with dementia and carers

Principal investigators: Skinner, Mark W; Dalrymple, John; Herron, Rachel V

Keywords: Arts-Based Health Research; Carers; Dance; Dementia; Pilot Study; Qualitative Methods; Social Inclusion

$274,678

Examining Personal and Environmental Factors Associated with Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Canadians

Nominated PICIHR2016Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Menec, Verena H

Keywords: Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Loneliness; Population Health; Social Isolation

$70,000

A tale of eight cities, Age-Friendliness and the CLSA

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Kristjansson, Elizabeth A; Orpana, Heather M; Plouffe, Louise

Keywords: Age-Friendly Community; Aging Well; Physical Environment; Social Environment

$70,000

The Care Pathways and Health Service Needs of People with Early-Onset Dementia: A Mixed Methods Study

SupervisorCIHR2015Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Novek, Sheila B

Keywords: Care; Dementia; Global; Policies; Public; Quality Of Life; Social Inlcusion

$6,000

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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Verena Menec

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Effect of Age-Friendly Communities Action Plan on Trajectories of Older Canadians’ Depressive Symptoms Between 2018 and 2020: Multilevel Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Conceptualizing access to community-based supports from the perspectives of people living with young onset dementia, family members and providers.

Key Age-Friendly Components of Municipalities that Foster Social Participation of Aging Canadians: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Functional status in rural and urban adults: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Dance Wherever You Are: The Evolution of Multimodal Delivery for Social Inclusion of Rural Older Adults.

Facilitators and Barriers to Becoming Age-Friendly: A Review.

Examining associations between work-related injuries and all-cause healthcare use among middle-aged and older workers in Canada using CLSA data.

Prevalence of obesity and elevated body mass index along a progression of rurality: A cross-sectional study - The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Depressive symptoms in adults in rural and urban regions of Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Life satisfaction in adults in rural and urban regions of Canada - the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Community Connector Programs Linking Isolated Older Adults to Community Services

Age-Friendly Community Initiatives: Impact and Sustainability

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): Building COVID-19 Platform for Research in Canada

Social Isolation and Cognitive Function in Middle-aged and Older Adults: A Prospective Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Health Status of Rural Canadians - The Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging.

CAG2017: evidence for action in an aging World

Improving social inclusion for Canadians with dementia and carers through sharing dance

Examining Personal and Environmental Factors Associated with Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Canadians

A tale of eight cities, Age-Friendliness and the CLSA

The Care Pathways and Health Service Needs of People with Early-Onset Dementia: A Mixed Methods Study

Frequent collaborators

Robert Tate

Shahin Shooshtari

Denise Cloutier

Megan O'Connell

Parminder Raina

Yves Couturier

Lauren Griffith

Christina Wolfson

Pia Kontos

Jacqueline McMillan

Christina Wolfson

Vanessa Taler

Hai Luo

Mary Thompson

Philip St.John

Cara Brown

Isabelle Dionne

Caroline Piotrowski

Susan Kirkland

Scott Hofer

Harry Samuel Shannon

Andrew Wister

Cynthia Balion

Christopher Patterson

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Brent Richards

Holly Tuokko