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The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) has become one of the most comprehensive research platforms for health and aging, offering high-quality data to approved researchers and trainees globally. In 2024, the CLSA launched its fifth wave of data collection, Follow-up 4, which includes new sensory and cardiovascular assessments, as well as new questionnaire modules on ageism and cannabis use.
This webinar will be presented by Dr. Parminder Raina, CLSA lead principal investigator and a professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, Dr. Christina Wolfson, CLSA principal investigator and professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics Occupational Health and Department of Medicine at McGill University, and Dr. Sophie Hogeveen, the CLSA data access officer.
Dr. Parminder Raina
Lead Principal Investigator, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Dr. Parminder Raina is a professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University. He specializes in the epidemiology of aging with emphasis on developing the interdisciplinary field of geroscience. He has expertise in epidemiologic modeling, large population-based longitudinal research, and knowledge mobilization. He is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and holds the endowed Raymond and Margaret Labarge Chair in Research and Knowledge Application for Optimal Aging. Dr. Raina became a member of the Order of Canada in 2022 for his research in aging. He is the founding scientific director of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging and the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging. He is the lead principal investigator of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Dr. Christina Wolfson
Principal Investigator, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Dr. Christina Wolfson is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics Occupational Health and the Department of Medicine at McGill University, and a senior scientist in the Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Her program of research lies in the epidemiology of neurodegenerative disorders (multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s disease) and in the health of older Veterans. She maintains a methodological and statistical research program, the goals of which are to improve both the design and analysis of observational studies. Dr. Wolfson leads the CLSA Neurological Conditions Initiative and the Veterans Health Initiative, s the director of the CLSA Data Curation Centre and is the Montreal Data Collection Site Principal Investigator.
Dr. Sophie Hogeveen
Data Access Officer, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Dr. Sophie Hogeveen holds a PhD in Health and Aging from the University of Waterloo and has over 10 years of experience working with large health assessment and administrative datasets in extended collaborative networks with Canadian and international health research leaders. She is also a Project Management Professional, with extensive experience developing and leading both independent and collaborative research projects that produce real-world impacts. As the Data Access Officer, she ensures that CLSA data and sample access principles, policies and procedures are appropriately implemented, monitored and evaluated. Dr. Hogeveen also coordinates the linkage of CLSA data with health administrative data at provincial data centres across the country, in collaboration with the Health Data Research Network Canada.
