Cheryl Forchuk (Western University)

Profile

Current Activity
Forchuk has published on many topics including transitional discharge, therapeutic relationships, technology in mental health care, poverty, housing and homelessness. Upcoming books are on Poverty, Social Inclusion and Mental health and on Therapeutic Relationships to the Transitional Discharge Model. Current research projects include Facilitating the adoption of intelligent assistive technology by older adults through the development of high-fidelity simulation experiences for nursing education and Smart Technologies in the Home: Developing and Testing Strategies for Seniors with Severe Mental Illness.

Areas of Interest

Mobility
Nutrition
Mental health
Socialization and participation
Substance use and misuse
Exercise
Healthy aging
Social isolation and loneliness
Poverty
Technology

Approaches to Innovation

Policy development
Quality improvement
Evaluation
Network building
Knowledge translation and exchange
Resource and tool development

Networks

The Beryl and Richard Ivey Research Chair in Aging, Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery
College of Reviewers
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Student Mentorship
Looking to supervise:

Undergraduate students
Master’s students
PhD students
Older adults pursuing higher education