Staff & Postdoctoral Fellows

Janice Keefe – Director   janice.keefe@msvu.ca

Pamela Fancey – Associate Director  pamela.fancey@msvu.ca

Elaine MacFadyen – Communications Coordinator   elaine.macfadyen@msvu.ca

Mercy Winsor – Research Coordinator  mercy.winsor1@msvu.ca

Administrative Assistant – Vacant

Project Contacts

Long Term Care Staff Quality of Work Life    arcltc@msvu.ca
Paula Richardson – Research Project Manager paula.richardson@msvu.ca
Emily Hubley – Research Hub Coordinator (NS & PEI)  Emily.hubley1@msvu.ca
Amber Duynisveld – Research Assistant amber.duynisveld@msvu.ca
Isaiah Hipel – Research Assistant Isaiah.hipel@msvu.ca
Lanlan Xin – Research Assistant Lanlan.xin@msvu.ca
Heather Dicks – Postdoctoral Fellow heather.dicks@msvu.ca

Home Care Pathways
Pamela Fancey – Project Coordinator (interim) pamela.fancey@msvu.ca
Kaitlyn Kuryk – Research Associate Kaitlyn.kuryk@msvu.ca
Kelly O’Neil – Postdoctoral Fellow Kelly.oneil@msvu.ca

Strategic Review of Family/Friend Caregiving  caregivingproject@msvu.ca

Seniors- Adding Life to Years (SALTY) salty@msvu.ca

C.A.R.E. Tool nsca@msvu.ca


Advisory Board 2025-2026

Shirley Burdock – Aging Well Nova Scotia

Faizal Nanji – Department of Seniors and Long-Term Care

Michelle Langille – Seniors’ Advisory Council of Nova Scotia

Jenny Theriault – Caregivers Nova Scotia

Dr. Melissa Andrew – Centre for Health Care of the Elderly

Benjamin Nycum – Member at Large

Kathleen O’Connell – Member at Large

Krista Connell – Member at Large and Chair

Dr. Amy Thurlow -Member at Large

Vacant – Member at Large

Sharon Davis-Murdoch – Member at Large

Jennifer Tucker – Member at Large

Jeff Densmore – Member at Large

Dr. Susan Trenholm – Ex-officio

Dr. Janice Keefe – Ex-officio 

Pamela Fancey – Ex-officio

Management Board 2025-2026

Dr. Janice Keefe, Director, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, MSVU 

Dr. Susan Trenholm, Dean of Professional Studies, MSVU

Dr. Zachary Zimmer, Professor, Department of Aging and Family Science

Pamela Fancey, Associate Director, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging – Ex-officio