Our Research Team

Paula McLaughlin, PhD, RPsych

(Principle Investigator)

  • Clinical Neuropsychologist, NSH Seniors' Health program

  • Director of Training, Halifax Clinical Psychology Residency Program

  • Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine - Geriatric Medicine (adjunct appointment)

Malcolm A. Binns, PhD, PStat

(Co-Investigator)

  • Statistician Scientist at the Rotman Research Institute

  • Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto

John Fisk, PhD, RPsych

(Co-Investigator)

  • Clinical Neuropsychologist, NSH Seniors' Health program

  • Appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine (Division of Geriatric Medicine) and Psychology & Neuroscience at Dalhousie University

  • Co-Lead of the Ethical Legal and Social Implications Program of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Jennifer Haley, MA, RPsych

(Co-Investigator)

  • Psychologist, NSH Seniors' Health program

  • NSH Seniors' Health/Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia, Program Collaborator

Christopher MacKnight, MD, MSc

(Co-Investigator)

  • Retired Geriatrician, NSH Seniors' Health program

  • Previous Chief of Geriatric Medicine, NSH

  • Executive Chair of NSH Research Ethics Board

  • Retired Associate Professor at Dalhousie University (Medicine)

Sacha Nadeau, MA

(Partner)

  • Director of Programs and Services, Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia

  • Certified in Scientist Knowledge Translation and Patient Oriented Research

Jennifer Prentice, PhD, RPsych

(Co-Investigator)

  • Health and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Psychosocial Oncology Program, NSH

Robin Urquhart, PhD

(Co-Investigator)

  • NSH Scientist

  • Canadian Cancer Society (Nova Scotia Division) Endowed Chair in Population Cancer Research

  • Associate Professor at Dalhousie University (Surgery; Community Health and Epidemiology)

  • Senior Scientist with the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute

  • Researcher at the Canadian Frailty Network

Maia von Maltzahn, MD

(Co-Investigator)

  • Geriatrician, NSH Seniors' Health program

  • Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University (Medicine)

Elise Aronitz, MSc, HBSc

(Previous Research Coordinator)

  • Project Coordinator, Geriatric Medicine Research

Lindsey Puddicombe, HBSc

(Previous Research Coordinator)


  • Project Coordinator, Geriatric Medicine Research


Marilyn Taylor

(Contributing Partner)

Sandra Britten

(Contributing Partner)

Marilyn Taylor and Sandra Britten are two key members of our research team. They have provided invaluable insight into dementia care in Nova Scotia. Their thoughtful feedback, enthusiasm, and openness in sharing their experiences with dementia has allowed us to produce a unique research survey to help us better understand the current gaps in dementia care. We are very grateful for Marilyn and Sandra’s commitment to this project and for helping us move towards improving care for all Nova Scotians living with dementia!


Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia

(Community Partner)

The Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia is a part of a national and international federation of Alzheimer Societies whose mission is to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in addition to promoting the search for the causes, treatments and cures.