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Juanita-Dawne Bascu
Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Nursing and Population Health, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Summary
Dr. Bacsu’s research focuses on supporting healthy aging for older adults living with dementia in rural communities and will seek to improve the health equity and ability to 'age in place' for rural older adults.
Expertise, interests and research
Aging and Health Dementia Equity Public Health Rural Health Population Health
Languages
English
Quoted Articles
Study uses Twitter data to understand stigma against people with dementia during the pandemic
Using Twitter to Examine Stigma Against People With Dementia During COVID-19
Eight Ways to Support Brain Health for Rural Older Adults
