Aleksandra Zecevic
MSc (University of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia)
MSc, PhD (Western)
Assistant Professor
School of Health Studies
2011 Faculty of Health Sciences Teaching Award of Excellence Winner
Office: Room 220 - Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Science Building
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 80455
Research Interests
- Aging and health, Gerontology
- Falls and injury prevention in the elderly (systems approach), safety culture in health care
- Dementia, stroke, osteoporosis, arthritis
- Biomechanics (gait, balance, sports, hand movement)
- Gerontology education, future of health care
Research Affiliations
- CIHR, RNAO, ONF, Alzheimer Society, Arthritis Society
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, University hospital, Parkwood hospital
- The University of Western Ontario collaborators: Ivey School of Business, Social Sciences (Aging and Health Research Centre), Engineering, Teaching Support Centre
- Community partners: Cherryhill Healthy Aging Program, City of London, LTC homes, Over 55
Teaching Areas
- Health Issues in Aging
- Advanced Gerontology with service learning
- Aging in motion/Biomechanics of aging
- Bio-psycho-social dimensions of aging (graduate course)
- Mixed methods design (a module in graduate course in research methods)
Graduate Student Supervision
- Master's
- PhD
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