Katherine Dupuis
Katherine Dupuis
Professor
Faculty of Applied Health & Community Studies
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Biography
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Teaching & Research Interests
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Grants
Kate Dupuis is the Schlegel Innovation Leader in Arts and Aging at the Sheridan Centre for Elder Research in Oakville, Ontario, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo. Her work is supported by the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA).
Kate completed a PhD in Psychology at the University of Toronto, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto. Kate is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and a scientist whose work explores the intersection of arts, health, and aging.
In her research, Kate seeks to identify both the potential personal and systemic barriers to participation in the arts, how we can facilitate arts engagement in older adults, and what being creative and artistic means to us as we age. Kate strives to understand how the arts can benefit all domains of health and well-being for older adults and their care partners, with a special interest on the mental health and quality of work for staff in long-term care homes.
Teaching Interests
- lifespan approach, human development, aging, older adults, eldercare, person-centred care, intergenerational, dementia, mental health
Research Interests
- aging, arts, recreation and leisure, older adults, eldercare, person-centred care, intergenerational, dementia, sensory loss, care partners, retirement, long-term care, mental health, quality of work, burnout, moral distress, moral injury
Grants
"Moving Beyond money and macronutrients: Understanding food insecurity and supports for Canadian older adults. ". NSERC. CCSIF. $358,060. 2024.
Katherine Dupuis (Co-Investigator), Slonim, K., Tsotsos, L., Warren-Norton, K., Dupuis, K., Byone, A, & Slater, D. ."Connecting cognitive neuroscience with Conversation User Interface design to combat loneliness in aging populations. ". McGill University. McGill COgnitive Neuroscience kNowledge Exchange for Clinical Translation (CONNECT) . $50,000. 2024.
Katherine Dupuis (Co-Investigator), Sheldon, S., Dupuis, K., & Usher, D."Intergenerational music therapy jamboree: Implementation, evaluation, and knowledge mobilization". Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation . Spark+. $75,000. 2024.
Katherine Dupuis (Principle Investigator), Dupuis, K., Jessop, M., & Lepp, K."Using visual arts to address social isolation in older adults". RTOERO Foundation. $49,920. 2024.
Katherine Dupuis (Principle Investigator), Dupuis, K., & Massey, C."CreateMore: Examining application of arts and creativity in everyday care activities as a health promotion and mental health recovery strategy for staff in long-term care. ". NSERC. CCSIF. $359,955. 2026.
Katherine Dupuis (Principle Investigator), Dupuis, K., McFarlane, B., & Tsotsos, L.
