Partners

Forging strong relationships

At the engAGE Centre for Research on Aging we use a community-based participatory research approach. That means we work with older adults, community and research partners, international partners and other stakeholders to address community-identified needs and facilitate​ opportunities that empower older adults.

Affiliated Labs

ageing + communication + technologies (ACT)

Director: Kim Sawchuk

Ageing + Communication + Technologies is a multii-media research lab that brings together, students and community partners to address the transformation of the experiences of ageing with the proliferation of new forms of mediated communications in networked societies. Together, we investigate how ‘digital ageism’ – the individual and systemic biases that create forms of inclusion and exclusion that are age-related – operates. Our collective and collaborative research projects are steeped in our engagement with individuals and communities of older adults and suggest strategies for change. This includes instigating creative interventions and media-making with older adults and community organizations.

 

Bergdahl Laboratory

Director: Andreas Bergdahl

Dr. Bergdahl brings a wealth of expertise in physiology, physical fitness assessment, and various exercise training modalities. His research focuses on evaluating the impact of physical conditioning on functional outcomes, using blood flow restriction for cardiovascular adaptation, and leveraging telehealth to improve fitness and testing in remote environments. The overarching goal of his work is to enhance the quality of life through movement by meeting older adults where they are and empowering them to stay physically active.

 

BHealthyage

Director: Habib Benali, PhD

Bhealthyage is a multidisciplinary research team of neuroscientists, clinicians, engineers and mathematicians who develop innovative and valid methodological approaches to studying normal aging and pathological processes in the context of a variety of neurological conditions representing critical public health issues. It develops an integrated biomedical approach, ranging from the basic mathematical modelling of the brain's anatomo-functional circuits and their normal and pathological dynamics to the physiological model of brain activity observed by neuroimaging tools allowing us to translate models from normal aging to clinical populations.

 

Coffey Lab: Audition, Sleep & Plasticity (CL:ASP)

Director: Emily Coffey

Coffey Lab is a research lab who focuses on neuroplasticity associated with complex tasks using musicianship as a model. It uses neuroimaging tools to study the neural bases of auditory processing, hearing-in-noise and musician advantages and their relation to training. Coffey Lab’s goal is to understand how training and sleep interventions can maintain auditory and language function, and improve learning and quality of life through the lifespan.

 

Concordia Vision Labs (CVL)

Director: Aaron Johnson

The Concordia Vision Labs conducts fundamental research on basic visual perception and cognition, and applies the findings to improve vision rehabilitation for older adults individuals with vision impairment. The lab also studies Dyslexia in individuals in post-secondary education, as well as quantifying workload in aviation pilots.

 

Innovation Lab

Director: Ann-Louise Davidson

Concordia University's Innovation Lab empowers undergraduate and graduate students to cultivate innovation skills and engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with university, industry, and community partners. Under the guidance of Innovation Mentors, participants collaborate on ideas sourced from industry, community, faculty, and peers, aiming to generate meaningful societal impact.

 

Li Lab: Laboratory for Adult Development & Cognitive Aging

Director: Karen Li

The Li Lab is dedicated to the study of healthy aging processes in terms of cognitive control, multi-tasking and motor performance. It uses a multidisciplinary approach to understand the interactions among cognitive, sensory, and motor abilities in old age. Short-term training programs (e.g., exercise, computer games) are employed to assess improvements in cognition and mobility (e.g., safe walking, balancing). 

 

Sleep, Cognition and Neuroimaging Laboratory (SCNLab)

Director: Thien Thanh Dang-Vu

SCNLAb is a lab investigating the brain mechanisms of sleep and sleep disorders, and the role of sleep in cognitive health, using state-of-the-art multimodal neuroimaging techniques.

Community and research partners

International partners