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Linda Garcia

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Full ProfessorInterdisciplinary Health SciencesUniversity of Ottawa

Linda Garcia

Full Professor

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2020.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Covid-19 Long-Term Care Pandemic Aging Care Caregiver International Longitudinal

Latest papers

Advancing Family Medicine Through Dyadic Electronic Medical Record Linkage in Dementia Care.
Annals of family medicine · 2026
Barriers and facilitators to air travel among adults with hearing loss: a scoping review.
International journal of audiology · 2026 · senior author
"I have an image of myself, it's strong and resilient": Assets Supporting Resilience of Older Adults and Their Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2025

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Empowering Dementia-Friendly Travel: Co-Developing Accessible Solutions for Transportation Systems
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$229
Information Technology Management Decision Making in Senior Care Organizations: A New Paradigm for a Post-COVID-19 Era
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$71,027
Making “nonessential” family/volunteer caregiving essential in LTC
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$121,056

All 8 grants and awards

12 publications.

Advancing Family Medicine Through Dyadic Electronic Medical Record Linkage in Dementia Care.

Robitaille A, Kokorelias KM, Aubrey-Bassler K, Barber D, Garies S, Garcia L, Grandy M, Harvey K, Marasinghe DH, Kosowan L, McCleary L, Morkem R, Pilato KA, Sharior F, Singer A, Taylor M, Theal R, Helmer-Smith M, Wong S, Williamson T, Drummond N

Annals of family medicine2026

DOI: 10.1370/afm.250494 PMID: 42379991

Barriers and facilitators to air travel among adults with hearing loss: a scoping review.

Danful GK, Pignac S, Fitzpatrick EM, Mulvey M, Turcotte PL, Robitaille A, Primossi V, Garcia L

International journal of audiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2025.2578659 PMID: 41196809

"I have an image of myself, it's strong and resilient": Assets Supporting Resilience of Older Adults and Their Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Oostlander SA, Joanisse C, Garcia L, Mulvey MS, Lagacé M, Fraser S, Bélanger-Hardy L, Robitaille A, Gillis M, Courtemanche J, O'Sullivan TL

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2025

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980824000370 PMID: 39618392

"Where it's okay if we die": Exploring Older Canadians' Perspective on Long-Term Care Through Found Poetry.

Joanisse C, Oostlander SA, Mulvey MS, Garcia L, Harrisson S, Lagacé M, Fraser S, Robitaille A, Gillis M, Courtemanche J, O'Sullivan T

The Gerontologist2025

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaf040 PMID: 39932734

Factors Affecting Managers' Technology Adoption Decisions in Long-Term Care Homes: A Canadian Exploratory Study Post-COVID-19 Pandemic.

Cruise D, Jaana M, Sinden D, Garcia L

Journal of aging & social policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2024.2415172 PMID: 39494913

The usability of virtual reality to train individuals in responding to behaviors related to dementia.

Garcia L, Robitaille A, Bouchard S, Rivard MC, McCleary L

Frontiers in dementia2023First author

DOI: 10.3389/frdem.2023.1237127 PMID: 39081984

Differences in the longitudinal change of behaviours related to dementia in long-term care: a growth mixture modelling approach.

Robitaille A, Garcia L, Terrera GM

BMC geriatrics2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-03933-y PMID: 37106334

Caring for the caregiver: Why policy must shift from addressing needs to enabling caregivers to flourish.

Beach B, Bélanger-Hardy L, Harding S, Rodrigues Perracini M, Garcia L, Tripathi I, Gillis M, Dow B

Frontiers in public health2022

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.997981 PMID: 36339159

Using the performance arts to address a "methods gap" in dementia research.

Novy C, Thomas R, Garcia L, Gifford W, Grassau P

Arts & health2022

DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2021.1942093 PMID: 34152259

Ageism and COVID-19: what does our society's response say about us?

Fraser S, Lagacé M, Bongué B, Ndeye N, Guyot J, Bechard L, Garcia L, Taler V, CCNA Social Inclusion and Stigma Working Group, Adam S, Beaulieu M, Bergeron CD, Boudjemadi V, Desmette D, Donizzetti AR, Éthier S, Garon S, Gillis M, Levasseur M, Lortie-Lussier M, Marier P, Robitaille A, Sawchuk K, Lafontaine C, Tougas F

Age and ageing2020

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaa097 PMID: 32377666

Empowering Dementia-Friendly Travel: Co-Developing Accessible Solutions for Transportation Systems

SupervisorCIHR2024Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Chiarelli, Alexandra

Keywords: Accessibility; Aging; Citizen Science; Dementia; Inclusivity; Participatory; User-Centred

$229

Information Technology Management Decision Making in Senior Care Organizations: A New Paradigm for a Post-COVID-19 Era

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Jaana, Mirou

Keywords: Senior care organizations; Health information technology; Decision-making; Management; Scoping review; Delphi study; Case study

$71,027

Making “nonessential” family/volunteer caregiving essential in LTC

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care(COVID-19)

Principal investigators: Robitaille, Annie; Garcia, Linda J; Law, Madelyn P; Mccleary, Lynn; O'Sullivan, Tracey L

Keywords: Covid-19; Long-Term Care; Pandemic

$121,056

Engaging Canada in an International Exchange on the Positive Aspects of Caring for Older Adults (PACOA)

Nominated PICIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Garcia, Linda J

Keywords: Aging; Care; Caregiver; International; Longitudinal; Older Adults; Positive Aspects

$18,167

Redesigning the management of responsive behaviours for persons living with dementia

Nominated PICIHR2013Planning Grants - PA: Health Services and Systems for an Aging Population

Principal investigators: Garcia, Linda J

Keywords: Dementia; Knowledge Translation; Responsive Behaviours; Self-Management

$21,250

Démence et communautés francophones en situation minoritaire en Ontario: étude rétrospective

Nominated PICIHR2011Catalyst Grant: Official Language Minority Communities in Health Research

Principal investigators: Garcia, Linda J; Chomienne, Marie-Hélène

Keywords: Accès Aux Services; Cheminement De Système De Santé; Diagnostic Précoce; Diagnostic Tardif; Diagnostique De Démence; Démence; Minorité Francophone; Minorités Linguistiques

$93,407

Pathways to diagnosis: Canadian cross-cultural experiences of the pre-diagnosis period of Alzheimer's disease

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Drummond, Neil

Keywords: medical anthropology; ethnography; Alzheimer's disease; cultural issues; prediagnostic phase

$135,642

Institut canadien de recherche sur le processus de handicap-Adaptation-réadaptation et participation sociale des personnes ayant des incapacités

Co-investigatorSSHRC1999Health Institutes Design Grants

Principal investigators: Fougeyrollas, Patrick

$24,488

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Linda Garcia

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Advancing Family Medicine Through Dyadic Electronic Medical Record Linkage in Dementia Care.

Barriers and facilitators to air travel among adults with hearing loss: a scoping review.

"I have an image of myself, it's strong and resilient": Assets Supporting Resilience of Older Adults and Their Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

"Where it's okay if we die": Exploring Older Canadians' Perspective on Long-Term Care Through Found Poetry.

Factors Affecting Managers' Technology Adoption Decisions in Long-Term Care Homes: A Canadian Exploratory Study Post-COVID-19 Pandemic.

The usability of virtual reality to train individuals in responding to behaviors related to dementia.

Differences in the longitudinal change of behaviours related to dementia in long-term care: a growth mixture modelling approach.

Caring for the caregiver: Why policy must shift from addressing needs to enabling caregivers to flourish.

Using the performance arts to address a "methods gap" in dementia research.

Ageism and COVID-19: what does our society's response say about us?

Empowering Dementia-Friendly Travel: Co-Developing Accessible Solutions for Transportation Systems

Information Technology Management Decision Making in Senior Care Organizations: A New Paradigm for a Post-COVID-19 Era

Making “nonessential” family/volunteer caregiving essential in LTC

Engaging Canada in an International Exchange on the Positive Aspects of Caring for Older Adults (PACOA)

Redesigning the management of responsive behaviours for persons living with dementia

Démence et communautés francophones en situation minoritaire en Ontario: étude rétrospective

Pathways to diagnosis: Canadian cross-cultural experiences of the pre-diagnosis period of Alzheimer's disease

Institut canadien de recherche sur le processus de handicap-Adaptation-réadaptation et participation sociale des personnes ayant des incapacités

Frequent collaborators

Annie Robitaille

Neil Drummond

Sarah Fraser

Frank Molnar

Roanne Thomas

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

James Silvius

Rachael Morkem

Suzanne Garon

Tracey O'Sullivan

Stephanie Garies

Vanessa Taler

Mirou Jaana

Sandra Harrisson

Katherine McGilton

Wendy Gifford

Tyler Williamson

Sabrina Wong