The Dying at Home project team includes:

  • Dr. Laura Funk, Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba
  • Dr. Andrea Rounce, Political Studies, University of Manitoba
  • Dr. Corey Mackenzie, Psychology, University of Manitoba
  • Dr. Kelli Stajduhar, Nursing, University of Victoria
  • Dr. Robin Cohen, Oncology and Medicine, McGill University
  • Dr. Marian Krawczyk, Interdisciplinary Studies and Glasgow End of Life Studies Group
  • Dr. Maria Cherba, Assistant Professor, Communications, University of Ottawa
  • Research assistants:
    • Erin Scott is an PhD student in Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, with research interests in transitions of older adults between care settings, including between long-term care and hospital towards the end of life. She completed her MA in Sociology at the University of Manitoba, with Dr. Funk.
    • Bora Salman is a Ph.D. student in Sociology at the University of Manitoba. His research area is genomic research, precision medicine, and governance mechanisms to regulate this novel knowledge and technologies, which stands at the nexus of the life sciences and social sciences. He has a BA in Public Administration, MA in Political Science from Ankara University.  He recently completed an MA Program in Political Science at Memorial University and his thesis research was entitled “ Governance of Genomic Research: The Case Studies of Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador.”
    • Nicole Del Rosario is a Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manitoba. Her research and clinical interests include help-seeking stigma reduction strategies for older adults as well as grief therapy. Nicole has been assisting with analysis of the survey data for the Dying at Home project.
    • Li-elle Rapaport is an MA student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manitoba. Her thesis research, supervised by Dr. Corey Mackenzie, focuses on older adults’ perceptions of mental health treatment and how family member involvement contributes to patient engagement during the referral and treatment process. Li-elle is assisting with analysis of the survey data for the Dying at Home project.
    •  Camille Nichols is a Masters student in Sociology at the University of Manitoba with an interest in death, dying and bereavement.
    • Carren Dujela works full-time as a research coordinator with Dr. Kelli Stajduhar at the Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health on the end-of-life and palliative care team. As well as assisting with the coordination and data collection for focus groups in Victoria for the Dying at Home project, she is also involved with research on Voices in Motion with Dr. Debra Sheets. She has her MA in Sociology from the University of Victoria. Previously she spent 10 years coordinating research in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Her research interests include positive aspects of family caregiving, dementia, aging, end-of-life and palliative care, and research implementation. Carren is proudly connected with the NunatuKavut of Labrador.