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Josephine McMurray

ResearcherManagement, Business, Administrative StudiesWilfrid Laurier University

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Josephine McMurray

Researcher

Management, Business, Administrative Studies

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (4 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

AI-enabled technologies shadow technologies workforce retention healthcare professionals workplace sustainability interdisciplinary research ethical AI use early dementia

Latest papers

Creating an integrated innovation system to enable the adaptation and uptake of health-system innovations in Canada: insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue
Health Research Policy and Systems · 2026
Mapping the Landscape of AgeTech Standards and Guidelines: A Gray Literature Review.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026
Social inclusion programming for older adults living in age-friendly cities: a scoping review.
BMJ open · 2025 · senior author

All 37 publications

Latest funding

AgeSmart-AI: AI-Enabled Shadow Technologies Catalyzing Age-Inclusive Healthcare Environments
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$94,958
Changing Work at Sea: Reassembling labour governance in Atlantic fisheries
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$77,276
SOARWell-AiP: Sociotechnical observation and assessment research into wellbeing and aging in place
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$66,905

All 9 grants and awards

37 publications.

Creating an integrated innovation system to enable the adaptation and uptake of health-system innovations in Canada: insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue

Bhuiya AR, DeMaio P, Cura JD, Gauvin F-P, Hagens S, Hébert P, Lavis JN, McMurray J, Moat KA, Reid RJ

Health Research Policy and Systems20261 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12961-025-01429-2

Mapping the Landscape of AgeTech Standards and Guidelines: A Gray Literature Review.

Abhari S, Joshi T, Al-Saghier R, Noon GB, Debergue P, McNeil H, McMurray J, Morita PP

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2026

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70711 PMID: 42779484

Social inclusion programming for older adults living in age-friendly cities: a scoping review.

Liougas MP, Fortino A, Brozowski K, McMurray J

BMJ open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088439 PMID: 39880459

Real-time location system implementation in dementia care: Stakeholder perspectives.

Grigorovich A, Harvey K, Levy A, Haslam-Larmer L, Shum LC, Iaboni A, McMurray J

The Gerontologist2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaf244 PMID: 41212519

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

Implementation of the Dementia Isolation Toolkit in long-term care improves awareness but does not reduce moral distress amongst healthcare providers.

Levy AM, Grigorovich A, McMurray J, Quirt H, Ranft K, Engell K, Stewart S, Astell A, Kokorelias K, Schon D, Rogrigues K, Tsokas M, Flint AJ, Iaboni A

BMC health services research2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10912-5 PMID: 38637814

Factors That Influence Successful Adoption of Real-Time Location Systems for Use in a Dementia Care Setting: Mixed Methods Study.

Haslam-Larmer L, Grigorovich A, Shum L, Bianchi A, Newman K, Iaboni A, McMurray J

JMIR aging2024Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/45978 PMID: 38587884

Longitudinal Coadaptation of Older Adults With Wearables and Voice-Activated Virtual Assistants: Scoping Review.

Kokorelias KM, Grigorovich A, Harris MT, Rehman U, Ritchie L, Levy AM, Denecke K, McMurray J

Journal of medical Internet research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/57258 PMID: 39110963

Exploring the Landscape of Standards and Guidelines in AgeTech Design and Development: Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis.

Abhari S, McMurray J, Randhawa T, Bin Noon G, Hanjahanja-Phiri T, McNeil H, Manning F, Debergue P, Teague J, Pelegrini Morita P

JMIR aging2024

DOI: 10.2196/58196 PMID: 39481099

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

AgeSmart-AI: AI-Enabled Shadow Technologies Catalyzing Age-Inclusive Healthcare Environments

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McMurray, Josephine

Keywords: AI-enabled technologies; shadow technologies; workforce retention; healthcare professionals; workplace sustainability; interdisciplinary research; ethical AI use

$94,958

Changing Work at Sea: Reassembling labour governance in Atlantic fisheries

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Marschke, Melissa J.

Keywords: Industrial fisheries; Migrant workers; Precarity; Labour governance; Racial capitalism; Terraqueous assemblages; Critical ocean studies; Migration and sociolegal status; Ports; Atlantic Ocean

$77,276

SOARWell-AiP: Sociotechnical observation and assessment research into wellbeing and aging in place

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Grigorovich, Alisa

Keywords: older adults; aging in place; smart speaker; virtual assistant; artificial intelligence; adaptation; assessment; socio-technical

$66,905

Cog@Work: Building a supportive and sustainable work ecosystem for workers with dementia & mild cognitive impairment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: McMurray, Josephine

Keywords: early dementia; mild cognitive impairment; worker; employer; technology

$15,636

From exception to rule: the role of regional innovation ecosystems in the development of women entrepreneurs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: McMurray, Josephine

Keywords: innovation; technology; women entrepreneurs; regional ecosystems

$24,917

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE - The importance of trust in the adoption and use of intelligent assistive technology by older adults to support aging in place: a scoping review

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Booth, Richard G.

$24,920

Mobile SmartSurveys: Does context matter when we share experience data with researchers using our smartphones?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McMurray, Josephine

Keywords: (1) Smartphone; (2) Mobile computing; (3) Context-sensitive; (4) Survey methodology; (5) Mobile computing; (6) Location-based services; (7) Data-sharing; (8) End-user research; (9) Experience sampling; (10) Performance measurement

$62,939

Playing Telephone: Exploring the potential for interdisciplinary shared decision making for medication therapy in shared electronic health records

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network: Quick Strikes

Principal investigators: Grindrod, Kelly A; Mir, Ali M; Abidi, Samina R; Burns, Catherine M; Dogba, Maman A

Keywords: Cognitive Workflow Analysis; Community-Based Primary Care; Electronic Health Records; Integrate Health Records; Medication Therapy Management; Patient Oriented Research; Pharmacy Scope Of Practice

$121,237

Semantic interoperability of exchanged information on a regional electronic health record that is used by an expanded circle of care which includes social supports and community services

Principal investigatorCIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Grindrod, Kelly A; Alarakhia, Mohamed; Burns, Catherine M; McMurray, Josephine D

Keywords: Electronic Health Records; Integrated Health Systems; Interdisciplinary; Primary Care; Semantic Interoperability; Social Determinants Of Health

$10,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: AI-enabled technologies Dear Professor McMurray, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Creating an integrated innovation system to enable the adaptation and uptake of health-system innovations in Canada: insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "AgeSmart-AI: AI-Enabled Shadow Technologies Catalyzing Age-Inclusive Healthcare Environments" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Josephine McMurray

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Latest funding

Creating an integrated innovation system to enable the adaptation and uptake of health-system innovations in Canada: insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue

Mapping the Landscape of AgeTech Standards and Guidelines: A Gray Literature Review.

Social inclusion programming for older adults living in age-friendly cities: a scoping review.

Real-time location system implementation in dementia care: Stakeholder perspectives.

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

Implementation of the Dementia Isolation Toolkit in long-term care improves awareness but does not reduce moral distress amongst healthcare providers.

Factors That Influence Successful Adoption of Real-Time Location Systems for Use in a Dementia Care Setting: Mixed Methods Study.

Longitudinal Coadaptation of Older Adults With Wearables and Voice-Activated Virtual Assistants: Scoping Review.

Exploring the Landscape of Standards and Guidelines in AgeTech Design and Development: Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis.

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

AgeSmart-AI: AI-Enabled Shadow Technologies Catalyzing Age-Inclusive Healthcare Environments

Changing Work at Sea: Reassembling labour governance in Atlantic fisheries

SOARWell-AiP: Sociotechnical observation and assessment research into wellbeing and aging in place

Cog@Work: Building a supportive and sustainable work ecosystem for workers with dementia & mild cognitive impairment

From exception to rule: the role of regional innovation ecosystems in the development of women entrepreneurs

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE - The importance of trust in the adoption and use of intelligent assistive technology by older adults to support aging in place: a scoping review

Mobile SmartSurveys: Does context matter when we share experience data with researchers using our smartphones?

Playing Telephone: Exploring the potential for interdisciplinary shared decision making for medication therapy in shared electronic health records

Semantic interoperability of exchanged information on a regional electronic health record that is used by an expanded circle of care which includes social supports and community services

Frequent collaborators

Alisa Grigorovich

Paul Stolee

Andrea Iaboni

Arlene Astell

Pia Kontos

Kevin Rodrigues

Heather McNeil

Richard Booth

Julia Kirkham

Kathleen Bingham

Kelly Grindrod

Heidi Sveistrup

Colleen Maxwell

Gillian Strudwick

Catherine Burns

Kelsey Harvey

Lorie Donelle

Sandra Regan

Cheryl Forchuk

Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai

Hanif Ladak

Merrick Zwarenstein