The DICE team is a collaboration of researchers, exercise providers, health care providers, dementia service providers, and people with lived experience regarding dementia (people living with dementia and family care partners).
We use a participatory approach in this project. This means that all members of the DICE Team are equal partners. We include the diverse perspectives of all DICE Team members in all decision-making, especially the perspectives of our team members living with dementia.
DICE Team Members
Principal Investigator
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Laura Middleton
Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology
University of Waterloo;
Scientist,
Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging
Email
519-888-4567 ext. 33045
Research Coordinator
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Kayla Regan
Exercise Physiologist/Research Coordinator
Department of Kinesiology
University of Waterloo
Email
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Melissa Koch
Research Assistant
Department of Kinesiology
University of Waterloo
Email
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Salima Somani
Research Manager
University of Northern British Columbia
Email
UNBC Site Leads
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Shannon Freeman
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
University of Northern British Columbia
Email
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Chelsea Pelletier
Assistant Professor
School of Health Sciences
University of Northern British Columbia
Email
Dalhousie Site Lead
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Melissa Andrew
Geriatrician & Associate Professor
Division of Geriatric Medicine
Department of Medicine
Dalhousie University
Email
Students
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Lauren Bechard
PhD Candidate
Aging, Health and Well-Being
Department of Kinesiology
University of Waterloo
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Saara Mohamed
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Kinesiology
University of Waterloo
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Aderonke Agboji
PhD Student
School of Nursing
University of Northern British Columbia
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Alanna Koopmans
Undergraduate Research Assistant
School of Nursing
University of Northern British Columbia
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Rebekah Norman
Masters Student
Department of Recreation and Leisure
University of Waterloo
Partners
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Carole Johannesson
Person Living with Dementia
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Bill Heibein
Person Living with Dementia
Member of Advisory Committee, Alzheimer Society of Canada
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Brian Johannesson
Husband of a Person Living with Dementia
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Crystal Hughes
Director, Wellness
YMCA of Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo
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Sydney Jarvis
Community Programs Coordinator
Alzheimer Society Waterloo-Wellington
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Shriya Maharaj
Certified Exercise Physiologist
Propel Physiotherapy
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Jenn McDonald
Manager, Exercise & Falls Prevention
Community Support Connections
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Bethany Pearce
Supervisor, Older Adults Services
City of Kitchener
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Cindy Rossignoli
Gentle Exercise Facilitator
Community Support Connections
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Felicia White
Program and Service Lead, Workplace and Helpline
The Ontario Caregiver Organization
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Srija Biswas
Programs Manager, Provincial Programs and Partnership at Alzheimer Society of Ontario
Co-Investigators
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Arlene Astell
Scientist
KITE/Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
University Health Network
Assistant Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Sciences and Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto
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Sherry Dupuis
Professor
Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies
University of Waterloo
Co-Director
Partnerships in Dementia Care (PiDC) Alliance
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Lora Giangregorio
Professor
Department of Kinesiology
University of Waterloo;
Chair in Mobility and Aging
Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging
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Manuel Montero-Odasso
Geriatrician & Professor
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University
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Jacqui Pettersen
Neurologist & Associate Professor,
Northern Medical Program
Department of Medicine
University of Northern British Columbia
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Kenneth Rockwood
Geriatrician & Professor
Division of Geriatric Medicine,
Department of Medicine
Dalhousie University
DICE Advisors
Waterloo Region Dementia Advisory Group
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
Jessica Power Cyr – Wellness and Lifestyle Director at the Glencoe Club
DICE Partners & Funding
Partners
The Dementia-Inclusive Choices for Exercise (DICE) project is a collaboration of 22 people and 10 partner organizations.
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Funding
The DICE project is supported by funds from the Alzheimer Society Research Program, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [PEH – 157075], the Jobson Family Foundation, the Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, and the University of Waterloo. In-kind support is provided by the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, the YMCAs of Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo, the City of Kitchener, Community Support Connections – Meals on Wheels and More, the Alzheimer Society of Waterloo-Wellington, and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging.