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What to do about Mom?... Should we ask her? Janice Keefe at TEDxMSVUWomen
Janice Keefe, PhD is a Full Professor in the Department of Family Studies and Gerontology at Mount Saint Vincent University and holds appointments at two other Universities(Dal and UNB). She is Director of the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging and the Lena Isabel Jodrey Chair in Gerontology. From 2002-12 she was the Canada Research Chair in Aging and Caregiving Policy. Dr. Keefe's research expertise is in the area caregiving policy and practice, continuing care policy, rural aging and projecting baby boomer needs as they age. Dr. Keefe has received many awards for her research - most recently for her contribution to Continuing Care in Canada from the Canadian Healthcare.
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Biography
Dr. Keefe has received recognition of her research, most recently a Global Aging Research Network Award for Applied Research (2017), and Canadian Association on Gerontology’s Distinguished Member Award (2017). From 2002-12 she was the Mount’s first Canada Research Chair in Aging and Caregiving Policy. Currently, she is Scientific Director of Seniors: Adding Life to Years (SALTY), a national team to improve the quality of life for residents in long term care in Canada (2016-20), and Principal Investigator on how approaches to care shape the pathways of older adult home care clients (2018-22) – both funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). Keefe is an active member of numerous advisory boards including Statistics Canada’s Demographic Advisory committee, the European Union’s More Years Better Lives funding initiative and the Canadian Academy of Health Science expert panel on dementia.