Shannon Freeman
University of Northern British Columbia
Shannon Freeman
Dr. Shannon Freeman is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). She has expertise in the health and social care needs of older adults in rural and northern communities, both among community-dwelling adults and those in long-term care. She led the way in developing UNBC’s Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North, an AGEWELL national innovation hub and collaborating center dedicated to enhancing innovations in technology development and implementation to support older adults in rural and northern communities. Dr. Freeman is a MSHRBC Scholar 2020-2025.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Canada; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Ageing in place; Care in rural and other non-urban settings; Community-based LTC; Dementia care and support; End-of-life care and LTC; Epidemiology and ageing trajectories; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; Healthcare access in LTC; Loneliness among older people; Quality of care; Social Innovation in LTC; Technology and LTC; Unpaid / informal care; |
| Methods | Literature reviews and synthesis; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Scoping reviews; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Community-based approaches to dementia care; Quality improvement in Long-Term Care; Technology and Long-Term Care; |
| Website | https://www.unbc.ca/people/freeman-dr-shannon |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=V2hkTFwAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Research interests | As a social gerontologist, Dr. Freeman incorporates a collaborative approach to engage in a broad range of research activities focusing on the health and well-being of vulnerable populations with specialization in the areas of aging, hospice palliative care, informal caregiving, and centenarians. Research Fields
Areas of Expertise
Age and Risk Factors, Aging Process, Community Health / Public Health, Depression, Family and Care Givers, Health Information Systems, Health Policies, Health Services, Long-Term Care Services, Palliative Care
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