Transforming Aging through Innovative Research and Collaboration at MIRA McMaster
Discover how MIRA McMaster is reimagining aging by combining research, design thinking, and stakeholder interaction. Explore the Executive Committee, focused centers, staff, funding opportunities, and more. Join the movement to transform the science and experience of aging!
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Visit us at: mira.mcmaster.ca Follow us on Twitter @MIRAMcMaster AGING REIMAGINED. TRANSFORMING THE EXPERIENCE OF AGING BY TRANSFORMING THE SCIENCE OF AGING.
Our Approach We combine three elements: 1. A coordinated, collaborative research agenda between academics and clinicians from all Faculties; 2. Use of design thinking to generate human-centred solutions; 3. Ongoing interaction with a diverse group of stakeholders.
Executive Committee Membership: Matthew Woolhouse (Humanities) Jim Dunn (Social Science) Ravi Selvaganapathy (Engineering) Bhagwati Gupta (Science) Isik Zeytinoglu (Business) Alex Papaioannou (Health Sciences) Brenda Vrkljan (Design Thinking)
First Focused Centre Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging $15M gift from Chancellor Suzanne Labarge Three priority areas: 1. Understand, define, and explore mobility in aging. 2. Maintain and restore mobility: prevention, intervention and interaction with health systems. 3. Explore environmental facilitators and barriers influencing mobility.
Staff and Infrastructure Staff: Managing Director: Laura Harrington (harrinl@mcmaster.ca) Research Coordinator: Audrey Patocs (patocsae@mcmaster.ca) Communications Coordinator: Kara Aaserud (aaserudk@mcmaster.ca) Office: McMaster Innovation Park, 109A Other infrastructure: Access to the Evidence Review and Synthesis Centre to conduct synthesis/scoping reviews
Funding Opportunities Funding opportunities available in 2017: Exploration Grants Catalyst grants ($40,000 + $5000 match) Planning grants ($2500 + $500 match) Distribution will occur through the Associate Deans (Research) Cross-Faculty collaboration is required Labarge graduate student scholarships Available to PhD and Master s students For more details, please visit mira.mcmaster.ca.
Funding Opportunities Opportunities to come in 2018: Labarge Post-Doctoral Fellowship Funding for demonstration projects and case studies Major interdisciplinary research initiatives Funding to leverage support from other funders/organizations
Get involved! There are several ways for researchers to become involved with MIRA: Become a member of MIRA Join one or more of the thematic working groups These groups will be involved in developing collaborative research projects to be funded by the Centre Identify potential funding opportunities, including those requiring matching funds Participate in communication initiatives, such as through social media. Share your stories with us!
Contact Us Scientific Director: Parminder Raina (rainap@mcmaster.ca) Managing Director: Laura Harrington (harrinl@mcmaster.ca) Research Coordinator: Audrey Patocs (patocsae@mcmaster.ca) Communications Coordinator: Kara Aaserud (aaserudk@mcmaster.ca) Office: McMaster Innovation Park, 109A
Visit us at: mira.mcmaster.ca Follow us on Twitter @MIRAMcMaster AGING REIMAGINED. TRANSFORMING THE EXPERIENCE OF AGING BY TRANSFORMING THE SCIENCE OF AGING.
How can members of Faculty of Humanities contribute to the vision of MIRA and LCMA? Examples: Images of aging-prejudices and ageism Culture and creativity as a tool for for social inclusion of older people Music, mobility and aging Dance, mobility and aging digital technologies and aging process Gendered optimal aging Design of intergenerational communities
