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Laura Middleton

ResearcherKinesiology and Health SciencesUniversity of Waterloo

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Laura Middleton

Researcher

Kinesiology and Health Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Waterloo

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.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (6 CIHR, 1 SSHRC, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Dementia Exercise Co-Design Quality Of Life Physical Activity Brain Health Cognitive Impairment Edi

Latest papers

"If She's Anything Like Me…": Exploring the Use of Verbally-Prompted Storytelling Techniques in Research With People Living With Dementia.
Dementia · 2026
Characteristics of exercise- and nutrition-based continuing education for health-care professionals to support community-living older adults in Canada.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2026
Bridging game metrics and user perception in remote virtual reality exergames: Lessons from a COVID-19 home-based study.
Digital health · 2025

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Promoting health equity among people living with dementia and care partners in ethno-racial communities: Co-designing quality of life supports
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,074,900
Promoting equitable and inclusive access to research findings: Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging (BHCIA) Knowledge Mobilization (KM) Hub
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$17,460
Co-creating a research plan to promote wellbeing of people living with dementia and their care partners
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 13 grants and awards

21 publications.

"If She's Anything Like Me…": Exploring the Use of Verbally-Prompted Storytelling Techniques in Research With People Living With Dementia.

Conway E, MacEachen E, Middleton L, McAiney C

Dementia2026

DOI: 10.1177/14713012261476735

Characteristics of exercise- and nutrition-based continuing education for health-care professionals to support community-living older adults in Canada.

Robertson A, Liao A, Mills C, Chang F, Fischer S, Middleton L, Russell C, Keller H, Giangregorio L

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2026

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2025-0166 PMID: 41411636

Bridging game metrics and user perception in remote virtual reality exergames: Lessons from a COVID-19 home-based study.

Muñoz JE, Bicknell EA, Mehrabi S, Basharat A, Middleton L, Cao S, Barnett-Cowan M, Boger J

Digital health2025

DOI: 10.1177/20552076251401340 PMID: 41367931

Brain health PRO/Santé cerveau PRO: The development of a web-based program for dementia literacy and risk factor reduction.

Belleville S, Anderson ND, Bherer L, Camicioli R, Carrier J, Chan S, Cuesta M, Dang-Vu TT, Dwosh E, Fiocco AJ, Ferland G, Gilbert B, Harris E, Itzhak I, Jarrett P, Kadri MA, Laurin D, Liu-Ambrose T, McGibbon CA, Middleton L, Miller L, Nygaard HB, Montero-Odasso M, Murphy K, Phillips N, Pichora-Fuller MK, Robillard JM, Smith EE, Speechley M, Trigui A, Wittich W, Chertkow H, Feldman HH, CTU expert group for the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), CAN-THUMBS UP Study Group

The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100134 PMID: 40090784

Professional development preferences and needs of healthcare providers working with older adults on exercise and nutrition: results of key informant interviews.

Mills CM, Giangregorio L, Middleton L, Robertson A, Keller H

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2025

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2024-0451 PMID: 40294438

Developing and Sustaining Dementia Capable Communities: An Analysis of the Current Evidence.

Biglieri S, Ahmed N, Main S, Tupling OL, Vijayakumar R, Boger J, Daum C, Dupuis S, Koch M, Liu L, Lopez K, Mann J, Martin M, McAiney C, Nasir HJ, Nasir N, Pearce B, Weldrick R, Vanderlinden K, Middleton L

Dementia (London, England)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/14713012251404533 PMID: 41432943

Understanding the impact related to lifestyle interventions for people with dementia: A systematic review protocol

Middleton L, Vucea-Tirabassi V, Liu G, Bethell J, Cooke H, Keller H, Liu-Ambrose T, O’Connell ME, Stapleton J, Waldron I

PLoS ONE2024First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310690

Effectiveness of physical rehabilitation for physical functioning and quality of life in long-term care residents with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

McArthur C, Alizadehsaravi N, Affoo R, Cooke K, Douglas N, Earl M, Flynn T, Ghanouni P, Hunter S, Kalu M, Middleton L, Moody E, Smith C, Verlinden L, Weeks L

JBI evidence synthesis2024

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-23-00431 PMID: 38915237

Using Twitter to Understand COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Ageism During the Pandemic.

Bacsu JR, Andrew MK, Azizi M, Berger C, Cammer A, Chasteen AL, Fraser SA, Grewal KS, Green S, Gowda-Sookochoff R, Mah JC, McGilton KS, Middleton L, Nanson K, Spiteri RJ, Tang Y, O'Connell ME

The Gerontologist2024

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad061 PMID: 37267449

Enhancing Minds in Motion® as a virtual program delivery model for people living with dementia and their care partners.

Neudorf B, Dinh C, Barnes V, Stergiou-Dayment C, Middleton L

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291166 PMID: 38241269

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dementia Dear Professor Middleton, 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 ""If She's Anything Like Me…": Exploring the Use of Verbally-Prompted Storytelling Techniques in Research With People Living With Dementia." (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 CIHR-funded project "Promoting health equity among people living with dementia and care partners in ethno-racial communities: Co-designing quality of life supports" (2024), 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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Laura Middleton

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"If She's Anything Like Me…": Exploring the Use of Verbally-Prompted Storytelling Techniques in Research With People Living With Dementia.

Characteristics of exercise- and nutrition-based continuing education for health-care professionals to support community-living older adults in Canada.

Bridging game metrics and user perception in remote virtual reality exergames: Lessons from a COVID-19 home-based study.

Brain health PRO/Sant&#xe9; cerveau PRO: The development of a web-based program for dementia literacy and risk factor reduction.

Professional development preferences and needs of healthcare providers working with older adults on exercise and nutrition: results of key informant interviews.

Developing and Sustaining Dementia Capable Communities: An Analysis of the Current Evidence.

Understanding the impact related to lifestyle interventions for people with dementia: A systematic review protocol

Effectiveness of physical rehabilitation for physical functioning and quality of life in long-term care residents with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Using Twitter to Understand COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Ageism During the Pandemic.

Enhancing Minds in Motion&#xae; as a virtual program delivery model for people living with dementia and their care partners.

Creation of a Dementia-Capable Neighbourhood from Person to Policy: A Participatory Action Research Approach

Frequent collaborators

Carrie McAiney

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Louis Bherer

Mark Speechley

Manuel Montero Odasso

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Rebecca Affoo

Julien Doyon

Elaine Moody

Caitlin McArthur

Natalie Phillips

Sarah Fraser

Ellen MacEachen

Ellen MacEachen

Jennifer Boger

Avril Mansfield

Dina Brooks

Akshya Vasudev

Julien Doyon

Dina Brooks

Guylaine Ferland

Chelsea Pelletier

Jim Mann

Zach Weston

Guylaine Ferland

William Heibein

Howard Chertkow

Pamela Jarrett

Heather Cooke

Olivier Beauchet

Michael Kalu

Linda Verlinden

Danielle Laurin

Kevin Shoemaker

Mary Duggan

Chelsea Pelletier

Sylvie Belleville

Howard Chertkow

Kenneth Rockwood

Brain health PRO/Santé cerveau PRO: The development of a web-based program for dementia literacy and risk factor reduction.

Enhancing Minds in Motion® as a virtual program delivery model for people living with dementia and their care partners.