Resources
Improving the science of aging
MIRA maintains a set of resources that support aging research and assist our members, trainees and community members to improve the lives of older adults.
MIRA and Labarge Annual Reports
Our yearly overview, highlighting MIRA’s impact through research projects, member and trainee successes and community outreach endeavors.
A comprehensive examination of MIRA’s goals, strategic initiatives, and collaborations, illustrating our past achievements and guiding our future direction.
Snacks and Science at the MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre: Women and Stroke
Engaging older adults & service providers as research partners in the co-design of the EMBOLDEN study
2023 MIRA Funding Webinar
Aging Communities and Pandemic Lessons
One Topic Two Disciplines Webinar Series: Supporting Older Women in Ways that Work
Exercise: Powerful Medicine for Health and Aging, with Dr. Stuart Phillips
Tips From an Early Career Researcher
Voice Canada technical walkthrough for MIRA researchers
Inclusive Spaces for Aging Well
Reports
When called upon, MIRA produces reports in service of making McMaster University a leader in aging research and access.
Publications
Researchers interested in accessing data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging may find these publications helpful.
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Volunteering among older adults and effects of ethnic minority status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal analyses of the CLSA
O’Dea, E., Wister, A., Li, L., Canham, S. L. & Mitchell, B. Volunteering among older adults and effects of ethnic minority status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal analyses of the CLSA. Can J Aging, 1-12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980824000229
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Co-designing a participatory evaluation of older adult partner engagement in the McMaster collaborative for health and aging
View publicationAbousifein, M., Falbo, A. T., Luyckx, J., Abelson, J., Ganann, R., Vrkljan, B. & Carusone, S. C. Co-designing a participatory evaluation of older adult partner engagement in the McMaster collaborative for health and aging. Res Involv Engagem 10, 58 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00595-x
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Co-designing a participatory evaluation of older adult partner engagement in the McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging
View publicationAbousifein, M., Falbo, A. T., Luyckx, J., Abelson, J., Ganann, R., Vrkljan, B. & Carusone, S. C. Co-designing a participatory evaluation of older adult partner engagement in the mcmaster collaborative for health and aging. Res Involv Engagem 10, 58 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00595-x
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Parameterizing agent-based models using an online game
View publicationYiannakoulias, N., Grignon, M. & Marshall, T. Parameterizing agent-based models using an online game. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 112 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2024.102142
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Reassuring humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in participants with systemic sclerosis
View publicationBenoit, J. M., Breznik, J. A., Huynh, A., Cowbrough, B., Baker, B., Heessels, L., Lodhi, S., Yan, E., Bhakta, H., Clare, R., Nazy, I., Bramson, J. L., Larche, M. J. & Bowdish, D. M. Reassuring humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in participants with systemic sclerosis. Immunol Lett 270, 106929 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imlet.2024.106929
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Effects of single- and bilateral limb immersion on systemic and cerebral hemodynamic responses to the cold pressor test
View publicationAllison, E. Y., Mei, Y., Coombs, G. B., Mizzi, V., Ismayilov, H. & Al-Khazraji, B. K. Effects of single- and bilateral limb immersion on systemic and cerebral hemodynamic responses to the cold pressor test. J Appl Physiol 137, 873-882 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00328.2024
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