Mobility and Aging Laboratory Studies
Research study on vehicle features that influence older drivers in making an automobile purchase. Men and women, who are current drivers, 70 years of age and over, are eligible. Two focus groups of about two hours each will be done, including time for refreshments. $10 will be paid to each subject for their participation. Contact Michelle Porter at 474-8795 or michelle.porter@ad.umanitoba.ca 

 

Michigan Center for Advancing Safe Transportation throughout the Lifespan Research Excellence Program
“Using Vehicle Instrumentation to Better Understand the Transitioning Process: An Exploratory Study”
D. Eby, Principal investigator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
“CIHR Team on Older Person Driving (CanDRIVE II)”
M. Man-Son-Hing and S. Marshall (Ottawa U), Co-principal investigators

AUTO21 "Enhancing safe vehicular mobility in older adults"
J. Polgar (UWO) and M. Bédard (Lakehead U), Co-project leaders

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aging: (Research on Aging Advancement Program) "Evaluation of Evidence-Based Assessment Tools for Older Drivers"

The Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly - CanDRIVE:
(summer studentship for Heather Klassen)
“Exercise for Mobility and Function in Older Women with Mobility Impairments”

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aging
“Quantifying mobility in older adults: a mixed modality approach” Co-investigators M. Bédard (Lakehead U), A. Myers (U Waterloo), H. Tuokko

The Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly - CanDRIVE (summer studentship for Matthew Tate)
“The effect of auditory alerts on road safety” Co-investigators: Pourang Irani (Computer Science) and Todd Mondor (Psychology)

The Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly - CanDRIVE:
“Are shoulder and rear checking behaviours related to range of motion in older drivers?”

Manitoba Health Research Council:
“An evaluation of the 55 Alive Driving Program with an added road test video feedback component”

AUTO21
“Safe Transportation for Seniors: Determinants and Strategies to Promote Safety in a Vehicle” J. Polgar (UWO) and M. Bédard (Lakehead U), Co-project leaders

The Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly - CanDRIVE: (M Porter, PI; Shawn Marshall, Ottawa U, co-investigator)
“Validation of driving exposure using an electronic monitoring device”

Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba Research Fellowship
“Neuromuscular function and driving”

Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grant
"Driving, aging and neuromuscular function"