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Dr. Catherine Bigonnesse
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.
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