Dr. Catherine Bigonnesse is the Canada Research Chair in Healthy Aging and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science. She is trained as an environmental gerontologist with a multidisciplinary background in social work and psychology. She is interested in better understanding how social and physical environments influence older adults’ health and well-being.
Her research expertise includes aging in place processes, innovative models of housing and community-based support services for older adults, the meaning of home and experience of place in later life, age-friendly communities and participatory research methods.
Dr. Bigonnesse holds a Ph.D. in Gerontology (Simon Fraser University), a MA in Social Work (Université de Sherbrooke) and a BA in Psychology (Université de Sherbrooke).
Prior to joining the Department of Political Science, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Research Centre on Aging of Université de Moncton. She remains involved at the Research Centre on Aging as an Associate Researcher.
