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Walter Wittich

ResearcherPsychologyConcordia University

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Walter Wittich

Researcher

Psychology

Health Sciences

Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 14 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Cognition Communication Dementia Risk Hearing Intervention Strategies Mild Behavioural Impairment Mobility Olfaction

Latest papers

Comparing perspectives from experts and individuals with lived experience in the Global North versus the Global South: ICF core sets for deafblindness.
Population health metrics · 2026 · first author
Toward improving internet navigation for visually impaired screen Reader users: Co-designing an open-source assistive technology system.
Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA · 2026
Identifying budget management apps for people with acquired brain injury: a comparison of search methods.
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2026

All 95 publications

Latest funding

Training to Improve Complex Listening and Mobility in Older Adults with Hearing Loss: Moving from Lab to Life
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,254,600
Determining mechanisms of sensory-cognitive links in aging and dementia to inform interventions and public health: A multi-disciplinary team approach
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,073,348
Training cognition to improve mobility and listening in older adults with hearing loss: Moving from lab to life
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$451,352

All 3 grants and awards

95 publications.

Comparing perspectives from experts and individuals with lived experience in the Global North versus the Global South: ICF core sets for deafblindness.

Wittich W, Dumassais S, Saini M, Li XY, Granberg S

Population health metrics2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12963-026-00453-w PMID: 41582121

Toward improving internet navigation for visually impaired screen Reader users: Co-designing an open-source assistive technology system.

Nino J, Kiss J, Poncet F, Wittich W, Edwards G, Morales E

Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA2026

DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2025.2509699 PMID: 40478980

Identifying budget management apps for people with acquired brain injury: a comparison of search methods.

Thomasson M, Cardinal M, Beaulieu-Bonneau S, Boubetana EM, Wittich W, Kehayia E, Choukou MA, Poncet F

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology2026

DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2026.2678545 PMID: 42227574

Frailty Progression Moderates the Association Between Sensory and Cognitive Trajectories Over 6 Years: Evidence From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Mehrabi F, Phillips NA, Pichora-Fuller MK, Wittich W, Andrew MK, Mick P

Ear and hearing2026

DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001839 PMID: 42223330

Credentialed art therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for neuropsychiatric symptoms reduction in persons living with dementia-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Guseva E, Vedel I, Gore G, Lungu O, Ismail Z, Wittich W, Wilchesky M

International psychogeriatrics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2026.100218 PMID: 42185187

Narrative engagement in story listening: The challenge of age and vision loss

Mathiesen SL, Grenier A, Wittich W, Sukhai M, Herrmann B

Journal of Aging Studies20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101355

Protocol for the development and validation of a Core Set for exercise-based rehabilitation of adults with multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity) based on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework.

Bickton FM, Manifield JR, Limbani F, Dixon J, Holland AE, Taylor RS, Calderwood C, Wittich W, Gregson CL, Heine M, Ahmed Z, Roos R, Singh SJ, Africa Multimorbidity Alliance – Multimorbidity Rehabilitation Working Group

Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidity2025

DOI: 10.1177/26335565251343923 PMID: 40400508

Follow-up in low vision rehabilitation for users of assistive technology: a scoping review.

Aminparvin H, Henrichs L, Auger C, Dumassais S, Renaud J, Wittich W

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2433035 PMID: 39607837

3D printing as assistive technology for individuals with deafblindness: perspectives of rehabilitation professionals.

Bleau M, Jaiswal A, Holzhey P, Wittich W

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2431630 PMID: 39570740

Visualizing Worldwide Prevalence of Age-Related Dual Sensory Loss.

Koesters NB, Minhas R, Wittich W, McMenemy A, Johnson C

Journal of aging and health2025

DOI: 10.1177/08982643241263879 PMID: 38910320

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Walter Wittich

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Comparing perspectives from experts and individuals with lived experience in the Global North versus the Global South: ICF core sets for deafblindness.

Toward improving internet navigation for visually impaired screen Reader users: Co-designing an open-source assistive technology system.

Identifying budget management apps for people with acquired brain injury: a comparison of search methods.

Frailty Progression Moderates the Association Between Sensory and Cognitive Trajectories Over 6 Years: Evidence From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Credentialed art therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for neuropsychiatric symptoms reduction in persons living with dementia-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Narrative engagement in story listening: The challenge of age and vision loss

Protocol for the development and validation of a Core Set for exercise-based rehabilitation of adults with multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity) based on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework.

Follow-up in low vision rehabilitation for users of assistive technology: a scoping review.

3D printing as assistive technology for individuals with deafblindness: perspectives of rehabilitation professionals.

Visualizing Worldwide Prevalence of Age-Related Dual Sensory Loss.

Training to Improve Complex Listening and Mobility in Older Adults with Hearing Loss: Moving from Lab to Life

Determining mechanisms of sensory-cognitive links in aging and dementia to inform interventions and public health: A multi-disciplinary team approach

Training cognition to improve mobility and listening in older adults with hearing loss: Moving from lab to life

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