Faculty profile
Susan Kirkland
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Research
Latest papers
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity: a prospective cohort study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
BMJ Open · 2026
Peaceful dying among Canada’s elderly: An analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
PLoS ONE · 2025
Equal Opportunity and Luck: Empirical Exploration Using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Social Indicators Research · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $38,455
Is unexplained inequality unfair?
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $105,000
Determining if implementation of the haptoglobin phenotype biomarker should be tested in type 2 diabetes treatment planning to prevent cardiovascular disease: a biostatistical analysis, a cost-effectiveness analysis, and a patient priority analysis
CIHR · 2021 · Supervisor
- $24,811
International Workshop on Health Expectancy: An Educational, Training and Networking Opportunity for Early-Career Scholars
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
73 publications.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity: a prospective cohort study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Sakib MN, Griffith LE, Oz UE, Basta NE, Gerstein HC, Morgenstern JD, Kirkland S, Thabane L, Smith BT, Balion C
Peaceful dying among Canada’s elderly: An analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Aryal K, Jones A, Tanuseputro P, Griffith LE, Hebert PC, Kirkland S, Cook DJ, Costa AP
Equal Opportunity and Luck: Empirical Exploration Using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Asada Y, Smith NK, Grignon M, Hurley J, Kirkland S
Epigenetic age predicts depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: importance of biological sex
Barha CK, Liu-Ambrose T, Inkster AM, Falck RS, Burma JS, Kirkland S, Griffith LE, Thompson M, Basta NE, McMillan JM
Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis
Jones A, Ali MU, Kenny M, Mayhew A, Mokashi V, He H, Lin S, Yavari E, Paik K, Subramanian D
Prevalence and population attributable fractions of potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia in Canada: A cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Dolatshahi Y, Mayhew A, O’Connell ME, Liu-Ambrose T, Taler V, Smith EE, Hogan DB, Kirkland S, Costa AP, Wolfson C
Drug and Natural Health Product Data Collection and Curation in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Cossette B, Griffith L, Emond PD, Mangin D, Moss L, Boyko J, Nicholson K, Ma J, Raina P, Wolfson C
The Effects of Cognitive Ability, Mental Health, and Self-Quarantining on Functional Ability of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Gregory MA, Schaeffer MJ, Reeves JTH, Griffith LE, Wolfson C, Basta NE, McMillan JM, Kirkland S, Raina P, Paterson TSE
Using Voice-Activated Technologies to Enhance Well-Being of Older Adults in Long-Term Care Homes.
Grigorovich A, Marcotte AA, Colobong R, Szabo M, MacNeill C, Blais D, Giffin G, Clahane K, Goldman IP, Harris B, Clarke Caseley A, Gaunt M, Vickery J, Torrealba C, Kirkland S, Kontos P
Conversation for change: engaging older adults as partners in research on gerotechnology.
Bytautas J, Grigorovich A, Carson J, Fowler J, Goldman I, Harris B, Kerr A, Marcotte AA, O'Doherty K, Jenkins A, Kirkland S, Kontos P
Is unexplained inequality unfair?
Principal investigators: Asada, Yukiko
Keywords: Inequality; Fairness; Empirical methods
Determining if implementation of the haptoglobin phenotype biomarker should be tested in type 2 diabetes treatment planning to prevent cardiovascular disease: a biostatistical analysis, a cost-effectiveness analysis, and a patient priority analysis
Principal investigators: Carew, Allie S
Keywords: Cardiometabolic Disease; Clinical Epidemiology; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Glycemic Control; Haptoglobin Phenotype; Patient-Oriented Research; Personalized Medicine; Secondary Analysis
International Workshop on Health Expectancy: An Educational, Training and Networking Opportunity for Early-Career Scholars
Principal investigators: Zimmer, Zachary
Keywords: training workshop; methodology; theory; health expectancy; disablement; aging; health; longitudinal research; networking; statistical analysis
The common haptoglobin phenotype as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and mortality: a re-analysis of four randomized controlled trials of glycemic control
Principal investigators: Cahill, Leah
Keywords: Cardiometabolic Disease; Clinical Epidemiology; Glycemic Control; Haptoglobin Phenotype; Personalized Medicine; Secondary Analysis
Adverse Childhood Experience and Multisystem Cumulative Biological Risk in Middle and Late Life in Canada: The Protective Role of Psychosocial Resources
Principal investigators: Uddin, Jalal
Keywords: Biomarkers; Cardiometabolic Profile; Childhood Adversity; Chronic Disease; Toxic Stress
Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II Proposal
Principal investigators: Anderson, David R; Aubrecht, Catherine M; Bélanger, Mathieu; Burkhardt, Tracey; Campbell, Samuel G; Champod, Anne Sophie; Collin, Stéphanie; Curran, Janet; Dryden, OmiSoore H; Dutton, Daniel J; Hamilton, Marina; Hayden, Jill A; Hickey, Jason; Hogan, Mary H; Jbilou, Jalila; Jenkins, James D; Keefe, Janice M; Kirkland, Susan A; Krause, Juergen; MacSwain Standing, Mary-Ann; McDonald, James T; McIsaac, Corrine G; McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D; Reiman, Tony; Rosen, Natalie O; Shoveller, Jeannie A; Sonier Ferguson, Brigitte; Stewart, Samuel A; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G; Urquhart, Robin L; Verlinden, Linda A; Zhang, Michael
Keywords: Capacity Development; Data Services; Learning Health System; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Partner
The role of guaranteed income in healthy aging: Canadian public pensions and their association with physical health, mental health, and health risks.
Principal investigators: Dutton, Daniel J
Keywords: Healthy Aging; Population Health; Public Policy; Social Determinants Of Health
Impact of frailty biomarkers on the accumulation of age-related health deficits
Principal investigators: Theou, Olga; Kehler, Dustin S
Keywords: Frailty
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
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
- Sasha Bernatsky and Sasha Bernatsky: 313 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Parminder Raina: 125 shared papers
- Aaron Jones and Andrew Costa: 103 shared papers
- Christina Wolfson and Christina Wolfson: 102 shared papers
- Kenneth Rockwood and Olga Theou: 85 shared papers
- Andrew Costa and Lauren Griffith: 44 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Cynthia Balion: 43 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Christina Wolfson: 39 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Marla Beauchamp: 38 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Christina Wolfson: 34 shared papers
- Laura Anderson and Lauren Griffith: 33 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Marla Beauchamp: 32 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Christina Wolfson: 32 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Jinhui Ma: 30 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Susan Kirkland: 30 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Susan Kirkland: 29 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Christina Wolfson: 29 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Jinhui Ma: 27 shared papers
- Andrew Costa and Parminder Raina: 26 shared papers
- Christina Wolfson and Susan Kirkland: 26 shared papers
- Susan Kirkland and Christina Wolfson: 23 shared papers
- Aaron Jones and Lauren Griffith: 22 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Cynthia Balion: 19 shared papers
- Jinhui Ma and Marla Beauchamp: 18 shared papers
- Aaron Jones and Parminder Raina: 16 shared papers
- Laura Anderson and Parminder Raina: 15 shared papers
- Kenneth Rockwood and Susan Kirkland: 15 shared papers
- Michel Grignon and Jeremiah Hurley: 13 shared papers
- John Sapp and Pantelis Andreou: 13 shared papers
- Laura Anderson and Andrew Costa: 12 shared papers
- Andrew Costa and Susan Kirkland: 12 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Vanessa Taler: 12 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Jacqueline McMillan: 11 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Vanessa Taler: 11 shared papers
- Christina Wolfson and Vanessa Taler: 11 shared papers
- Susan Kirkland and Olga Theou: 11 shared papers
- Laura Anderson and Cynthia Balion: 10 shared papers
- Susan Kirkland and Pantelis Andreou: 10 shared papers
- Laura Anderson and Susan Kirkland: 9 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Mary Thompson: 9 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Jacqueline McMillan: 9 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Mary Thompson: 9 shared papers
- Cynthia Balion and Susan Kirkland: 9 shared papers
- Christina Wolfson and Jacqueline McMillan: 9 shared papers
- Susan Kirkland and Vanessa Taler: 9 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Teresa Liu-Ambrose: 8 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Holly Tuokko: 8 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Teresa Liu-Ambrose: 8 shared papers
- Parminder Raina and Holly Tuokko: 7 shared papers
- Susan Kirkland and Jacqueline McMillan: 7 shared papers
- Aaron Jones and Susan Kirkland: 6 shared papers
- Christina Wolfson and Teresa Liu-Ambrose: 6 shared papers
- Christina Wolfson and Mary Thompson: 6 shared papers
- Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Susan Kirkland: 6 shared papers
- Holly Tuokko and Susan Kirkland: 6 shared papers
- Kenneth Rockwood and Pantelis Andreou: 6 shared papers
- Susan Kirkland and Mary Thompson: 5 shared papers
- Michel Grignon and Susan Kirkland: 4 shared papers
- Jeremiah Hurley and Susan Kirkland: 4 shared papers
- Sasha Bernatsky and Kenneth Rockwood: 4 shared papers
- Sasha Bernatsky and Susan Kirkland: 4 shared papers
- Kenneth Rockwood and Sasha Bernatsky: 4 shared papers
- Sasha Bernatsky and Susan Kirkland: 4 shared papers
- Jinhui Ma and Susan Kirkland: 3 shared papers
- Marla Beauchamp and Susan Kirkland: 3 shared papers
- Pia Kontos and Susan Kirkland: 3 shared papers
- Susan Kirkland and John Sapp: 3 shared papers
- Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Olga Theou: 2 shared papers
- Lauren Griffith and Michel Grignon: 1 shared paper
- Lauren Griffith and Jeremiah Hurley: 1 shared paper
- Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
- Medicine
- Community Health and Epidemiology
- Psychology
- Economics
- Geriatric Medicine
- Physiotherapy
- Other
Co-authors at Dalhousie University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Parminder Raina
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
30 shared papers, latest 2026
Lauren Griffith
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
29 shared papers, latest 2026
Christina Wolfson
Medicine
26 shared papers, latest 2025
Christina Wolfson
Faculty
23 shared papers, latest 2025
Kenneth Rockwood
Geriatric Medicine
15 shared papers, latest 2024
Andrew Costa
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
12 shared papers, latest 2025
Olga Theou
Physiotherapy
11 shared papers, latest 2024
Pantelis Andreou
Community Health and Epidemiology
10 shared papers, latest 2023
Vanessa Taler
Psychology
9 shared papers, latest 2024
Laura Anderson
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
9 shared papers, latest 2026
Cynthia Balion
Pathology & Molecular Medicine
9 shared papers, latest 2026
Jacqueline McMillan
Geriatrics
7 shared papers, latest 2023
Aaron Jones
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
6 shared papers, latest 2025
Holly Tuokko
Centre on Aging
6 shared papers, latest 2022
Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Physical Therapy
6 shared papers, latest 2025
Mary Thompson
Psychology
5 shared papers, latest 2025
Sasha Bernatsky
Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Michel Grignon
Economics
4 shared papers, latest 2025
Jeremiah Hurley
Economics
4 shared papers, latest 2025
Sasha Bernatsky
Faculty
4 shared papers, latest 2022
Ratika Parkash
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2022
John Sapp
Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Jinhui Ma
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Marla Beauchamp
Rehabilitation Science
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Yukiko Asada
Community Health and Epidemiology
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Robin Urquhart
Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Pia Kontos
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Andrew Wister
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Megan O'Connell
Clinical Psychology
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Jacqueline Gahagan
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Paul Fortin
Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Howard Chertkow
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Daniel Rainham
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Sandra Meier
Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Keri-Leigh Cassidy
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Kathryn King-Shier
Medicine/Nephrology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Kathryn Nicholson
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Paul Fortin
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Lori Wozney
School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Kenneth Rockwood
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
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