Carri Hand, PhD
Associate Director - Graduate Chair (Acting) and Associate Professor
Contact Informationchand22@uwo.ca
@carrihand
ResearchGate Profile
Google Scholar
EngAGE Research Lab
Education
- PhD (McMaster)
- MSc (McMaster)
- BScOT (Western)
Graduate Program Supervision
Research In Profile
Carri Hand's research explores social connectedness, community participation, and engagement in everyday activities and occupations among older adults. She aims to understand the ways that the social, physical, cultural and other aspects of communities shape older adults’ lives and to develop innovative strategies to promote age-inclusive communities. Professor Hand does research in settings like local neighbourhoods, apartment buildings, and primary care, and I collaborate with community organizations and community members. Her research approaches include community-based research; participatory action research; qualitative methods such as ethnography; geo-spatial techniques; and survey research.
