Research Team

Scientific Lead 

Dr. David Burnes
Professor, Canada Research Chair
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto, 246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V4
Phone: 416-978-6314
Email: david.burnes@utoronto.ca  

Dr. David Burnes is Professor at the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. He is a Canada Research Chair on Older Adult Mistreatment Prevention. Dr. Burnes completed a PhD at Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City, concentrating in gerontology and advanced practice. He has published several research papers on the topic of elder abuse and has obtained grants from federal-level sources (e.g., National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Justice) to fund research. He has been invited to advise international organizations on the topic of elder abuse, including the World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health. He also advises government entities, including state-level adult protective services programs, on the development and implementation of elder abuse response intervention practices and measurement strategies.  

Study Contact

Vasuki Shanmuganathan
Research Officer
Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto
246 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V4
Phone: 416-978-1324
Email: urri@utoronto.ca

Co-Leads  

	Dr. Pamela Baxter Associate Professor School of Nursing, McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Room HSC 2J28, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 Phone: 905.525.9140 Ext. 22290 Email: baxterp@mcmaster.ca
	Dr. Sandra Hirst Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. NW Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4 Phone: +1 (403) 220-6270 Email: shirst@ucalgary.ca
	Dr. Adriana Shnall (Knowledge User) Program Director, Baycrest@Home Clinical Programs Assistant Professor (Status-Only), FIFSW 3360 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON, M6A 2E1 416–785–2500, ext. 2307
	Dr. Lynn McDonald Institute for Human Development, Life Course & Aging, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON, M5S 1V4 Phone: 416-978-7065 Email: lynn.mcdonald@utoronto.ca
	Laura Tamblyn Watts, LLB CEO, CanAge Assistant Professor (Status-Only), FIFSW Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON, M5S 1V4 Email: laura@canage.ca

Collaborators

Dr. Mark Lachs, Weill Cornell Medical College (New York) 

Dr. Karl Pillemer, Cornell University (New York) 

Dr. Peter Whitehouse, Case Western Reserve University 

Dr. Anthony E. Rosen, Weill Cornell Medical College (New York)

Dr. Iggy E-Shien Chang, Weill Cornell Medical College (New York)