Marita KloseckMarita Kloseck

MSc (Oklahoma State), PhD (Waterloo)

Director and Associate Professor
School of Health Studies

Office: Room 222 - Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 81230

mkloseck@uwo.ca



Research Interests

  • Aging, community health and optimizing seniors' health and independence
  • Health and function of older individuals living in the community
  • Threats to independence with advancing age
  • Community capacity building
  • Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs)
  • Peer-led education models to improve chronic disease outcomes

Research Affiliations

  • Aging and Community Health Research Lab
    Director
  • Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Research Centre
    Scientist
  • Lawson Health Research Institute (LHRI)
    Scientist
  • Department of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine)
    Associate Professor
  • JuMP  Joint Motion Program: Transdisciplinary Training in Musculoskeletal Health Research and Leadership
    Mentor, Co-investigator

Teaching Areas

  • HS9640 Demography of Aging
  • HS9642 Current Topics in Health and Aging
  • HS4710 Palliative and End of Life Care: Critical Issues
  • HS345   Health and Aging: Critical Issues
  • HS305   Health Across the Lifespan

Graduate Student Supervision

  • Master's
  • PhD
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