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Laura Garcia Diaz

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Rehabilitation ScienceMcMaster University

Research

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12 publications.

01

Impact evaluation of a dementia-friendly community mural: Planting a seed for change

Diaz LG, Durocher E, Gardner P, McAiney C, Letts L

Dementia20251 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1177/14713012251333864
02

Walking the Unseen Path: Black Older Adults, Dementia, and Care in Canada

Waldron I, Kapiriri L, Iroanyah NF, Miguel MB, Murad‐Kassam SS, Letts L, Diaz LG, Innis A, Baxter P, Ferrow L

Alzheimer's and Dementia2025
DOI: 10.1002/alz70858_101411
03

Rehabilitation Services for Young-Onset Dementia: Examples from High- and Low–Middle-Income Countries

Suárez-González A, Savage SA, Alladi S, Amaral-Carvalho V, Arshad F, Camino J, Caramelli P, Comas-Herrera A, Cook J, Cooper C

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health20249 citations
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21060790
04

Occupational therapy’s contributions to combating climate change and lifestyle diseases

Garcia Diaz LV, Richardson J

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy202320 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2021.1989484
05

The Impact of a Canadian Model of Aging in Place on Community Dwelling Older Adults’ Experience of Physical Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Garcia Diaz L, Durocher E, McAiney C, Richardson J, Letts L

Ageing International20239 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-022-09509-2PMID: W4297495178
06

Engagement of Persons with Dementia in Public Consultations: Process Evaluation

Garcia Diaz L, Durocher E, Gardner P, McAiney C, Letts L

Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship20231 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.54656/jces.v15i2.449PMID: W4381568632
07

Assessment tools for measurement of dementia-friendliness of a community: A scoping review

Diaz LG, Durocher E, Gardner P, McAiney C, Mokashi V, Letts L

Dementia202217 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1177/14713012221090032
08

Canadian Geriatrics Society Scientific Sessions, April 7–9, 2022: Book of Abstracts

Authors V

Canadian Journal of Geriatrics20221 citations
DOI: 10.5770/cgj.25.635
09

Undertaking Rehabilitation Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emergent Strategies From a Trainee-Faculty Workshop

Noguchi KS, Nguyen L, Mehdipour A, Wiley E, Saunders S, Moncion K, Reid JC, Bakaa N, Diaz LG, Van Damme J

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences2022Open Access
DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.881606PMID: W4280624726
10

Rehabilitation Research During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emergent Strategies From a Trainee-Faculty Workshop

Noguchi K, Nguyen L, Mehdipour A, Wiley E, Saunders S, Moncion K, Reid J, Farley C, Bakaa N, D'Amore C

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation20211 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.07.499

Frequent collaborators

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Laura Garcia DiazLori LettsEvelyne DurocherJulie RichardsonPaula GardnerBrenda VrkljanErin KnoblKevin MoncionLisa CarlessoLuciana MacedoMarla BeauchampMichelle Kho
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Lori Letts

Rehabilitation Science

8 shared papers, latest 2025

Julie Richardson

Rehabilitation Science

4 shared papers, latest 2023

Evelyne Durocher

Rehabilitation Science

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Paula Gardner

Communication Studies & Media Arts

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Stephanie Saunders

Rehabilitation Science

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Brenda Vrkljan

Rehabilitation Science

2 shared papers, latest 2022

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