Education

• 2007: Doctorate, Epidemiology (Department of Community Health), Brown University Providence, RI, USA (Dissertation Title: Dementia Special Care Units: A Look at Their Impact and Role in the Nursing Home Market Committee: Vincent Mor, Ph.D. (chair), Susan Miller, Ph.D., Kate Lapane, Ph.D.)
• 2003: Master of Science, Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada (Thesis Title: Depression in Patients with Advanced Illness – An Examination of Ontario Complex Continuing Care Using the MDS 2.0 Committee: Trevor Smith, Ph.D. (advisor), John P. Hirdes, Ph.D., Roy Cameron, Ph.D.)
• 2001: Bachelor of Science (Honours), Biology and Psychology, McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada (Thesis Title: Perceptions of Elderly People with Physical Disabilities as Expressed in Ratings of Conversational Encounters Supervisors: Ellen B. Ryan, Ph.D., Ann Anas )

Professional Affiliations

• 2005–Present: Member, Canadian Association on Gerontology
• 2005–Present: Member, Gerontological Society of America
• 2004–Present: Member, AcademyHealth
• 2005–Present: Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research

Professional Activities

2006 Student Representative
2006 Student Representative, Canadian Association on Gerontology, Student Connection
2007 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting Planning Committee

Academic Appointments

Research

January 2005 –
May 2007 Research Assistant, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University.
Working on a large-scale project to examine the influence of state Medicaid funding policies on nursing home outcomes.
Mentors: Vincent Mor, Ph.D. and Susan C. Miller, Ph.D.

September 2003 – August 2004 Research Assistant, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University.
Conducted a literature review on indicators of quality care for patients with terminal cancer. Completed a literature review of predictors of site of death for people with terminal illness and updated the Facts on Dying website with 2001 statistics.
Mentor: Joan M. Teno, MS, MD

Teaching (Teaching Assistantships)

Fall 2004 BC 212, Research Methods in Epidemiology (graduate level)
Brown University
Instructor: Sally Zierler, Dr.P.H.

Spring 2003/
Fall 2002 Hlth 352, Sociology of Aging
University of Waterloo
Instructor: Trevor Smith, Ph.D.

Fall 2002 Hlth 442, Introduction to Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
University of Waterloo
Instructor: Janice Husted, Ph.D.

Fall 2001 Hlth 245, Introduction to the Canadian Health Care System
University of Waterloo
Instructor: Trevor Smith, Ph.D.

Fall 2000/
Spring 2001 Psych 1A03/1AA3, Introduction to Psychology
McMaster University
Instructor: Richard Day, Ph.D.

Non-Academic

Summer 2001/2000 Summer Outings Coordinator, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario.

Awards

2007 Sigma Xi Honor Society, Brown University

2006 Student Poster Award, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (June 25-27, 2006)

2006 Student Poster Panel Selection, AcademyHealth.
Presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (June 25-27, 2006).

2006 Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Student Workshop Participant. Held at the Congress of Epidemiology (June 21–24, 2006); provided an opportunity for invited students to discuss methodologic issues with leading epidemiologists.

2005 Scholars Award, American Association for Retired Persons (AARP), $10,000.

2005 Student Poster Award, Canadian Institute for Health Research, Institute on Aging (CIHR IA) presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology Meeting, $500 (Cdn.).

2003 Finalist, Canadian Evaluation Society Student Competition.

2002 Third Age Learning Award, Third Age Learning Society, Kitchener-Waterloo, $1,000 (Cdn.).

2001 Merit Award, University of Waterloo.

Curriculum Vitae

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Contact

Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit
Baycrest
3560 Bathurst Street, 632
Toronto, ON M6A 2E1
Canada Phone: 416-785-2500 x.2495 Email: agruneirklaru-baycrest.on.ca Fax: 416-785-4295