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=== Alexander Segall (PhD) ===
=== Alexander Segall (PhD) ===
'''Professor Emeritus, Research Affiliate, Centre on Aging, Senior Scholar, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba'''
'''Professor Emeritus, Research Affiliate, Centre on Aging, Senior Scholar, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba'''
Dr. Segall received a Ph.D. in Health Sociology from the University of Toronto and joined the faculty at the University of Manitoba in 1971. Dr. Segall retired in 2008 and was appointed Professor Emeritus the following year in recognition of his distinguished career at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Segall is also currently a Senior Scholar in the Department of Sociology and a Research Affiliate at the Centre on Aging. He has been involved with the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba since it was established in 1981 and over the years served as the Associate Director and the Acting Director of the Centre.
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Dr. Segall’s areas of specialization include: the social determinants of health; population health promotion; the management of chronic health problems; and healthy aging. Dr. Segall has written three books including; Health and Health Care in Canada (2000); and more recently Pursuing Health and Wellness: Healthy Societies, Healthy People (which was published in 2017 by Oxford University Press). He is currently working on a book entitled Missed and Dismissed Voices: The Challenge of Living with Hidden Health Problems (to be published by University of Toronto Press).
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Dr. Segall has extensive research experience in the fields of health and aging. For example, he was the Principal Investigator on the Wellness Institute Services Evaluation Research (WISER) Program (1998-2006). Dr. Segall was also a Co-Investigator on a number of provincial and national studies such as: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (1990-1992); Promoting Independence and Productivity in an Aging Society, National Network of Centres of Excellence (1990-1995); Building Age-Friendly Communities, Promoting Active Aging (2007-2012); and the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (2009-2014).
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=== Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard (PhD, RN) ===
=== Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard (PhD, RN) ===
'''Professor & Research Chair in Population Aging, School of Nursing, CNFS-Université de Moncton''' <br>
'''Professor & Research Chair in Population Aging, School of Nursing, CNFS-Université de Moncton''' <br>