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On June 5, 2024, Dr. Callista Ottoni successfully defended her doctoral dissertation titled, ‘“We dodge each other smiling”: older adults’ social connectedness and everyday well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.’ To obtain her PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Callista designed a community-based study to explore social connectedness and […]

Each year, the YWCA of Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards recognize and celebrate extraordinary women in Metro Vancouver. This event shines a spotlight on the outstanding achievements and contributions of women who significantly impact their communities and beyond. The Active Aging Research Team’s co-principal scientist, Dr. Joanie Sims Gould, is among this year’s nominees.

The world has made both science and gender equality a priority. According to the United Nations, both are “vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” While there have been important advancements to include women in science, at the moment less than 30 percent of researchers globally are women. We

By Sarah Lusina, Director of Strategic Partnerships, AART; Executive Director, Active Aging Society Special feature: The Active Aging Society works closely with the UBC Active Aging Research Team (AART) to implement and adapt Choose to Move with community-based seniors’ service (CBSS) organizations across British Columbia. In this blog we start to unpack the role of

By Callista A. Ottoni Think back to March 2020. Where were you and who were you with when you got the news to shelter -in -place to slow the spread of COVID-19? What has helped or hindered your well-being since then? When the pandemic began, we knew little about its impact on the well-being of

Images have been used throughout history as a way for people to express themselves and their needs…..

…and we hope to inspire other women and girls to join us.

But do older adults have easy access to programs that keep them active?

As life expectancy gradually increases, a question to ask is, “whether the added time comprises years of healthy life and promotes a high health-related quality of life into old age”.

Loneliness: the silent killer. It is not something many of us like to discuss openly. On a societal level, we have not addressed it, even as we begin to recognize loneliness as a growing concern within our communities.