Kate Dupuis
Schlegel Innovation Leader
Sheridan College
Dr. Kate Dupuis is the Schlegel Innovation Leader in Arts and Aging at the Sheridan Centre for Elder Research in Oakville, Ontario, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo. Her work is supported by the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA). Kate is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and scientist whose work explores the intersection of arts, health, and aging. In her research, Kate examines what being creative and artistic means to us as we age and strives to understand how the arts can benefit all domains of health and well-being for older adults and their care partners, with a special focus on the mental health and quality of life for those working in, and training to work in, healthcare spaces including continuing care.