Active InnovAging
Dr. Shilpa Dogra, Scientific Director
Dr. Dogra is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (Kinesiology), and Director of the Active Living and Longevity (ALL) Lab. Her work focuses on healthy, active aging that spans across topics such as sedentary behaviour, fall-prevention exercise, active transportation, and more. She is currently funded by each of the three tri-council agencies in Canada. Her NSERC funding supports laboratory-based work aimed at understanding the physiological consequences of prolonged sedentary behaviour. Her CIHR and SSHRC funding supports work aimed at developing programs and policies that lead to the creation of more age-friendly communities. She has published over 85 peer-reviewed articles in journals in the disciplines of aging, physiology, exercise science, and healthy cities. Her work has been cited over 2500 times since 2020.
As the Scientific Director of the Active InnovAging Research Pillar, Dr. Dogra aims to:
- Co-create disruptive programs that support active aging among older adults across different living environments through participatory action research.
- Implement evidence-based programs to support active aging among older adults who are socially isolated and highly sedentary.
- Understand how to create safe, inclusive programming that ensure engagement from older adults with diverse intersectional identities.
- Create new knowledge related to sedentary physiology that informs the development of impactful interventions.
Dr. Dogra is committed to working with community partners and older adults to ensure that research can be put into action. She is the Founding Chair of the Age-Friendly University initiative at Ontario Tech University, and ensures that older adults have a deep and meaningful connection to the university through courses, engagement with students and researchers, and on-campus events. Please sign-up for the monthly newsletter to learn more!
