Assistant Professor
University of Western Ontario
University o Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Angela Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Computer Science (joint appointment) at the University of Western Ontario (Western) in Canada. She is also a registered clinical speech-language pathologist. Dr. Roberts is Co-Director of Western’s Collaborative Specialization in Machine Learning in Health and Biomedical Sciences and is a Research Associate with the Canadian Centre of Activity and Aging. She is the nominated Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Data analytics and Digital Health in Aging and Dementia. Her impactful research program improves cognitive aging outcomes through rigorously validating connected speech signatures that detect and monitor cognitive decline, building phenotypes and predictive models of cognitive aging trajectories (dementia to extraordinary cognitive aging) from free-living behaviors, and developing dyadic interventions that address communication challenges experienced by persons with dementia and their families. Her clinical research program uses robust randomized control trial designs and telehealth service delivery systems that have a global reach. Her influence extends to health charity organizations as a research board member for Parkinson Canada and an author of internationally distributed patient and family education materials. Professor Roberts’ work is funded by the Ontario Brain Institute, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the National Institutes of Health (U.S.), including an early investigator award from the National Institutes of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
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8 - The Superaging Research Initiative: Identifying Protective Factors to Promote Healthspan
Thursday, October 26, 2023
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