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Jessica Strong @DrJessicaStrong
Joined March 2014
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Great day to learn about psychology! My honours student presenting her thesis at #psych2024 @scienceatlantic @research_upei
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Very excited for this! #music #dementia
UR Centre on Aging@UofRAgingCentre
11 Mar 2024
This Thursday, March 14 @ 6:30pm! Join us for a public film screening of "Alive Inside", a joyous and moving Sundance audience award-winning documentary about the capacity of music to reawaken the souls of people experiencing dementia. The film will be followed by a Q & A with Dr. Jessica Strong (University of P.E.I.), a clinical geropsychologist with expertise on the impact of music on dementia, who will join the audience through a live feed immediately after the film. University of Regina Main Campus Education Auditorium Wing (EA 106.2) - Open to the Public. Admission is free. - Parking is free at all 'M' and 'Z' lots after 5pm.
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We're still recruiting for Canadians over 18 who are providing support or care for a parent with dementia! See below or click here on the link to access the survey: survey.upei.ca/index.php/424… #caregiving #Alzheimers #dementia
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Elisa Granato@Prokaryota
23 Feb 2024
I SAID YES!!! 😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💖💖💖💍💍💍💍💍someone asked me if i am still working on this paper
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DrDr (😊)Wendy Mitchell@WendyPMitchell
22 Feb 2024
This is Sarah and Gemma, Wendy’s daughters. Our mum died peacefully early this morning. She wrote a blog post before she died so you can read about it from her perspective. Sarah and Gemma whichmeamitoday.wordpress.co…

My final hug in a mug….

Dear everyone who has followed my story and anyone else who cares to read this… If you’re reading this, it means this has probably been posted by my daughters as I’ve sadly died. Sorry to break the…

whichmeamitoday.wordpress.com
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Well, fall 2023 has come to a close. Grades are submitted, tenure awarded! #AcademicTwitter
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Midwest vs. The Rest
@midwestern_ope
9 Dec 2023
If you ask a Midwesterner “how’s it going” and they reply “it’s going” or “well I’m here” it’s a desperate cry for help that roughly translates to “I need to go stand in traffic”
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grandmawilliams 80 @JoyceWilliams_
25 Nov 2023
Does anyone make clothes designed to look good in a wheelchair? Drapes and pleats dont work and our curves are in different places! Love to hear from interested designers.
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We are collecting data on adult children supporting a parent with dementia. Please RT! Consider participating if you are in Canada, over 18, and supporting a parent with dementia. survey.upei.ca/index.php/424… #caregiver #dementia #Alzheimers @cagacg @CanGeriSoc @cgna_ca
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As I train to run 1 half marathon in 365 days… #lifegoals
Charlie Smith
@charliersmith1
3 Aug 2023
Completed my 31st half marathon in 31 days, which means I’ve officially done a month! Now for some much-needed rest days!! 😀
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Society of Clinical Geropsychology (SCG)@SCGeropsych
4 Aug 2023
Who else teared up during @JenniferMoyePhD’s award address? She’s an inspiration to SO many in our gero field - congratulations to the highly deserving Dr. Moye ❤️❤️ @APAconvention @APA PS: can you spot your name on this cut off / blurry snapshot of Jenny’s big gero-family?

ALT Bravo Applause GIF

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My phone updated over the weekend and deleted my work email app. I think it’s a sign. #summer #july
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D.@amydiehl
16 Jun 2023
In our research we found that women were told they were too young to lead, too old to lead...and middle age wasn't quite right either. As it turns out no age is the right age to be a woman leader. See my latest @HarvardBiz article for solutions. hbr.org/2023/06/women-in-lea…

Women in Leadership Face Ageism at Every Age

Originally, ageism was understood to be prejudice, stereotypes, and discriminatory behavior targeted at older employees. But with an increasingly diverse and multigenerational workforce, age bias now...

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#academia can be challenging. What's not at all challenging is the heart warming pride you feel when you witness your student crush their #Dissertation defense. 10 days shy of 8 years since I defended my own! #mentoring and #supervising is the best part of the job 🥰
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Joni Mitchell
@jonimitchell
12 Jun 2023
“Old age is great!!!” - Joni
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Today!! 👇👇👇Memorial Hall 104 at 3pm
Jessica Strong@DrJessicaStrong
6 Jun 2023
So excited for my first dissertation student's defense next week! Emily overcame a LOT to get this to the finish line. "The Use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy among #OlderAdults in Assisted Living: A trend analysis and acceptability and feasibility study" @UPEI
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So excited for my first dissertation student's defense next week! Emily overcame a LOT to get this to the finish line. "The Use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy among #OlderAdults in Assisted Living: A trend analysis and acceptability and feasibility study" @UPEI
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Such a beautiful day to be walking for #alzheimers !!! @AlzheimerPEI #dementia
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