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Arlene Astell

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Arlene Astell

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
24 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2018.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

Aging In Place Dementia Technology

Latest papers

Potential of the Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool for Individuals Working With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia.
Dementia (London, England) · 2026 · senior author
Establishing a dementia care competency framework for care partners, health and social care providers: A modified Delphi study protocol.
PloS one · 2025
Coming to terms with a changing everyday life with dementia: What can we learn from people who are diagnosed while still working?
Dementia (London, England) · 2025

All 31 publications

Latest funding

Promoting Cognitive Wellbeing in Seniors Through Intergenerational Befriending Interventions: Developing and Tailoring the CompanionLink Program
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$99,518
Dementia International expert Group on Interactive Technology (DIGIT)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$78,000
Co-Designing Exergames with People with Dementia to Target Balance and Fear of Falling
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 12 grants and awards

31 publications.

Potential of the Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool for Individuals Working With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia.

Bak K, Kokorelias K, Boger J, Nygård L, Issakainen M, Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonon A, Nedlund AC, Ryd C, Astell A

Dementia (London, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/14713012251374204 PMID: 40875923

Establishing a dementia care competency framework for care partners, health and social care providers: A modified Delphi study protocol.

Kay K, Metersky K, Correia RH, Astell A, McGrath C, Sun W, Yurkiv H, Smye V

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336566 PMID: 41212858

Coming to terms with a changing everyday life with dementia: What can we learn from people who are diagnosed while still working?

Nygård L, Nedlund AC, Issakainen M, Astell A, Boger J, Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen A, Engvall AL, Heuchemer B, Rosenberg L, Ryd C

Dementia (London, England)2025

DOI: 10.1177/14713012251323939 PMID: 40010699

Staff, resident, and care partner perceptions on the use of a personalized tablet to mitigate the impact of isolation in long-term care residents.

Kokorelias KM, Grigorovich A, D'Elia T, Astell A, McMurray J, Iaboni A

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319005 PMID: 40445956

Assistive Technology to Support Dementia Management: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Reviews.

Desai C, Dove E, Nanthakumar J, Main E, Colquhoun H, Astell A, Mihailidis A, Layton N, Burhan AM, Chan B, Wang RH

JMIR research protocols2024

DOI: 10.2196/57036 PMID: 39527790

Technology-Enabled Recreation and Leisure Programs and Activities for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Rapid Scoping Review.

Kokorelias KM, McMurray J, Chu C, Astell A, Grigorovich A, Kontos P, Babineau J, Bytautas J, Ahuja A, Iaboni A

JMIR neurotechnology2024

DOI: 10.2196/53038 PMID: 41341243

Personalized Tablets for Residents in Long-Term Care to Support Recreation and Mitigate Isolation.

Astell A, Dosanjh S, D'Elia T, Kokorelias KM, Stewart S, Grigorovich A, McMurray J, Iaboni A

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105022 PMID: 38763162

The impact on employment and education of caregiving for a family member with young onset dementia: A scoping review.

Kokorelias KM, Nadesar N, Bak K, Boger J, Nygård L, Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen A, Nedlund AC, Astell A

Dementia (London, England)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/14713012241247339 PMID: 38623057

Dementia-Inclusive Choices for Exercise Toolkit: Impact on the Knowledge, Perspectives, and Practices of Exercise Providers.

Middleton LE, Pelletier C, Koch M, Norman R, Dupuis S, Astell A, Giangregorio L, Freeman S, DICE Research Team

Journal of aging and physical activity2024

DOI: 10.1123/japa.2022-0401 PMID: 38262407

"Like another human being in the room": a community case study of smart speakers to reduce loneliness in the oldest-old.

Astell A, Clayton D

Frontiers in psychology2024First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1320555 PMID: 38711749

Promoting Cognitive Wellbeing in Seniors Through Intergenerational Befriending Interventions: Developing and Tailoring the CompanionLink Program

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: BHCIA: Knowledge Synthesis and Mobilization Grants

Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G; Kepes, David; Taverna, Franco

Keywords: Befriending; Intervention; Knowledge Mobilization; Knowledge Synthesis; Loneliness; Seniors; Social Isolation

$99,518

Dementia International expert Group on Interactive Technology (DIGIT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: JPND Call for Expert Working Groups

Principal investigators: Boger, Jennifer

Keywords: Dementia; Design; Interactive Agents; Participation; Technology

$78,000

Co-Designing Exergames with People with Dementia to Target Balance and Fear of Falling

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Dove, Erica

Keywords: Balance; Dementia; Exercise; Fear Of Falling; Rehabilitation; Technology

$105,000

Early Professionals, Inspired Careers in AgeTech (EPIC-AT): Innovators of Tomorrow Health Research Training Platform in AgeTech

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr: Health Research Training Platform - Digital Health Solutions for Seniors

Principal investigators: Mihailidis, Alex; Bier, Nathalie; Choukou, Mohamed-Amine; Freeman, Shannon L; Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas; Kobayashi, Karen M; Stern, Bianca; Sveistrup, Heidi; Tamblyn, Robyn M; Warner, Grace; Yadollahi, Azadeh

Keywords: Aging; Artificial Intelligence; Care Spectrum; Home-Care; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Life Course; Long-Term Care; Technology; Training

$2,399,754

RESILIEN-T: Technology driven self-management for building resilience among people with early stage cognitive impairment

Nominated PICIHR2018Operating Grant: Active and Assisted Living Program

Principal investigators: Astell, Arlene J

Keywords: Aging In Place; Dementia; Technology

$351,285

Dementia or mild cognitive impairment: @work in progress

Nominated PICIHR2017Team Grant: More Years / Better Lives

Principal investigators: Astell, Arlene J

Keywords: Early Dementia; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Workplace

$333,200

Expanding Exercise Opportunities for Persons with Dementia: A Participatory Approach

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants - New/Early Career Investigators

Principal investigators: Middleton, Laura E; Johannesson, Carole; Maharaj, Shriya

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Dementia; Exercise; Physical Activity; Social Inclusion; Stigma

$40,000

Moving With and Tuning In: A participatory mixed methods study to foster social inclusion of individuals with dementia and their carers

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

Principal investigators: Blain-Moraes, Stefanie; Mailloux, Amy Éloïse; Sénéchal, Christian; Park, Melissa M; Racine, Eric

Keywords: Assistive Technology; Emotion Classification; Everyday Ethics; Mixed-Methods Study; Narrative Phenomenology; Participatory Research; Personhood; Physiological Signals; Relationship-Centered Interventions

$308,302

MindMate: Design and Evaluation of a Mobile CBT Homework Tool for Adolescents in Treatment for Anxiety or Depression

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Wilansky, Pamela; Mills, Rosemary S

Keywords: Adolescence; Anxiety; Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; Depression; Mobile Application; Technology; Treatment

$100,000

EMERGING TECH. - The preservation of self-image: understanding the technology adoption patterns of older adults

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Presidential Fund for Research, Innovation & Collaboration

Principal investigators: Astell, Arlene

$25,000

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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Arlene Astell

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Potential of the Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool for Individuals Working With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia.

Establishing a dementia care competency framework for care partners, health and social care providers: A modified Delphi study protocol.

Coming to terms with a changing everyday life with dementia: What can we learn from people who are diagnosed while still working?

Staff, resident, and care partner perceptions on the use of a personalized tablet to mitigate the impact of isolation in long-term care residents.

Assistive Technology to Support Dementia Management: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Reviews.

Technology-Enabled Recreation and Leisure Programs and Activities for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Rapid Scoping Review.

Personalized Tablets for Residents in Long-Term Care to Support Recreation and Mitigate Isolation.

The impact on employment and education of caregiving for a family member with young onset dementia: A scoping review.

Dementia-Inclusive Choices for Exercise Toolkit: Impact on the Knowledge, Perspectives, and Practices of Exercise Providers.

"Like another human being in the room": a community case study of smart speakers to reduce loneliness in the oldest-old.

EMERGING TECH. - The preservation of self-image: understanding the technology adoption patterns of older adults

Frequent collaborators

Andrea Iaboni

Alisa Grigorovich

Jennifer Boger

Alex Mihailidis

Angela Colantonio

Josephine McMurray

Emily Nalder

Pia Kontos

Victoria Smye

Julia Kirkham

Kristina Kokorelias

Winnie Sun

Shannon Freeman

Kateryna Metersky

Kateryna Metersky

Kevin Rodrigues

Colleen Maxwell

Heidi Sveistrup

Kathleen Bingham

William Heibein

Melissa Andrew

Charlene Chu

Shital Desai

Chelsea Pelletier

Andrew Sixsmith

Julie Kosteniuk

Claire Webster

Carole Johannesson

Melissa Andrew

Debra Morgan

Rosalie Wang

Heather Colquhoun

Chelsea Pelletier

Lora Giangregorio