Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Research

Cognition, Aging, Brain Health Dementia Risk Factors Training Aging Clinical Guidelines Cognition Dementia Exercise

Latest papers

The Healthy Mind, Healthy Mobility Trial: A Novel Exercise Program for Older Adults.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2016
Physical activity as a mediator of the impact of chronic conditions on quality of life in older adults.
Health and quality of life outcomes · 2007
Falls-related self-efficacy is independently associated with balance and mobility in older women with low bone mass.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2006 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Characterizing Cognitive Resilience in Canadians Aged 80 and Over: An Analysis of the CLSA Cohort
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$70,000
The Mobility, Exercise, and Cognition (MEC) Team: A Novel Approach to Dementia Prediction and Prevention by Integrating Cognitive, Mobility, and Exercise Interventions to Combat Neurodegeneration in Aging
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,070,656
Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$2,400,000

All 5 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

The Healthy Mind, Healthy Mobility Trial: A Novel Exercise Program for Older Adults.

Gill DP, Gregory MA, Zou G, Liu-Ambrose T, Shigematsu R, Hachinski V, Fitzgerald C, Petrella RJ

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2016

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000758 PMID: 26285025

02

Physical activity as a mediator of the impact of chronic conditions on quality of life in older adults.

Sawatzky R, Liu-Ambrose T, Miller WC, Marra CA

Health and quality of life outcomes2007

DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-5-68 PMID: 18093310

03

Falls-related self-efficacy is independently associated with balance and mobility in older women with low bone mass.

Liu-Ambrose T, Khan KM, Donaldson MG, Eng JJ, Lord SR, McKay HA

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2006First author

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.8.832 PMID: 16912101

Characterizing Cognitive Resilience in Canadians Aged 80 and Over: An Analysis of the CLSA Cohort

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - IA Brain Health

Principal investigators: Roberts, Angela

Keywords: Aging; Cognitive Resilience; Data Science; Gerontology; Lifestyle; Machine Learning; Preventative

$70,000

The Mobility, Exercise, and Cognition (MEC) Team: A Novel Approach to Dementia Prediction and Prevention by Integrating Cognitive, Mobility, and Exercise Interventions to Combat Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Barha, Cindy; Bartha, Robert; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bherer, Louis; Borrie, Michael J; Burhan, Amer M; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Edwards, Jodi D; Faria, Frederico P; Fraser, Sarah A; Li, Karen Zown-Hua; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Middleton, Laura E; Rajah, Maria N

Keywords: Aging; Clinical Guidelines; Cognition; Dementia; Exercise; Gait; Motor Biomarkers; Neurodegeneration

$1,070,656

Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Training Grant: HRTP - Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging (IA)

Principal investigators: Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Bechard, Lauren E; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bherer, Louis; Bronskill, Susan E; Burhan, Amer M; Chertkow, Howard M; Einstein, Gillian; Evans, Alan C; Faria, Frederico P; Feldman, Howard; Fraser, Sarah A; Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas; Ismail, Zahinoor; Kivipelto, Miia; Kobor, Michael S; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Mangialasche, Francesca; Monchi, Oury; Mullings, Delores V; Rajah, Maria N; Raymond, Lynn A; Roach, Pamela Marie; Savundranayagam, Marie Y; Schabrun, Siobhan; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Eric E; Vedel, Isabelle; Walker, Jennifer; Whitehead, Shawn N

Keywords: Cognition, Aging, Brain Health; Dementia Risk Factors; Training

$2,400,000

The use of semaglutide and resistance exercise to combat cognitive decline in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A combined pharmacological and lifestyle intervention

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nagamatsu, Lindsay S; Reichert, Sonja M

Keywords: Rct; Resistance Exercise; Semaglutide; Type 2 Diabetes

$929,475

Healthy Mind, Healthy Mobility: Combined Dual-task Gait Training and Aerobic Exercise for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Petrella, Robert J

Keywords: Aerobic Exercise; Cognitive Impairment; Community-Based Research; Dual-Task Training; Executive Function; Fmri Of Prefrontal Cortex; Gait Variability; Mobility Impairment; Older Adults; Vascular Function

$356,548

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Geriatric Medicine
Physical Therapy
Nephrology
School of Nursing
Other

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Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Physical Therapy

3 shared papers, latest 2016

Guangyong Zou

Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Clara Fitzgerald

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Richard Sawatzky

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2007

Richard Sawatzky

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2007

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cognition, Aging, Brain Health Dear Professor Liu-Ambrose, 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 "The Healthy Mind, Healthy Mobility Trial: A Novel Exercise Program for Older Adults." (2016), 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 "The Mobility, Exercise, and Cognition (MEC) Team: A Novel Approach to Dementia Prediction and Prevention by Integrating Cognitive, Mobility, and Exercise Interventions to Combat Neurodegeneration in Aging" (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]