Gardner, Paula

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Keywords:

critical disability studies, multimodal research, transdisciplinary collaboration, aging and mobility studies

Paula Gardner, PhD, is Asper Chair in Communications in the Faculty of Communication Studies and Multimedia, at McMaster University, where she directs Pulse Lab. Gardner is a critical, feminist media scholar, with expertise in participatory and co-design methods, media studies, transdisciplinary methods, and disability-informed multimodal practice. Her collaborative trans-faculty projects include interactive aging and mobility projects, and ABLE, an art-movement-mind platform that enhances cognitive, physical and affective health, while improving social and family bonds and dignity for older adults. Gardner’s multimodal and assistive technology work and media and methods scholarship is published in Communication, Feminist, STS, and HCI arenas; she is currently completing a book entitled Pace, the Affective Labour of Activity Trackers and a documentary film entitled No Asylum.

AGE-WELL Funded Projects

Monitoring My Mobility (M3): A mobility self-monitoring tool for older adults and their caregivers (AWCRP-2020-13)

Outputs

Title	Category	Date	Authors
Impact of COVID-19 on mobility and participation of older adults living in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: a multimethod cohort design protocol	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2021-12-16	Marla K. Beauchamp, Brenda Vrkljan, Renata Kirkwood, "Elisabeth Vesnaver", "Luciana G Macedo", "Heather Keller", "Janie Astephen-Wilson", "Nazmul Sohel", Tara Noble, Nicholas Dietrich, Paula Gardner, Bruce Newbold, Darren Scott
Re-engaging in aging and mobility research in the COVID-19 era: Early lessons from pivoting a large-scale interdisciplinary study amidst a pandemic	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2021-08-27	Brenda Vrkljan, Marla K. Beauchamp, Paula Gardner, Qiyin Fang, Ayse Kuspinar, Paul McNicholas, Bruce Newbold, Julie Richardson, Darren Scott, Manaf Zargoush, Vincenza Gruppuso

Themes

Mobility & Transportation (CA5)

Current Projects

Monitoring My Mobility (M3): A mobility self-monitoring tool for older adults and their caregivers (AWCRP-2020-13) (AR)

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