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Lili Liu
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Latest papers
Alert Systems for People Living with Dementia who go Missing: Case Studies in Canada, Scotland, and the United States.
The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026
Case Scenarios of People Living with Dementia Who Go Missing: An Education Tool to Manage Risks.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2026 · senior author
Characterization of the Term "Wandering" in Dementia-Related Research: A Scoping Review.
Occupational therapy in health care · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $1,500
Community alert systems for locating missing older adults
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
- $250,000
Creation of a Dementia-Capable Neighbourhood from Person to Policy: A Participatory Action Research Approach
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
31 publications.
Alert Systems for People Living with Dementia who go Missing: Case Studies in Canada, Scotland, and the United States.
Adekoya A, Liu L, Boscart V, Hirdes J
Case Scenarios of People Living with Dementia Who Go Missing: An Education Tool to Manage Risks.
Vahedi V, Daum C, Rutledge E, Adekoya A, Miguel Cruz A, Liu L
Characterization of the Term "Wandering" in Dementia-Related Research: A Scoping Review.
Philip S, Daum C, Neubauer N, Miguel-Cruz A, Liu L
Advances in Sensor-Based Technologies for Health, Aging, and Intelligent Care.
Liu L, Miguel Cruz A
Locating Missing Persons with Dementia: Using Knowledge-to-Action Framework for Implementation of Alert Systems.
Adekoya A, Liu L, Boscart V, Hirdes JP
High-Accuracy Indoor Positioning and Smart Home Technologies for Assessing and Monitoring Frailty in Older Adults.
Miguel Cruz A, Figeys M, Ahmed Y, Koubasi F, Alsubaie M, Alshammari S, Narkhede A, Gregson G, Chan A, Liu L, Ríos Rincón A
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
Analyzing Mobility Indicators Using Machine Learning to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Scoping Review.
Alshammari S, Alsubaie M, Figeys M, Ríos Rincón A, Ezeugwu V, Esmail S, Daum C, Liu L, Miguel Cruz A
Return Discussions to Reduce Missing Incidents in Persons Living with Dementia: Findings from a Scoping Review and Individual Interviews.
Letts E, McLennan LK, Daum C, Conway C, Neubauer NA, Miguel Cruz A, Liu L
A balancing act: exploring ethical and legal concerns associated with release of personal information in alert systems for missing persons with dementia.
Adekoya A, Daum C, Miguel-Cruz A, Liu L
Community alert systems for locating missing older adults
Principal investigators: Adekoya, Adebusola A
Keywords: Dementia; Missing Persons; Older Adults; Policy; Technology
Creation of a Dementia-Capable Neighbourhood from Person to Policy: A Participatory Action Research Approach
Principal investigators: Middleton, Laura
Keywords: Dementia Inclusion Social Change Stigma Community Neighbourhood Urban Planning Public Education Interdependence
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Laura Middleton and Carrie McAiney: 5 shared papers
- Jennifer Boger and Jim Mann: 3 shared papers
- Veronique Boscart and Lili Liu: 2 shared papers
- Jennifer Boger and Laura Middleton: 2 shared papers
- John Hirdes and Lili Liu: 2 shared papers
- Veronique Boscart and John Hirdes: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Boger and Carrie McAiney: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Boger and Samantha Biglieri: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Boger and Lili Liu: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Boger and Rachel Weldrick: 1 shared paper
- Laura Middleton and Jim Mann: 1 shared paper
- Laura Middleton and Samantha Biglieri: 1 shared paper
- Laura Middleton and Lili Liu: 1 shared paper
- Laura Middleton and Rachel Weldrick: 1 shared paper
- Jim Mann and Carrie McAiney: 1 shared paper
- Jim Mann and Samantha Biglieri: 1 shared paper
- Jim Mann and Lili Liu: 1 shared paper
- Jim Mann and Rachel Weldrick: 1 shared paper
- Carrie McAiney and Lili Liu: 1 shared paper
- Victor Ezeugwu and Lili Liu: 1 shared paper
- Samantha Biglieri and Lili Liu: 1 shared paper
- Lili Liu and Rachel Weldrick: 1 shared paper
- School of Public Health Sciences
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
- School of Public Health and Health Systems
- Department of Systems Design Engineering
- School of Nursing
- Urban Planning
- Physical Therapy
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Veronique Boscart
School of Public Health and Health Systems
2 shared papers, latest 2026
John Hirdes
School of Public Health Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Rachel Weldrick
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Laura Middleton
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Jim Mann
School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Samantha Biglieri
Urban Planning
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Carrie McAiney
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Victor Ezeugwu
Physical Therapy
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Jennifer Boger
Department of Systems Design Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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