Dr. Natasha Gallant
Contact Info
Research Interests
- Aging
- Caregiving
- Dementia
- Implementation Science
- Loneliness
- Long-Term Care
- Pain
- Social Isolation
- Time Perception
Representative Projects
At the Aging, Residents, and Caregivers (ARC) Research Unit, we aim to improve the well-being of individuals who are aging with acute illness, chronic disease, and/or serious mental illness with a focus on people living with dementia and/or residing in long-term care homes. Some of our current projects include the following:
- Acceptance and commitment therapy for caregivers of long-term care residents
- Loneliness and social isolation among people living with dementia
- Long-term care residents living with serious mental illness
- Time perception and temporalities among people living with dementia
Representative Publications
Gallant, N. L., Peckham, A., Marchildon, G., Hadjistavropoulos, T., Roblin, B., & Stopyn, R. J. N. (2020). Provincial legislative and regulatory standards for pain assessment and management in long-term care homes. BMC Geriatrics, 20, 458.
Gallant, N. L. & Hadjistavropoulos, T. (2017). Experiencing pain alone and in the presence of others: A laboratory experiment of older adults. The Journal of Pain, 18(4), 456-467.
Gallant, N. L., Russill, C. L., Taylor, N., Nakonechny, S., Kohlert, A., & Ewing, K. (2024). Time perception among people living with and without dementia: A scoping review. Dementia, 23(7), 1183-1211.
Hackzewicz, K. M., Shahid, S., Finnegan, H. A., Monnin, C., Cameron, C. D., & Gallant, N. L. (2024). Investigating the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and resilience in older adult outcomes: A scoping review. Child Abuse & Neglect, 106864.
Gallant, N. L., Hadjistavropoulos, T., Stopyn, R. J. N., & Feere, E. (2023). Integrating technology adoption models into implementation science methodologies: A mixed-methods pre-implementation study. The Gerontologist, 63(3), 416-427.
Gallant, N. L., Hardy, M.-S., Beogo, I., Conklin, J., Connelly, D., Kaasalainen, S., Keefe, J., Robitaille, A., Yous, M.-L., Fanaki, C., & Cameron, C. (2022). Improving family presence in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare Quarterly, 25(SP), 34–40.