INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EDUCATION IN COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION AMONG HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS |
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| Authors: | Charles T. Scialfa Kathleen Pichora-Fuller Pat Spadafora |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology , Calgary, Alberta, Canada;2. Department of Psychology , Mississauga, Ontario, Canada;3. Sheridan Elder Research Centre , Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | An innovative gerontology education program was developed to advance research on aging that is interdisciplinary and promotes the translation of knowledge from lab to life. The program focuses on communication and social interaction in healthy aging. It brings together faculty mentors, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows from six different postsecondary institutions in Canada. The program unifies basic laboratory research in hearing, vision, and cognition with applied research in audiology, biomedical engineering, optometry, psychology, speech-language pathology, human factors, and social work. The design, implementation, and evaluation of the first year of the program are described and future directions are suggested. |
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