Janice M. Keefe
Professor and Canada Research Chair
in Aging & Caregiving Policy
BA (UPEI), MA, PhD (Guelph)
Email: Janice.Keefe@msvu.ca
Phone: (902) 457-6466
Office: Evaristus 360
Curriculum Vitae (short version)
Biography
I received my BA in Sociology from the University of Prince Edward Island, my MA in Sociology/Anthropology from the University of Guelph, and my PhD in Family Relations and Human Development in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Guelph. Prior to coming to Mount Saint Vincent University in 1990, I worked in public municipal home care. I am currently a Professor in the Department of Family Studies and Gerontology and hold appointments at Dalhousie Faculties of Medicine and Graduate Studies.
In July 2002 I was selected as the Mount’s first Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Aging and Caregiving Policy and was awarded funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to develop the Maritime Data Centre for Aging Research & Policy Analysis. In 2006 I was awarded the Lena Isabel Jodrey Chair in Gerontology and appointed Director, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging. My Canada Research Chair was recently renewed for a second term and additional funding from CFI enables state-of-the-art equipment to support my research on Aging and Caregiving.
My research areas are family/friend caregiving, Alzheimer disease & related dementia, seniors housing and continuing care policy. I currently lead a CIHR-funded research team to project human resources needed to care for the older Canadians needing chronic home care over the next 30 years. I am also a Co-Investigator (with PI K. Rockwood) with the Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN). I have published many peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, and I have been invited to present my research at regional, national, and international conferences. I have received recognition internationally for translating my research into policy and locally for my contributions to Gerontology in Nova Scotia.
My professional activities include former Social Science Chair of the Canadian Association on Gerontology and member of the Advisory Board of CIHR’s Institute on Aging. I continue to serve on a number of advisory groups including the Demography Division of Statistics Canada.
I teach courses in social policy and research methods in the Master of Arts in Family Studies and Gerontology program. I also provide mentorship and supervision to a number of graduate students in the program. The Maritime Data Centre has more information about students' research assistantships.
Research Interests
- Informal caregivers to the elderly (including women who combine work and eldercare, rural caregivers, assessment of caregivers, paying family members, and reciprocity between elderly parents and children)
- Formal caregivers and human resource issues for home care and long term care
continuum of care system - Aging/older parents
- Rural aging
Selected Publications
Keefe, J., Knight, L., Martin-Matthews, A., & Légaré, J. (2011).
Key issues in human resource planning for home support workers in Canada. WORK:
A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 40(1), 21-28. doi:10.3233/WOR-2011-1203.
Side, K., & Keefe, J. (2011). The role of unpaid work in maintaining individual and community health in Atlantic Canada: A case study. In A. Miles (Ed.), Women in a globalizing world: Equality, development, peace and diversity. Toronto, ON: Inanna Publications and Education (reprint by Canadian woman studies).
Légaré, J., Keefe, J., & Carrière, Y. (2010). Le soutien aux personnes âgées en perte
d’autonomie: Jusqu’où les Québécois vieillissants pourront-ils compter sur leur famille pour répondre à leurs besoins? In G-F. Dumont, A. Etchelecou, A. Parant, J-M. Robine, J-P. Sardon & B. Yvars (Eds.), Démographie et santé (pp. 77-85). CUDEP: Bordeaux, France.
Ward-Griffin, C., Keefe, J., Martin-Matthews, A., Kerr, M., Brown, J.B & Oudshoorn, A. (2009). The Development and Validation of the Double Duty Caregiving Scale (DDCS). Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 41(3), 108-128.
Martin-Matthews, A., Tamblyn, R., Keefe, J., & Gillis, M. (2009). Bridging policy and research on aging in Canada: Recognizing an anniversary, Realizing an opportunity. Canadian Journal on Aging, 28(2), 185-193. doi: 10.1017/S0714980809090217.
Keefe, J., Fancey, P., Guberman, N., Barylak, L., & Nahmiash, D. (2008). Caregivers’ aspirations, realities, and expectations: The care tool. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 27(3), 286-308. doi: 10.1177/0733464807312236.
Guberman, N., Keefe, J., Barylak, L., & Fancey, P. (2007). "Not another form!!": Lessons for implementing caregiver assessment in health and social service agencies. Health and social care in the community, 15(6), 577-587. doi.10.111/ j.1365-2524.2007.00718.x
Carrière, Y., Keefe, J., Légaré, J., Lin, X., & Rowe, G. (2007). Population aging and immediate family composition: Implications for future home care services. Genus, LXIIII(1-2), 11-31.
Keefe, J., & Rajnovich, B. (2007). To pay or not to pay: Examining underlying principles in the debate on financial support for family caregivers. Canadian Journal on Aging, 26,(S1), S77-90. doi: 10.3138/cja.26.suppl_1.77.
Keefe, J., Légaré, J., & Carrière, Y. (2007). Developing new strategies to support future caregivers of the aged in Canada: Projections of need and their policy implications. Canadian Public Policy, 33, S65-S80.
Rosenthal, C., Martin-Matthews, A., & Keefe, J. (2007). Care management and care provision for older relatives amongst employed informal care-givers. Ageing & Society, 27, 755-778. doi: 10/1017/S0144686X07005995.
Side, K., & Keefe, J. (2005). The role of unpaid work and volunteerism in maintaining individual and community health in Atlantic Canada: A case study approach. Canadian Women Studies Journal, 24(1), 129-137.
Selected Presentations
Keefe, J. (2011, June). Reconciling the caregiver-care recipient dyad: Perspectives from research. Presented at FICCDAT, Toronto, Ontario.
Keefe, J. (2011, May). Double duty caregivers: Nurses who navigate personal and professional boundaries when caring for older family members. Telehealth Nursing Education broadcast from College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Keefe, J., Vézina, S., Décarie, Y., & Légaré, J. (2011, April). Projecting human resources needs to deliver chronic home care in Canada: Changes in the organization of care. Presentation at IAGG VII European Region symposium on the Organization of Home Care, Bologna, Italy.
Keefe, J. (2010, December). Financially supporting caregivers: Learnings from the international community and a Canadian example. Presented at the 39th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology: Spotlight on Integration of Knowledge and Practice, Montreal, Quebec.
Keefe, J. (2010, December). Financially supporting caregivers: Lessons from the international community and implications for Canada. Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health, ‘Mini Retreat on Aging’, held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Toronto.
Keefe, J. (2010, October). Caring for an aging population: Role of continuing care in Atlantic Canada. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF), Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Keefe, J. (2010, July). Strategies for recruiting & retaining paid care providers. Presented at 5th International Carers Conference, New Frontiers in Caring: 2010 and beyond, Leeds, UK.
Keefe, J., Charbonneau, P., Décarie, Y., & Légaré, J. (2010, June). Determinants of intergenerational exchange among older Canadians and their adult children: Implications for their future. Presentation at AIDELF General Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.
Keefe, J. (2010, May). Care of older Canadians: Policy challenges affecting caregivers. Presentation at the International Council for Canadian Studies, Montreal, Quebec.
Keefe, J., Charbonneau, P., Lefrancois, G., Décarie, Y., & Légaré, J. (2010, May). Projecting the support needed in the community to assist older Canadians: Where should you invest your business? Presentation at the Silver Economy Summit, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Keefe, J., Charbonneau, P., Décarie, Y., & Légaré, J. (2010, April). Defining disability: Recognizing the heterogeneity of care receivers and its consequences for projecting future care needs of Canadians. Presented at the Statistics Canada Socio-economic Conference, Gatineau, Quebec.