Dr. Lori Weeks, BSc, MSc, PhD
Email: lori.weeks@dal.ca
Fax: (902) 494-6849
Mailing Address:
5850 College Street
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2 Canada
- Aging
- Care and support services for older adults and caregivers
- Women and aging
- Intimate partner violence in later life, abuse of older adults
- Families in later life
- Factors affecting the health of older adults
Education:
- BSc University of Prince Edward Island
- MSc University of Maine
- PhD Viriginia Tech
Biography:
Dr. Lori Weeks is a Gerontologist who completed her Ph.D. and a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology at Virginia Tech in 1998. Dr. Weeks has experience working in variety of health settings including a nursing home, an agency on aging, adult day services, and assisted living. Since 1998, she has been involved in operating Rosewood Residence, an assisted living home on Prince Edward Island. Dr. Weeks was a faculty member at the University of Prince Edward Island from 2001-2014. In January 2015, Dr. Weeks joined Â鶹´«Ã½ as a faculty member in the School of Nursing and was promoted to Full Professor in 2020. She has served as the Coordinator of the PhD Health program since 2023 and became the Director of the School of Health Administration in August 2024. Dr. Week’s primary research interests focus on care and support services for older adults and their caregivers and factors affecting the health of seniors. She has a current research focus on supporting older adults and their caregivers through health service transitions, supports for older women experiencing intimate partner violence, and innovations in housing for older adults, and using technology to support older adults and their caregivers.Â